‘When will you build an electric car that is only half as sexy as a Tesla?’, German minister says to automakers

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‘When will you build an electric car that is only half as sexy as a Tesla?’, German minister says to automakers


According to several German publications (via Spiegel), Altmaier made the comment on a panel about artificial intelligence in Germany.

He addressed Herbert Diess, the head of Volkswagen, and Dieter Zetsche, the CEO of Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), who were present at the event, and included Harald Krüger, CEO of BMW, who wasn’t present.

He said:
“I really wonder when you, Mr. Zetsche, or you, Mr. Diess, or Mr. Krüger of BMW will be able to get an electric car build, which is only half as sexy as one by Tesla. As far as the attractiveness of your e-cars is concerned, you could actually come up with some fresh ideas.”

Apparently, the minister wasn’t joking when asking the question, but he didn’t get a clear answer fromDiess or Zetsche.
 
The automakers who don't already have meaningful EV experience are dead men walking.

If they scrapped the entire benzene and/or nitric acid spraying production lines and product development programs, and put it all into making EVs, it would give them the best foundation for an attempt towards marketplace relevance in a human species beginning to understand the shared life support system of our spaceship.

Tesla is killing it because they don't have 1 leg in each boat.
 
but not more than half is what he's saying there if you'd grasp the nuance of german grammer & parochial attitude.

any more zan zat vud be tu much sexy.
vee kan NOT! be havink churminz maykink so mutsch das sexy in der strasse.
sexy, sexy, sexy.

...sexy.



the perfect car would be a british chassis with churmin drivetrain wrapped in italien skin.
sooo..., a mclaren mounted vw scirocco.
electro-fried of course.
 
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