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by gamblor956 2471 days ago
Note: this quote is from Tesla, not the IIHS.

It's marketing speak and isn't supported by anything in the IIHS's actual public announcement on their most recent vehicle safety ratings. Tesla has received flak in the past for misstating the results of IIHS and NHTSA testing.
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helpPeople 2471 days ago
Some people seem more accepting of misinformation than others.

The whole Mars thing + no 30k electric car after all these years have me immune.

Tesla and musk are simply not trustworthy.

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thebluehawk 2471 days ago
Context is important. Pretty much the entire aerospace industry is terrible at time estimates. SpaceX has accomplished some incredible things, so bashing them for "the whole Mars thing" when they are still hard at work on it seems premature and pithy.

And as far as I'm aware they never promised a 30k car? They promised a 35k car, which you can buy today (you just have to email them or go in person and ask for it, it's not available online)

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hndamien 2471 days ago
You appear to be quite accepting of misinformation. Nobody promised a $30k electric car. It was $35k and they delivered it.
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helpPeople 2470 days ago
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a27120534/tesla-model-3-li...

From this year. There will be no 35k Tesla.

Anyone who got one was merely lucky.

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hndamien 2468 days ago
So we agree that they delivered it.
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MattRix 2471 days ago
He's always late with his estimates (aren't we all), but he sure is determined to deliver eventually.

I'm not always a huge Musk fan, but I don't understand this kind of criticism at all. Going to mars is something the human race hasn't done before, it's no surprise it is taking longer than expected.

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