Tesla Inc. is no longer selling the majority of new electric cars registered in California, the state that accounts for almost a third of all
  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
    92·
    10 hours ago

    At some point prices will get so low that it’ll make sense to buy a Tesla and rework the body so no one knows it’s a Tesla.

    • realitista@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      21·
      10 hours ago

      Doing that will probably make it near impossible to get serviced, though.

      • Buelldozer@lemmy.todayEnglish
        2·
        9 hours ago

        If you can buy a Tesla cheap enough the usable parts, such as batteries and motors, can be moved to a different frame or vehicle. Even an ICE vehicle that you’d like to electrify. It’s all just parts.

        • Gordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          9 hours ago

          I like the way you think. When Tesla tanks and gets sold off for pennies, could you please start a Tesla Conversion business? I’d like to have a useful EV pickup that can carry a slide-in truck camper. I don’t need any of that self-driving shit or connections to the Cloud or giant touch screens. Just pedals, gauges, levers, buttons, and a steering wheel.

          • Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            3·
            8 hours ago

            There are some companies working on electric crate engines for conversion, I forget the names but they should be ready sometime soon

            • Gordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              7 hours ago

              That’s pretty wild and really cool to ponder. Battery placement and balancing its weight safely seems like a steep hurdle for bolt-on EV conversions.

              • Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                1·
                6 hours ago

                Seems like there’s potential space in a lot of the undercarriage, or as flat packs at the base of the engine and trunk compartments.