I was thinking about my comment today and that I was being a grouchy meanie. Sorry!

No I don’t know the numbers, but yeah vehicle aero tests, even at full scale are very doable. CFDs probably sufficient too. You said you’re a formula fan iirc, so that’s probably something you hear about plenty.

Oh for real? I’ve always rolled my eyes at such a thing, but :-)

Well, that’s that. Close the thread

Kudos for your humility, but you just said that you have no idea the magnitude.

I didn’t mean to discount your awareness of the margins of optimization. It’s quite a thing moving the needle in an established market (not to mention the money and years of R&D). But this ain’t it

Again, what did they miss? Spell it out for us, please!

Do go on

Well fuck it, I guess I’m ready to take the next step in my radicalization.

The best wording I can think of is late stage capitalism. Someone should be eating their lunch

No dude, your post acts like this couldn’t be anticipated, never mind reported on for years.

Seriously, how many models did Tesla need to figure this out for? They didn’t have a plan 2 years ago?

All in all, quality

Idealism, moral compass, the greater good, these things are anchors in modern times.

She keeps this up maybe I’ll change my tune. Right now all I can say is she’s not an idiot

New York? Illinois?

Give me some hope man!

Man, the Vance’s of this administration disgust me the most. He’s not indoctrinated, or at least he wasn’t. He’s the quintessential opportunistic asshole.

… Shit, I’m going to say heir apparent