Okay, this could be very cool. Hats off to them for generating buzz.

Serious question, if they do make the initial production, but a few years down the road the company doesn’t survive, is there any way to get parts? Saw a video where they briefly mention all the parts are coming from existing contract manufacturing, which implies to me that parts are either off the shelf components and/or they’ve got the CAD files designed & out there. Would they bundle that up & sell it as an “advanced owner’s manual” with the vehicle if we wanted it? Because we’re not going to be able to call up a junkyard & ask for a wheel hub the same way you can with an F-150.

It’d be cool to walk about Mars for an afternoon. Maybe find that rover (Opportunity?) that ran out of power & give it a fresh battery & clean off its solar panels, see if it’ll fire back up again.

I have subscribed to about a dozen daily news e-mails. I skim through them for half an hour every morning with my first coffee. Once time is up, delete the rest & move on w my day. Only exception is I do make a point to make sure I’ve read at least 1 liberal & 1 conservative viewpoint.

My tiny contribution here is to look things aimed at commercial use, not consumer grade. For example, next time you need to buy a can opener, buy it from a restaurant supply shop instead of Amazon or Walmart.