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on Tuesday June 23 2015, @08:40PM
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According to the Washington Post, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said in the past that the Model S is "a little too guy centric." It's an issue that the company is actively trying to correct with X, a vehicle that's expected to cost between $50,000-$70,000.
And it seems to be working, with more than half of the pre-orders for the Model X coming from women.
That's certainly a good thing. In 2014, women account for 40% of the nearly 17 million cars and trucks sold the US, the Washington Post reported. For crossover SUVs, that number is closer to 50%.
Do EVs really have gender specific appeal?
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Tesla is Finally Building an SUV — and They Want it to Appeal to Women
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Hacking's just another word for nothing left to kludge.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Tuesday June 23 2015, @09:36PM
The really big ones with lots of chrome are, none the less, compensation machines...
They also appeal to older boomers who see success as equalling curb weight, so they want a land yacht, the bigger the better.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by khallow on Tuesday June 23 2015, @11:20PM
They also appeal to older boomers who see success as equalling curb weight, so they want a land yacht, the bigger the better.
SUVs are more comfortable than luxury sedans (more room for passengers and better visibility for the driver) with comparable gas mileage. It's basically the next generation of luxury vehicle. The biggest problem is getting into one which can be considerably harder if you have mobility issues. And falling out of an SUV is more dangerous.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by anubi on Wednesday June 24 2015, @12:53AM
Personally, I would love to see them work with Google to make a autonomous van.
This thing would be handy getting to jobsites giving me additional time to devote to my work.
Not only that, disabled people would welcome a van. We have an aging population and the longer we can keep them independent, the less time the rest of us are tasked with trying to meet their needs. A lot of older people really have no business operating motor vehicles, but in today's environment they have no choice. I, for one, would be extremely reticent to deny anyone the privilege of driving unless one was deliberately DUI-ing or flat blind. I would bet a lot of older people would jump at the opportunity of having the machine chauffeur them around. Probably make the roads a lot safer for all of us.
Please do not take this as an anti-geezer rant. I am becoming a geezer myself. I am already under the strong belief the machine would control my vehicle better than I could, and would be quite adoptive of a Google van. ( Besides, a van would make containing any electronics a bit easier - a lot more room in a van - and hopefully not so much cost to do all the aesthetics of a whole new vehicle frame.)
What I have in mind is one of those business vans - usually white - no windows except in front. However I do want cameras mounted on the front and rear so I can get a good view of the scene before I put the nose of the vehicle into the lane, or get good views on anything around my vehicle - all routed to a row of LCD panels above the windshield.
I would love to have this assist technology. Sure would help me avoid stupid little fender benders in the parking lot because "I flat did not see that little car over there". The Google computer would see it and stop me before I got involved in another accident.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 2, Interesting) by albert on Wednesday June 24 2015, @02:54AM
The appeal is isolation from the world outside: quiet, privacy, and a feeling (sometimes justified and sometimes not) of safety.
Notice how high the bottoms of the windows are in relation to both the ground and the interior. This is related. You also get dark tinted windows, more than enough sound insulation to hide the noise of hydroplaning or engine failure, and a powerful audio system.
None of this is about being a "compensation machine". It's about having a vehicle that is womb-like or cocoon-like, separating you from the world.
Minor factors are the ability to transport 500-pound (225 kg) people and mostly-wishful dreams of "I might haul stuff for vacations, sports, and cool projects.".
(Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Wednesday June 24 2015, @04:13AM
I prefer the sedan (luxury, thank you), wife prefers something approximating an SUV.
She hauls stuff, shopping and her hobbies. I like long distance driving.
When we were building houses we had a pickup.
Its just the convenience, or best fit. Really, guys, there's no need to invent psychological mumbo jumbo about it.
Too many here seem to apply their personal situation (or more likely pet peeves) to other people driving other vehicles.
I would like a Tesla. Still not practice for the distances we use a sedan for. So she'd end up
driving it for errands and hobbies.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 1) by albert on Wednesday June 24 2015, @04:06PM
She'd be better off in a station wagon or minivan. The SUV is quietly morphing into a station wagon for this reason.
Station wagons became uncool because they were seen as family vehicles. Nobody wants to admit that they mostly haul kids and groceries. Parents switched to the minivan, which quickly suffered the same fate. The SUV is proving a bit more resistant, but clearly it has nearly turned from it's origins (the Ford Bronco pretty much) into a station wagon with aggressive styling. People mostly don't like having a vehicle that is difficult to climb into and handles like a truck.
Minivans are still sold.