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[flattetyre]

Looking at his post history he claims his ignition turned off while riding and nearly killed him. I would be pissed too if that happened.

[togo]

Wait, did Zero CEO talk about compressed air vehicles?

[GaryArt1]

Looking at his post history he claims his ignition turned off while riding and nearly killed him. I would be pissed too if that happened.

Yes and I am 100% for members to post problems they have encountered especially if they are dangerous.  This is helpful to the forum members and may save them from future problems of their own.  Posting a rant where you personally attack the CEO because you are mad at his company is not really helpful (except maybe to him).  Posting about some fictitious future recalls that no one knows anything of but him or making up statements and presenting them as facts is useless. 

[pacificcricket]

Yeah it's been around since the 1800's although so has the electric car.  But batteries have made huge advancements where as air is still air.  For the power and range you'd be better off walking or riding a bicycle in my opinion.

Carbon fiber wrapper air tanks haven't been around for that long, and allow to compress air to much higher pressures while maintaining a lightweight package.

[NEW2elec]

Ok but you can have a Tesla Roadster 2 or a dorky farting bubble car.  Choose wisely. 

[pacificcricket]

Ok but you can have a Tesla Roadster 2 or a dorky farting bubble car.  Choose wisely. 

Tesla is seriously (as much as Elon can ever be) considering putting cold gas (air) thrusters on Roadster 2.

[flattetyre]

No they're not, that was a joke. Compressed gas has too low specific impulse and needs too much support equipment.

[pacificcricket]

No they're not, that was a joke. Compressed gas has too low specific impulse and needs too much support equipment.

Well, somebody forgot to edit wiki page then https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster_(2020)

[NEW2elec]

Regardless, you see the point, right?
You can use air to move you around but it's not best by any means.

Any time I hear great for "city" transportation I roll my eyes.  It means it's so slow, small, and weak it won't work anywhere else.

[pacificcricket]

Regardless, you see the point, right?

I do see the point, yes.

[RFlashman]

The SR/N features a mini liquid salt thorium reactor instead of a battery. The good thing is that it only needs to be fueled once at the factory. The bad thing is that you have to refill the water tank for the steam turbine every 15 miles.

Unless you do all your riding in the rain.

[togo]

No they're not, that was a joke. Compressed gas has too low specific impulse and needs too much support equipment.

Well, somebody forgot to edit wiki page then https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster_(2020)

https://electrek.co/2019/07/13/tesla-roadster-spacex-thruster-hidden-license-plate-elon-musk/

Not standard equipment, you have to buy the Space-X add-on package

[Crissa]

He can basically say whatever he wants.

...to be false would be against the law, tho admittedly our enforcement is reserved for securities and tends to be highly selective and aimed at high-profile cases instead of equally across the board.

-Crissa