Originally Posted by Mr. Laz (Post 12512832)

We need more like him.

Originally Posted by aturnis (Post 12512833)

I love it. I hate polished salesman. Can't trust them. I prefer someone who tells me what they know, and verifies information in real time. It's easier to tell if you're getting greased.

Originally Posted by aturnis (Post 12512837)

You give me a couple billion and I'll give it a shot. What say you? You in?

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz (Post 12512843)

Sure but not knowing what to say next is unnecessary

Having him not be in sync with the video is unnecessary

Musk saying "so ... umm ... yea ... why would you do anything else" about 20 times during the video just because he couldn't think of anything else to say is annoying

Musk being down to earth is great, mumbling like a 9th grader doing a presentation about volcanic rocks is not.

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz (Post 12512848)

Lots of billionaires out there that don't give a shit about making the world at better place. In fact i would say that most don't.

Imagine if we had say 10 billionaires doing what Musk is now?

Right now we have like 2 ... Musk and Gates.

Gates is focusing on 3rd world countries getting water i think.

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 12512604)

Anyone catch the Tesla/SolarCity solar roof unveiling? It looks pretty damn nice. I'll be curious to see what the costs really are, but I'm due for a roof in the next 3-5 years probably and will have to at least dig into this as an option.

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In short for those who don't want to take the time to watch, there are 4 different styles to choose from and operate at up to 98% efficiency of a normal solar panel. In theory the cost of solar roof will be less than the cost of new normal roof PLUS electric costs over expected life (so still a big up-front investment that is probably justified through financing). Regardless, they look fantastic.

http://i.imgur.com/yXzljxY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HXFVsL4.png

https://www.tesla.com/solar

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 12512868)

I generally agree that he could be a little more polished, but I think he just doesn't really value the benefit of it. He'd rather be working on fun stuff than selling people on it.

Originally Posted by Gonzo (Post 12441687)

Meanwhile, if you drive across Iowa, you'll see thousands of windmills.
Drive across ****ville, you'll see a few hundred in "testing areas."