So genuine question: are the parts like batteries/motors safe and otherwise good enough to be used in ICE conversions? Or is there some kind of software/network boobytrap to be circumvented? The car itself is a horribly flawed surveillance box, but it seems like the flaws I've seen are mostly a sort of problem by compilation, like the finished product is worse than the sum of it's parts. Is there a chance at least that this overproduction could help provide parts for conversion vehicles?
this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
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The real question is if those batteries were made by Tesla.
Regardless of the arguable monetary value, capitalism as a system to allocate and distribute resources is such a scam. What a waste.
I don't disagree, but I think it's worth acknowledging that the US government could very easily regulate things so that Tesla are responsible for the financial burden they're putting on the world when they inevitably scrap these vehicles.
That doesn't address a bunch of other problems, but changing the global system of resource allocation is a hard thing, and making companies have some semblance of financial responsibility for destroying the planet is an easy thing that any government could do tomorrow. Just like how capitalism will (and did) inevitably result in child labour, but that can be (and was) outlawed directly.
I'm not trying to undermine your point about capitalism btw, just make the case that even within the constraints capitalism has, companies are getting away with an outrageous amount of destructive behavior.
Tesla could increase the list price by 25%, then they have cybertrucks in stock worth a billion dollar.
"worth"
So that means they have $0 of cybertrucks nobody wants?
Well I'm sure the tires are worth a couple bucks at least.
Article with basically zero content that overrides the back button? No bueno.
Look at this guy reading more than the headline. Let's get 'im!
Everything made by tesla is useless trash.
The reclycling plant probably wants it for scrap parts.