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@Tesla@elonmusk Hi. Just rented a Tesla M3. This was my 1st time driving a Tesla. While I enjoyed the experience I did not like the fact that I could not stretch my left leg out as there is no space between the foot rest and the brake pedal to do so.
Comfort on long drives is important to me. My VW Passat Coupe and my wife's Hyundai i30 both have this gap, preventing leg cramp on long trips. I'd like to see future Tesla's implement this gap. I'm 6' 2" tall.
Because base Model 3 in Australia is around AUD70k on-road. No gov incentives, high foreign exchange rate, import duties and luxury car tax makes Tesla cars very unaffordable.
@elonmusk Tesla suggestion: I'd like to see a stats page (or 2) on the console updated say daily. EG nbr Tesla's sold - include filters like model, year, country, HW vsn etc. Perhaps a page on SpaceX with nbr rockets flown with filters for year, launch pad, etc etc.
I forgot to mention imo I believe this to be only one viable short-term option to reducing dense urban traffic (there are many solutions). Medium term vision would be robotaxi/autonomous driving. Longer term would be to decentralise & create more satellite cities/telecommute.
This is a global issue. Why aren't we a) eliminating the production of most (and eventually all) plastics, and b) using glass as a short-to-medium term solution? Australian government, we need a task force and strong governance.
The toxins that plastics leach into seawater are severely affecting the bacteria that provides perhaps 20 percent of Earth's oxygen. That's . . not good. trib.al/Gi98f7E