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Model S a hybrid after all ??!?? |
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08-26-2008, 05:22 PM
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PV->EV
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Model S a hybrid after all ??!??
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08-26-2008, 06:03 PM
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TESLA RS
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TEG
This seems to contradict other recent statements...
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When was this "article" posted ? There's no date on it. I don't think they know what they're talking about. |
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08-26-2008, 06:03 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Palo Alto, CA
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Originally Posted by TEG
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Hybrid with 224mile range? It does not add up. |
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08-26-2008, 06:12 PM
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PV->EV
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Laurent
When was this "article" posted ? There's no date on it.
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It showed up on 8/26/08
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I don't think they know what they're talking about.
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Possibly so.
Last edited by TEG; 09-04-2008 at 06:53 PM..
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08-26-2008, 08:45 PM
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PV->EV
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I guess it is just a bad auto-generated page with stale content.
The links to the right show "Photos of the Volvo Roadster".
When you click there it says "3 pictures total" then offers you 2 photos of the Tesla Roadster.
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08-27-2008, 07:01 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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I hope this is all wrong. I am not buying a hybrid  |
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08-27-2008, 12:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Oslo, Norway
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I seem to be believe a quote from Musk more than an obscure article somewhere. Still we do know that they have considered both a hybrid and a pure BEV or possibly both. This might be the same as those SUV rumors, something they are considering in the future.
I'm hoping for a good pure BEV regardless of, if they make a hybrid or not.
Cobos
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09-04-2008, 12:46 PM
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PV->EV
Join Date: Aug 2006
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TeslaMotors Twitter:
"Contrary to some recent articles, the Model S sedan will be all electric, not a PHEV."
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09-18-2008, 06:10 PM
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Location: Aptos, California
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Details about deciding on all electric or series hybrid for Model S:
Greentech Media: Green Light Blog Archive Tesla Kills its Gas-Electric Hybrid
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Those plans have been scrapped. Speaking at the GoingGreen conference yesterday, Musk officially said that Tesla was only pursuing all-electric cars and not hybrids.
Why the reversal? During the early part of the summer, Tesla began to more seriously analyze the engineering challenges of making a plug-in series hybrid. In an all-electric car, the battery pack only has to be charged every 250 miles or so. In a series hybrid, the battery needs to be charged every 40 miles before getting recharged by the gas engine. Thus, the battery in a series hybrid goes through a lot more cycles in a year.
Lithium ion battery packs, which Tesla put in its Roadster, do not hold up well under intense cycling like that. “The battery you need for a plug-in (series) hybrid has to have a very high cycle life,” said Tesla Chief Marketing Officer Daryl Siry. “You need an entirely different chemistry.”
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