Comments on: Amphibious Vehicles https://www.isegoria.net/2013/10/amphibious-vehicles/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Scipio Americanus https://www.isegoria.net/2013/10/amphibious-vehicles/comment-page-1/#comment-999990 Scipio Americanus Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:23:05 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=33250#comment-999990 I don’t know, Nookie, exploration submersibles seem to do okay and they’re all-electric. Of course they also move very sedately to take advantage of the fact that drag increases with the square of the velocity. You’ll certainly be correct if Musk intends to preserve the kind of speed and maneuverability seen in the movie.

]]> By: Space Nookie https://www.isegoria.net/2013/10/amphibious-vehicles/comment-page-1/#comment-998816 Space Nookie Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:18:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=33250#comment-998816 I would think that to maintain positive buoyancy, the battery pack would have to be rather small, leading to limited range and run time.

]]> By: Dan Kurt https://www.isegoria.net/2013/10/amphibious-vehicles/comment-page-1/#comment-998734 Dan Kurt Sat, 19 Oct 2013 22:22:37 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=33250#comment-998734 Musk is heavily invested in Tesla Motors. Google a chart of the stock and see a Bubble being blown, especially on a car that has sold only 13,050 units through the year so far (as of September 30th).

Expect Tesla Motors to collapse.

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