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A pedantic review of the Las Vegas loop
>>> 2024-08-12 a pedantic review of the las vegas loop (PDF) Did you hear that Elon Musk dug a tunnel under the Las Vegas Convention Center? I think it is pretty universally known by now that the "Las Vegas Loop" is impractical, poorly thought out, and generally an embarrassment to society and industry. I will spare an accounting of the history and future of the system, but I will give a bit of context for the unfamiliar reader.
Nothing speaks to this more than the photo of the OCC the manual provides, which depicts two cheap office chairs at a long desk in a room with worn linoleum floors and distinctly portable-building vibes. I would think that authorities would have immediately noticed that implication, so it makes me wonder if the Model 3 rear door release (a wire loop hidden under a panel) was simply ruled out as infeasible to use in an emergency scenario. Even with the 25mph stock speed limiter for NEV/LSV regulatory compliance (and believe me, with some adjustments to the motor controller they can go faster), I suspect that switching the Loop entirely to GEMs would increase its total capacity.
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