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Old 10-30-2018, 02:09 PM   #678 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
The body design is heavily, more complex than it needs to be.
A simpler, lighter body made with fewer bits would be cheaper, more consistent, lighter, faster, easier to make and be on par for the rest of the car. Which would give it even more range, better performance all around.
I never said it was unsafe or even attempted to hint that it was.
If you change its design / construction, then you change the safety aspects.

Tesla is ramping up their production - the Model 3 will probably be the best selling car in the US within a year - and maybe even this calendar year. It is earning a profit. It is the safest production car ever made.
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