Yes, of course. Millions of financially affluent people can and will afford it. People already pay $50-$100K for all types of vehicles. The Tesla Model X is around $120K.
Ohhhh, you’re talking about the unwashed masses, the middle class. Well, they have the Leaf and the Bolt, Android and Samsung, Sony and Huawei. Cheap and good enough for them.
Please Apple, no. Making cars is absurdly complex and very difficult to be profitable. Finding a location, building a plant to make the cars, crushing workers rights to make it profitable. Tesla lucked out getting an old Toyota plant for basically free. I just hope they have developed a platform that then a large OEM like Ford might pick up to use.
Please Apple, no. Making cars is absurdly complex and very difficult to be profitable. Finding a location, building a plant to make the cars, crushing workers rights to make it profitable. Tesla lucked out getting an old Toyota plant for basically free. I just hope they have developed a platform that then a large OEM like Ford might pick up to use.
Damn, I hope they didn't invest too much into this before you could share your expertise with them. Have you informed Tim Cook yet? It sounds super important that he finds out before Apple wastes too much money in this.
Please Apple, no. Making cars is absurdly complex and very difficult to be profitable. Finding a location, building a plant to make the cars, crushing workers rights to make it profitable. Tesla lucked out getting an old Toyota plant for basically free. I just hope they have developed a platform that then a large OEM like Ford might pick up to use.
They can just design the car and develop the technology, then use a company like Magna Steyr to do the production/assembly. It would not be any different from their relationship with Foxconn, TMSC or any other third party manufacturer.
The only “next level” battery technology worth talking about is one without lithium.
It makes me want to puke when self-righteous “environmentalists” drive around in their stupid BEVs pretending to save the world, while they destroy a unique eco system and the livelihoods of many indigenous people.
BEVs based on lithium batteries are a disaster, lithium batteries in general are a disaster, but the sheer volume of those going into cars make them particularly unsustainable.
EVs are not bad per se, that’s why there are either FCEVs, which would be best, because they also get rid of the charging problem, or BEVs with non-lithium batteries.
I strongly hope that Apple isn’t the next billion dollar company greenwashing BEVs with lithium batteries.
Asteroid and moon mining is within our sights now, who knows what rare earth elements might be in abundance out there.
Yes, of course. Millions of financially affluent people can and will afford it. People already pay $50-$100K for all types of vehicles. The Tesla Model X is around $120K.
Ohhhh, you’re talking about the unwashed masses, the middle class. Well, they have the Leaf and the Bolt, Android and Samsung, Sony and Huawei. Cheap and good enough for them.
And all of that is just the tip of the iceberg. Having something a every single layer of the automobile stack from cloud to car and vehicle surroundings and interaction surely signifies that things are moving along the right lines.
Yes, of course. Millions of financially affluent people can and will afford it. People already pay $50-$100K for all types of vehicles. The Tesla Model X is around $120K.
Ohhhh, you’re talking about the unwashed masses, the middle class. Well, they have the Leaf and the Bolt, Android and Samsung, Sony and Huawei. Cheap and good enough for them.
Have you ordered your AirPod Max yet?
“The unwashed masses”? Good enough for them”? Dude, what’s with the elitism?
The only “next level” battery technology worth talking about is one without lithium.
It makes me want to puke when self-righteous “environmentalists” drive around in their stupid BEVs pretending to save the world, while they destroy a unique eco system and the livelihoods of many indigenous people.
BEVs based on lithium batteries are a disaster, lithium batteries in general are a disaster, but the sheer volume of those going into cars make them particularly unsustainable.
EVs are not bad per se, that’s why there are either FCEVs, which would be best, because they also get rid of the charging problem, or BEVs with non-lithium batteries.
I strongly hope that Apple isn’t the next billion dollar company greenwashing BEVs with lithium batteries.
Asteroid and moon mining is within our sights now, who knows what rare earth elements might be in abundance out there.
It’s an absolute necessity that we get to this type of resource acquisition ASAP, but humanity is unmotivated... at the top, where the wealthy and the powerful are more interested in maintaining the status quo. I highly doubt we will see even the start of this infrastructure in our/my lifetime (I’m 45).
This is stuff we would have been doing long ago if the “space race” hadn’t been purely about showing up the USSR on a once & done political gamble...
Yes, of course. Millions of financially affluent people can and will afford it. People already pay $50-$100K for all types of vehicles. The Tesla Model X is around $120K.
Ohhhh, you’re talking about the unwashed masses, the middle class. Well, they have the Leaf and the Bolt, Android and Samsung, Sony and Huawei. Cheap and good enough for them.
And all of that is just the tip of the iceberg. Having something a every single layer of the automobile stack from cloud to car and vehicle surroundings and interaction surely signifies that things are moving along the right lines.
"I politely asked Huawei’s Vice President of Communications how he’d explain the reports on Huawei developing facial recognition that would trigger ‘Uighur alarms’ in Xinjiang. “I can’t, which I why I have resigned” he just responded."
I’m still against this car crap at Apple. This is not their industry. It should not be their industry.
Exactly, they are in the computer industry, and has no business making… phones… and headphones… and media players… and watches… and online video rentals… and their own tv series… and…?
The only “next level” battery technology worth talking about is one without lithium.
It makes me want to puke when self-righteous “environmentalists” drive around in their stupid BEVs pretending to save the world, while they destroy a unique eco system and the livelihoods of many indigenous people.
BEVs based on lithium batteries are a disaster, lithium batteries in general are a disaster, but the sheer volume of those going into cars make them particularly unsustainable.
EVs are not bad per se, that’s why there are either FCEVs, which would be best, because they also get rid of the charging problem, or BEVs with non-lithium batteries.
I strongly hope that Apple isn’t the next billion dollar company greenwashing BEVs with lithium batteries.
Asteroid and moon mining is within our sights now, who knows what rare earth elements might be in abundance out there.
It’s an absolute necessity that we get to this type of resource acquisition ASAP, but humanity is unmotivated... at the top, where the wealthy and the powerful are more interested in maintaining the status quo. I highly doubt we will see even the start of this infrastructure in our/my lifetime (I’m 45).
This is stuff we would have been doing long ago if the “space race” hadn’t been purely about showing up the USSR on a once & done political gamble...
Yeah, and Columbus was just interested in exploration when he set out to find India by heading West. And Ferdinand and Isabella put up the cash out of love of discovery, not for the prospect of gaining more wealth. Space exploration, like every single human endeavor, is done with the intention of profiting from it. Your claim that the conspiracy theory that the ‘powerful and wealthy’ are deterring space exploration is blathering nonsense. Typical, though, of those who virulently hate rich people.
LOL! At least they didn't have Tesla's Solar Roof...
... and I can find stories of ICE cars that had a fuel leak or electrical problem and caught fire as well, yet they are not 'recognized fire hazards' any more than EVs are fire hazards. I can also find stories of furnaces exploding d/t gas leaks. Does that make them fire hazards, too?
The only “next level” battery technology worth talking about is one without lithium.
It makes me want to puke when self-righteous “environmentalists” drive around in their stupid BEVs pretending to save the world, while they destroy a unique eco system and the livelihoods of many indigenous people.
BEVs based on lithium batteries are a disaster, lithium batteries in general are a disaster, but the sheer volume of those going into cars make them particularly unsustainable.
EVs are not bad per se, that’s why there are either FCEVs, which would be best, because they also get rid of the charging problem, or BEVs with non-lithium batteries.
I strongly hope that Apple isn’t the next billion dollar company greenwashing BEVs with lithium batteries.
Asteroid and moon mining is within our sights now, who knows what rare earth elements might be in abundance out there.
It’s an absolute necessity that we get to this type of resource acquisition ASAP, but humanity is unmotivated... at the top, where the wealthy and the powerful are more interested in maintaining the status quo. I highly doubt we will see even the start of this infrastructure in our/my lifetime (I’m 45).
This is stuff we would have been doing long ago if the “space race” hadn’t been purely about showing up the USSR on a once & done political gamble...
Do you have any concept of the expense of 1) establishing a mining operation on the moon, and 2) the "astronomical" expense of ferrying shiploads of ore back to earth, much less the expense of lifting those same empty vessels back off the Earth, into orbit and back to the moon?
Yes, of course. Millions of financially affluent people can and will afford it. People already pay $50-$100K for all types of vehicles. The Tesla Model X is around $120K.
Ohhhh, you’re talking about the unwashed masses, the middle class. Well, they have the Leaf and the Bolt, Android and Samsung, Sony and Huawei. Cheap and good enough for them.
And all of that is just the tip of the iceberg. Having something a every single layer of the automobile stack from cloud to car and vehicle surroundings and interaction surely signifies that things are moving along the right lines.
"I politely asked Huawei’s Vice President of Communications how he’d explain the reports on Huawei developing facial recognition that would trigger ‘Uighur alarms’ in Xinjiang. “I can’t, which I why I have resigned” he just responded."
People forget that gasoline is a battery - a chemical battery. Gasoline can even be constructed at home using water and carbon dioxide. The reason we drill it up from the ground is because it's free down there and doesn't require electricity to create it by modifying the chemical bonds of H2O and CO2. Water isn't a pollutant. Some people say CO2 is a pollutant, but actually it won't count as a pollutant in this case if the CO2 is already pulled out o the atmosphere in the first place to create your fuel. That makes this fuel carbon-neutral. This technique isn't theory, it's fact. One company, Carbon Engineering, is already making gasoline this way and the price is only $4/gallon, which is pretty close to the world price of oil already.
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Ohhhh, you’re talking about the unwashed masses, the middle class. Well, they have the Leaf and the Bolt, Android and Samsung, Sony and Huawei. Cheap and good enough for them.
Have you ordered your AirPod Max yet?
HiCar Module
https://en.arabgt.com/the-worlds-first-car-with-hicar-system-by-huawei-supports-5g/
https://www.mobilegeeks.com/article/huaweis-hicar-is-more-ambitious-than-you-think/
HiCar Screen
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/huawei-announces-new-car-tech-that-puts-android-auto-and-carplay-to-shame-153430.html
Mobile Data Center for Vehicles
https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2018/10/huawei-mobile-data-center-hc2018
SuperCharge Vehicle Charging
https://www.chinapev.com/breaking-news/huawei-hicharger-dc-fast-charging-module-released-maximum-power-30kw/
High End Vehicle Platforms
https://www.gizmochina.com/2020/11/16/huawei-changan-carl-smart-car/
Transit Management
https://www.itp.net/news/93505-huawei-launches-intelligent-traffic-management-solution-in-mea
LiDAR
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/huawei-dreams-big-promises-super-cheap-lidar-radar-sensors-147744.html
http://autonews.gasgoo.com/m/Detail/70017839.html
And all of that is just the tip of the iceberg. Having something a every single layer of the automobile stack from cloud to car and vehicle surroundings and interaction surely signifies that things are moving along the right lines.
The 'unwashed' you say?
Please tell me you're joking
https://www.klkntv.com/home-tesla-left-charred-following-garage-fire/
LOL! At least they didn't have Tesla's Solar Roof...
It’s an absolute necessity that we get to this type of resource acquisition ASAP, but humanity is unmotivated... at the top, where the wealthy and the powerful are more interested in maintaining the status quo. I highly doubt we will see even the start of this infrastructure in our/my lifetime (I’m 45).
This is stuff we would have been doing long ago if the “space race” hadn’t been purely about showing up the USSR on a once & done political gamble...
Huawei digging a deeper hole...