The technology thread

[Reiser99]

Have the wheels come off for Tesla?

As the electric carmaker sees sales fall and cuts jobs, we take a closer look at its problems.

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I think in hindsight the issue was that Tesla wanted to make electric cars all singing and dancing, rather than just affordable. There are other issues as well such as infrastructure, but if there is demand that will be fixed. Until electric cars are as cheap as petrol it's always going to put people off, because even if they logically know they will save money long term, it's harder to see in the present, especially if you're paying thousands more that you might not have at the time.

 

[Which Tyler]

I think in hindsight the issue was that Tesla wanted to make electric cars all singing and dancing, rather than just affordable. There are other issues as well such as infrastructure, but if there is demand that will be fixed. Until electric cars are as cheap as petrol it's always going to put people off, because even if they logically know they will save money long term, it's harder to see in the present, especially if you're paying thousands more that you might not have at the time.

Yup, the old Vimes' Theory of Socio-economic Unfairness - yet again.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Passport e-gates back online after outage causes delays at UK airports

Long queues built up at airports affected by a Border Force "technical issue" at passport control.

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