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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    No, naptime isn't until after you've finished the fender flares. You want milk and cookies? Well, make sure it's ready for the Geneva show and then you can have some.
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    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    Since when did Elon Musk start hosting Sprockets?
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    Image of HammSammich HammSammich
    08/17/09

    @evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: That was exactly my thought! "Now ish ze time at Teshla ven ve Dance!"
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    Image of slackinfux slackinfux
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    OH GOD, he's BREEDING?!? Women will do anything for a guy with money.
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    Image of CopterBob CopterBob
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    Obviously the kids all have more hand-on car experience than Elon does.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    Looks like California has really loosened up its child labor laws. They probably aren't even represented by the IG Kindergarten union. But I bet those nimble little fingers are great for get the little details right.
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    Image of new22003 new22003
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    This guy is a modern day Gerald Wiegert.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    08/17/09

    @new22003: If only this were true, we could look forward to his ouster as CEO.

    Sadly, in the analogy of Tesla to Vector, Musk has taken the role of Wiegert's Indonesian investors, and poor Eberhard is left in the Wiegert role of deposed founder.
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    Image of Tossed Accord taco salad over Malibu face Tossed Accord taco salad over Malibu face
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    So thats what they are paying the workers..

    Crayons and expensive molding clay! I guess the indians / chinese / japanese contract workers got too expensive.. with food and and all.

    I guess it doesnt help that all they do is sit around and screw off..

    I guess they are taking lessons from GM / Fiatsler.
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    Al Navarro promoted this comment Edited by Tossed Accord taco salad over Malibu face at 08/17/09 12:14 PM Tossed Accord taco salad over Malibu face was starred Tossed Accord taco salad over Malibu face was unstarred
    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    Admitedly, I haven't been following this too closely, but how far is the Model S from production, really? There has been one sitting in their showroom in Menlo Park for the last few months or so...
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    Image of allenparkpete allenparkpete
    08/17/09

    @Scandinavian Flick misses the 2nd page of...: it was done quite a while ago...in Detroit. they closed the Detroit office and started over. Elon hated Detroit. Ironic that for his company to surive he had to hire Detroiters to run it (now).
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    08/17/09

    @allenparkpete: And I know someone who put down a deposit on one.
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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    08/17/09

    @allenparkpete:
    Holy cow, APP, good to see you back...
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    Image of Devin LaDawri Devin LaDawri
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    That isn't the Design team.
    That's the PR department...
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team

    And I thought it was just some wild story.
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    Image of cougfan335 cougfan335
    08/17/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Well played, sir.
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    Image of ThreeLitre ThreeLitre
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    Could he have a bigger, more ridiculous shit-eating grin on his face?
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    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    Funny thing...wasn't it Eberhard's seed that created it?
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    Edited by SeanKHotay at 08/17/09 11:33 AM SeanKHotay was starred SeanKHotay was unstarred
    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    08/17/09

    @SeanKHotay: The design, not the design team...unless there's something we all don't know...
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    Image of Comrade Clockwork Comrade Clockwork
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    No wonder they don't have any cars built.

    If he wanted to pay workers to pick their nose and take naps he could've just managed GM.
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    Scandinavian Flick misses the 2nd page of comments... promoted this comment Comrade Clockwork was starred Comrade Clockwork was unstarred
    Image of skierpage skierpage
    08/17/09

    @Comrade Clockwork: You ignorant clod, Tesla shipped 109 cars to customers in July for a slight profit. (Separate from the government funds for the Model S.)

    A new American car company is selling an innovative sports car, it has a beautiful prototype for a more mass market car, and yet all it gets from fume-snorters is derision. What is wrong with America-hating losers on this site?!?
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    Image of Comrade Clockwork Comrade Clockwork
    08/17/09

    @skierpage: So by pointing out the obvious - Tesla is struggling to bring products to market and continues to miss targets and deliver on promises - I hate America? I spose your next question is going to be why I support Death Panels in Healthcare reform.

    They don't call me Comrade for nuthin...
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    Image of skierpage skierpage
    08/17/09

    @Comrade Clockwork:
    You've certainly got the soviet double-speak down. The Roadster is being produced in volume at a profit, so "don't have any cars built" and "is struggling to bring products to market" aren't true.

    Maybe you're referring to the Model S, which was announced June 2008, and a running prototype revealed March 2009. That's reasonable progress, and to my knowledge Tesla has not announced a production date. So "continues to miss targets" is also untrue. It's not like there's a shortage of valid criticisms you can make about Tesla (Musk seems like an ass, Roadster transmission development was a disaster, they shafted early customers on price, etc.).
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    Image of skierpage skierpage
    08/17/09

    @skierpage: Tesla has not announced a production date
    Sorry. At the March unveiling, Musk was reported saying limited quantities of the Signature version will go on sale starting in 2011, and "Tesla is planning production of up to 20,000 Model S sedans yearly, once manufacturing at its planned plant ramps up fully in mid-2012". We'll see.
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    Image of Comrade Clockwork Comrade Clockwork
    08/17/09

    @skierpage: I am aware the Model S is due in 2011. I was talking about Tesla as a whole having trouble getting cars out the door. If you think otherwise you either:

    A) Work for Tesla
    B) Are trolling
    C) Can't appreciate an overly generalized comment for comedic effect.

    Tesla has a hard job coming first to market, but I call it like I see it: They are having a rough go of it. They haven't done themselves any favors trying to promise the moon and cover their failures either.

    And you still haven't addressed why disparaging Tesla makes me and others "America-hating losers". I haven't heard a retort that juvinile outside of the Youtube message boards in a while.
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    Image of skierpage skierpage
    08/19/09

    @Comrade Clockwork: You and others persist in saying things that are demonstrably not true about Tesla (or were true but aren't true any more), and seem incapable of taking modest patriotic pleasure at the reality of a new American car company making breakthrough performance cars. No other country sells a freeway-legal electric car in significant numbers. I'm sorry if the impression you make isn't the real you.

    America, f*** yeah!
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    Image of Hate Personified Hate Personified
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team

    ENTIRE TEAM IS BABIES!
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    08/17/09

    In reply to Elon Musk And His Tesla Model S Design Team
    I thought the Fair Labor Standards Act took care of oppressive child labor abuses like this.
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