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Actually 2 Hellcat's got into the 9's on the same night. This is the faster of the two.

Thanks for sharing those...always been interested in this stuff and was watching videos of several Arduino-controlled set ups recently.

Ha, we probably passed each other in the crowd at some point. We just got back on Wednesday. Have fun in October. /ot

He's spending a lot of money fighting the dealer franchise laws and that's keeping Tesla from having dealerships in key markets. I agree that those laws need to be challenged and there are plenty of dealers out to screw the customer. But the fact is, Tesla could sell more if they were allowed to sell cars everywhere, they are missing out on sales. They aren't profitable so they need to sell as much as possible. While Tesla is busy fighting this battle, 'traditional' car makers that are familiar with catering to the luxury market will launch competitive cars, that are sold around the globe, and they already have an established customer base. Tesla needs to get on their horse and finish the Model X, 3, and gigafactory. They have wasted too much effort launching the X due to the Falcon Doors. I sure hope it's worth the years of delay. They may very well end up as only a battery supplier in the future.

Two numbers have been thrown out as rumor from the dealer meeting, 2.7 and 3.5 sec. The only price I've seen talked about was $79,999 from the dealer meeting rumors. We'll just have to wait and see which is right...

Don't forget, that's $47 million dollars lost, including hundreds of millions in revenue from selling ZEV credits. If that market dries up they would be in big trouble...but we need to Hellcat everything.

The difference between Amazon and Tesla is Amazon was defining the market. Tesla is coming in against established players who have sales and distribution networks, as well as some loyal customers. Oil and gas is just a chain of hydrocarbons and there are wad of manufacturing these. The most publicised would probably be ethanol and bio diesel, but you also have modified bacteria, and other processes creating 'green crude.' You may have also seen Audi publicising their green gas and diesel, or the US Navy making jet fuel from sea water.

Oil and gasoline will never run out but traditional fossil fuels will. It's one thing for Tesla to be bleeding cash, but they are also threatened by traditional automakers who could adopt their business model at any time. Audi will launch an electric SUV similar to the Model X at around the same time.

Or you could wait the rumored ~2 years for the rumored Grand Cherokee SRT Hellcat, and do 0-60 in a rumored 2.7 seconds, for a rumored $80k.

I have no issue with their product or their technology, even though I think the interior is cheap. However, they have made billions of dollars off the sale of ZEV credits. The future viability of the company hinges on them being able to ween themselves off of this in order to post a profit. This income could disappear overnight with the stroke of a politician's pen.

If you're going to be that dense, let me do the math for you. Sometimes I forget that this is a public forum and not everyone has graduated high school or scored over 300 on their SAT's. The usable portion of the Volt battery is 10kWh. The Model S has an 85 kWh battery (if you drain it completely, which you won't) If 10kWh is approx $1, 85 kWh is approx $8.50. In reality you will never be charging the battery from zero, so it will be less than $8.50. Have run on your rollerblades. Don't forget to wear your helmet.

Probably a full charge. The Volt only cost me $1 a day to fully charge the battery.

The interior and the center stack display do not warrant this score.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/26/cea5a8c848ab2b31bbf9c27cf44d188f.jpg Sounds like he thought the camera man went to HR and got him fired, but that was 2 years ago...

http://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/dodge-motor-cars-ca-1917 They don't make them like they used to. I thought this was a cool video, so figured I would share.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/31/e606b6bb60bdd4e1289d6658ae5896be.jpg Like.

Is it better than Windows 8? I have 8 on my new laptop and I think it's garbage.

Fyi - on the board at work... http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/17/f6d2094f39aa6d0ec55903a4e5b8c73f.jpg

LOLing at you implying that the 2007+ is a luxury car. They were still pretty rough even up to the 2012 makeover where they added a few things, but it's still a lot different than driving a 'normal' car.

Interesting, I had not heard about this. What carriers are they using? OP- Right now I have the Verizon Loyalty Plan. Unlimited talk and text, 2GB, $60/month. If you've been with Verizon for a while you could be eligible.

You made the right choice. Congrats on the new car!

Duck Hunt needs to be ported to an Oculus. That's my million dollar idea.

And you were right about the engine. It's a 90 degree V6, derived from the Ferrari V8 and it has cylinder deactivation. Someone posted this on a forum:

A friend of mine tracked his at Sebring last weekend and plans to do a lot of track days this year. He had nothing but good things to say, but he did swap brake pads.

Those wheels. Those brakes. https://instagram.com/p/4UfndtI3Db/