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jacquesm • yesterday at 2:56 AM • 5 replies • view on HN

I'm sure having a cold gas thruster is going to be no problem at all for road approval. /s


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baxtr • yesterday at 7:29 AM

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lallysingh • yesterday at 3:25 AM

Best guess is that it's disabled for anything but track/trick stuff. There will be some cool videos eventually showing up with tricks people pull with this. I don't know what else it's for.

I can imagine the lateral thrusters helping it turn faster on the track. Although I wonder if the extra weight is going to net out positive for lap times.

But really, a few very rich people will buy the full-rocket version to impress their friends. They'll play with them on private property.

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SomaticPirate • yesterday at 10:37 PM

Well he does know a few people in govt now I think? I remember a Tesla showroom on thr white house lawn not too long ago

turtlebits • yesterday at 6:46 PM

It's for the ultra rich and a tech showcase, so probably will be classified as off-road use only.

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thefourthchime • yesterday at 8:17 PM

I mean, Leno drives around with a jet engine motorcycle that can melt the guy behind him.

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