Comments on: Tesla’s Model S electric car is finally here

By: tom Stuehler,

tom Stuehler, — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 03:12:25 +0000

I want one

By: Steve K

Steve K — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:17:27 +0000

You get all this from a story about an early adopter VC getting a photo op delivery? This is business people leveraging their position to pimp up their investments. I’m all for more efficient transportation and electric vehicles have the potential to improve short haul people movement and reduce air pollution in the valley. But this is still in the infancy stages. And it won’t grow past that unless it can be framed such that a lot of situationally ethical business people see a profit in it. Which sort of runs counter to your Utopian ideals, but is a hump that has to be gotten over before that sort of progress can be made. The “gotta get all I can, while I can” types need to feel like they won’t be left stranded or behind before they can relax and let things settle down. It’s a small step, and I’m glad Katie has been pushing the positive. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves.

By: Brian Jenkins

Brian Jenkins — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:23 +0000

Amen.

By: John O'Neal

John O'Neal — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:09:14 +0000

Your words give me hope for our future. Thank you! Keep spreading peace and love my friend.

By: TehGoldenRule

TehGoldenRule — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:59:50 +0000

It’s funny how they have different models with battery life being a big selling point for the higher priced models. Reminds me of the current state of computing. What if electric vehicles and innovation in them took off like smartphones or innovation in computers? Everyone had them and you started seeing all different kinds of makers. People who like technology should commit to electric cars as the way of the future and purchase one. Jobs will be created everywhere like they are in Fremont. Profitable and not-for-profit green electrical energy generation, the batteries they charge, and the devices they power should progress just the same. Grow organic food. Get the best LEARNING MATERIAL for our schools, LEARNING MATERIAL that is powerful enough to withstand possibly having a shitty teacher. Protect our own borders, secure our own ports and cargo, and bring the military home from everywhere overseas. Have them defend our borders and secure our ports. Know what foreigners are here and stop SPYING on Americans. Have the Golden Rule as our foreign policy and stop playing the servant game from the warring earth devastating last millenia and start being smarter than this dumb shit we’re doing now. Go from being a corrupt country to having representatives with nothing but honor and work to do, having been elected in a factual and respectful way.

That is what electric cars mean to me. Moving toward a future where technology, living in peace, doing right by others, and treating nature with respect and care are ubiquitous. Where people are decent and hardworking and cared for those who needed it. It’s funny how a few major shifts could produce major paradigm changes to our whole outlook and sense of what’s messed up in the world. Life wouldn’t suck so much. Apathy would lessen.