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    I was on a little road trip today with my MB. Could have done it with almost any car, but not an electric...

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    I'm looking forward to it but doubt the 300 mile range. Seems a lot of overlap with that at that price point. Going to seriously consider getting one but probably won't preorder it.
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    Wow, I completely failed to consider your conditions! Touche'!
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    A small side note to the sparky cars that are now in vogue...
    Down in Miami, at the Pinecrest Library parking lot (Sparky Car Country!) I witnessed two--TWO--charging stations for electric vehicles, pretty much side by side.

    The Nissan one looked like something from a Jetsons cartoon--very modern & stylish. The hand-printed sign said "Inoperative___parts on order"
    The other was kind of frumpy, sans sign, operative we assume, and was TAH DAH! a Tesla charging station.
    [Both free, by the way]

    Mebbe Elon Musk gotta be given more credit where it's due?
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    T-minus 30 minutes, unfortunately, I don't think much will be shown besides the exterior (being a baby Model S).
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    She looks pretty indeed. Nice specs too. 115k preordered so far but I think I'll hold off a while before getting my own. I have to see what BMW will end up soon with autonomous driving.
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    What did Google do? I've been so busy I've not seen anything today... were there any good ones?
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    They put an alternate send button in gmail. It would send a Minion "dropping the mic" and shutting down the thread. They apparently weren't thinking of how many people use gmail for business purposes. Apparently many of them hit that button instead of the normal send button.

    They said the problems were "due to a bug." They also said "it looks like we pranked ourselves."

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    Yet to see interior shots, but it will probably continue to have a $10,000 car interior: minimal cup holders, in awkward locations, lacking a central arm rest in the rear, etc...
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    You can see the interior in the unveiling/first drives
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    I have a feeling that many of these will be canceled.
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    Most people will have to wait 3 years for their car, and Chevy's Bolt will be available in under a year.
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    And also doesn't look anything nearly as good at the Tesla.