The "We, Robot" event was peak 2020s Tesla: A long wait, few specifics, tons of promises for a bright future. But for whom?

The “We, Robot” event was peak 2020s Tesla: A long wait, few specifics, tons of promises for a bright future. But for whom?

  • datendefekt@lemmy.mlEnglish
    161·
    1 month ago

    What I don’t get about Tesla is: when will they ever update their existing vehicles, like every other car company does? The Model S has been around for over ten years. Aren’t they planning an S2? Or this all the RnD they have?

      • datendefekt@lemmy.mlEnglish
        91·
        1 month ago

        I had to check Wikipedia to be sure. OK, the S got updated motors or restyled taillights, but they’re all externally indistinguishable for the non Tesla nerd. Look at how the Corvette and Mustang changed over the years, or the F-Series trucks. They went with the zeitgeist, and the S is still visually stuck in 2012.

          • vxx@lemmy.worldEnglish
            5·
            1 month ago

            Fave lift, new wheels, different lights front and heck. Front spoiler, side profile, larger back wing, different mirrors, windshield angle is flatter, heck has a very different form.

            And that’s just what I took from a quick look at this grainy picture.

    • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
      52·
      1 month ago

      They’ve completely re-engineered most of these vehicles, multiple times. As well as constant iterative updates. There’s just no good reason to re-engineer them from the bottom up. Other than the general shape, there’s basically nothing the original and current Model S have in common.

    • sour@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      You mean like VW and the Golf 2? Just because it’s the same name, doesn’t mean it’s the same car.