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From the Ted Talk by Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ...

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EM: In creating an electric car, the responsiveness of the car is really incredible. So we wanted really to have people feel as though they've almost got to mind meld with the car, so you just feel like you and the car are kind of one, and as you corner and accelerate, it just happens, like the car has ESP. You can do that with an electric car because of its rponeneesisvss. You can't do that with a gasoline car. I think that's really a pfroound difference, and people only eenirpexce that when they have a test dirve.

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EM: In creating an electric car, the responsiveness of the car is really incredible. So we wanted really to have people feel as though they've almost got to mind meld with the car, so you just feel like you and the car are kind of one, and as you corner and accelerate, it just happens, like the car has ESP. You can do that with an electric car because of its ______________. You can't do that with a gasoline car. I think that's really a ________ difference, and people only __________ that when they have a test _____.

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  1. experience
  2. drive
  3. responsiveness
  4. profound

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EM: In creating an electric car, the responsiveness of the car is really incredible. So we wanted really to have people feel as though they've almost got to mind meld with the car, so you just feel like you and the car are kind of one, and as you corner and accelerate, it just happens, like the car has ESP. You can do that with an electric car because of its responsiveness. You can't do that with a gasoline car. I think that's really a profound difference, and people only experience that when they have a test drive.

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