Long-form debates are completely viable in this medium and the new X platform should really be seen as the world's digital town square, where any discussion be it political, ethical, or especially entertainment can thrive. A place where you are encouraged to be your true, authentic self. This is just the beginning…

…from V.W in the form of their new ID. 2all…aimed to cost just ¢25,000, with up to 279 miles of WLTP range and can charge from 0 to 80% in just 20 minutes, great!

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It does beg the question though, if they're able to produce such cheap, profitable, and environmentally friendly cars, why on earth has it taken this long to do so?

An important aspect that's not understood until experienced is the ability to passively refuel your car at home. The majority of trips will not exceed a full charge so stopping to fill up becomes a special occurrence reserved almost exclusively for long-distance road trips, otherwise just plug in when you come home and wake up the next morning with a full battery ready to go again.

Tesla officially began construction of their Lithium Refining Facility near Corpus Christi, Texas, on the 8th May 2023. It's expected to begin commissioning at the end of 2023, ramping up to 60 GWh/year capacity, producing enough battery material to build roughly 1 million electric vehicles by 2025, and making them the largest processor in North America.

The future that I see is free. Free in the purest way, not some 'American dream' ideal that whilst completely noble, has never honestly been the case. Freedom to wake up when you like and spend your precious limited hours of life on this planet doing what you love, whatever brings you joy.

Naturally the sustainable energy transition will actually end up costing less than continuing on the current path of fossil fuel investment and subsidies ($10 Trillion vs. $14 Trillion), and the grid will require about half the total generation (82 PetaWatt-hours / yr compared to 165 PetaWatt-hours / yr) due to the vastly greater efficiency of renewables.

Level-headed, factually informed, scientific discussion is a rare thing to find in the melting pot of social media and it's incredibly refreshing. Each story is examined from an objective standpoint and there's always fascinating information to learn or new opportunities to discover.

At first glance this car is small and underwhelming, it's limited in almost every feature such as comfort, range & cargo space and the priority of cost-saving is clearly evident from the design to the materials used (or lack thereof), yet it's actually one of the most fun little vehicles I've ever driven!

This was the first time I ever needed to claim on my insurance in over 15 years on the road, I'm relieved it went as smoothly as it did and had no repercussions to my premium, thanks to Sentry Mode. Without that it surely would have cost several thousand to fix myself, or a hefty excess payment.

The environmental savings alone warrant attention. In the US, combination trucks account for only 1% of vehicles on the road, yet produce 20% of vehicle emissions and 36% of vehicle particulate emissions. So replacing all of those with electric would make some serious headway in cleaning up our air and reducing carbon in the atmosphere

Batteries soak up electricity when there's a surplus and redistribute it when needed, and as such are an essential part of the new-age grid being built today.

Tesla have been working on this problem for a while and already have many successful stationary battery packs deployed around the world, contracted by businesses or governments for mega installations.

Underground there's nothing to run into, allowing much higher speeds and more direct routes without having to navigate existing infrastructure, resulting in greatly decreased travel times. There's no worry of gravity interfering unexpectedly and essentially unlimited space, if tunnels begin to reach capacity just go one level deeper, ad infinitum!

Whilst most manufacturers get lumbered with having to book in all affected customers for a service appointment, that takes hours and wastes everybody's time, Tesla can fix a surprising amount of issues with simple code changes that are delivered to affected customers usually before they even realise there was a problem.

Elon is likely correct that an age of abundance is dawning thanks to AI and Optimus and right now is the best time in history to be alive…..this event was the greatest display of honesty, confidence and technical ability from any company around today.

We are inextricably linked to technology in this world and currently the best method we have to use it involves our eyes and digits, a slow and unintuitive process to say the least. It seems quite logical that the next step would be to implant a device directly into ourselves to manage that interaction in our true, native language - thought.

Imagine owning a vehicle that can be out 24 hours a day (charging permitting) and constantly earn you money taking fares - how much could that be worth? What's the worth of all the lives lost and collateral damage caused by preventable, human-error traffic accidents every day? It seems almost priceless..

The latest instance of alleged slander against Tesla, put forth by Dan O'Dowd… owner of a company which produces automation software for vehicles and a direct competitor to Tesla. Behind-the-scenes footage clearly shows it's all a staged fabrication and the claims are being made purely for personal financial gain.

Elon musk, the brain behind SpaceX which brought us such wonders as reusable rocketry and an achievable intention to colonise mars, has been working for several years on Starlink…that promises high-speed, low latency internet access to anywhere on the planet and is currently servicing over 400,000 users in 36 countries.