I'd repeat the question, according to who is this even likely a materially different car? Why does a wheel cap mean it's a different car? You could make this argument by pointing to literally any difference, like a sticker - it doesn't add an credibility to it.
Please show us the math on wheels and tires and battery and electric motor that would make a car go 0 to 60 in 0.8 seconds and weighs under 500 pounds.
It only has to do it once. Ie it only needs 0.8 seconds of battery. If you think you are looking at a real production car I’ve got a 2017 Tesla roadster to sell you.
All 4 wheels and tires on modern teslas are a combined 200+ pounds. The roadster has massive tires and guaranteed they weigh more.
For current performance motors, they each weigh between 100 and 150 pounds. It's very likely the roadster ones will weigh more.
The "gearbox" equivalent is about 200 pounds on modern teslas, and again the roadster will need a beefier one.
So literally just the essentials of motors and wheels and "gearbox" is now at a bare minimum of 600+ pounds. This isn't including the actual frame and structure itself, the battery, the wiring and electronics, and literally the entire vacuum/cold gas system.
I would like anyone to comment how the demo unit could possibly be under 500 pounds "guaranteed".
If only I had been given fidicuary responsibility for millions of peoples life savings. Then I could build a car that has 0 chance of ever reaching production, just to impress my friends.
Yeah, and if it wasn't for dynamite, we wouldn't have the Nobel Peace prize, which we give to warmongers.
The Apollo program was taxpayer funded. It's priority was to develop and test ICBMs for delivering nuclear weapons, the most destructive thing man has created to date.
The IC's were for the same program.
We went to the moon on a murder mission, so you're right, this is not entirely unlike the Apollo program.
Destruction of the future only requires your passive participation and rosey glassed outlook.
A pox on anyone who does the math which would break those glasses.
Almost certainly true, but sometimes there are indirect benefits. Three I can think of are earned media, the knowledge gain from blue sky R&D, and key employee retention.
