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Old 07-19-2008, 08:46 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TEG View Post
Damn. My secret's out! I don't have anything new to say, I just recycle the same comments every six months or so.

Yes vfx is quite right, two cars can only share a bit of charge (say 20% max?). But with moderate driving at 50 mph the Roadster can go ~40 miles on 10kWh.

This is really only suitable for a recovery situation. Towing around a portable ICE-driven generator is obviously a better way to deliver more charge - either in an emergency or for a really long journey where you need to cover several hundred miles in a day (Elon's 1% of journeys).

I just like the simplicity of Tesla not needing to invest in helping develop a battery swap system or commercial recharging stations. Their focus is the cars - so the best mobile recharger is (for their business) another car.

Tesla really shouldn't get involved with charging/swapping infrastructure stuff. Stick with the cars guys.
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