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Yesterday, 04:46 PM

RDoc replied to a thread battery swapping confirmed - no more "mystery" announcement in Model S: Battery & Charging

By separating the swapping stations from the charging stations, Tesla could place the swapping stations where people want to go and the charging...

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Yesterday, 04:14 PM

RDoc replied to a thread Let the Speculation Begin: changes for 2014 model year in Model S: Ordering, Production, Delivery

I seem to recall adaptive cruise control as well.

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Yesterday, 04:03 PM

RDoc replied to a thread battery swapping confirmed - no more "mystery" announcement in Model S: Battery & Charging

Well, not if you can move the batteries. There's nothing that prevents the batteries from being swapped at one location and charged at another. In...

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Yesterday, 02:58 PM

RDoc replied to a thread battery swapping confirmed - no more "mystery" announcement in Model S: Battery & Charging

One thing about all this I'm not so pleased about is the idea that the swapping will be at the Supercharger stations. IMHO the main problem to be...

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Yesterday, 11:10 AM

RDoc replied to a thread Let the Speculation Begin: changes for 2014 model year in Model S: Ordering, Production, Delivery

They've already announced a running change to simplify the structure construction and as speculation, perhaps it will also fix the windshield...

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Yesterday, 10:01 AM

RDoc replied to a thread battery swapping confirmed - no more "mystery" announcement in Model S: Battery & Charging

But that wouldn't really lower the price would it? The battery still has to be paid for no matter who owns it, although I suppose the 8 year life of...

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Yesterday, 08:15 AM

RDoc replied to a thread battery swapping confirmed - no more "mystery" announcement in Model S: Battery & Charging

My hope for this is that they'll set up pop-up swapping spots during peak vacation times/events, etc. For example, during the summer, they could up...

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06-13-2013, 10:22 AM

RDoc replied to a thread CHAdeMO adapter frustration in Model S: Battery & Charging

Sorry, I meant to say J1772 combo, the dual J1772 connector that does both Level 2 and DC Level 3 connection. I'm not making any arguments one way or...

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06-13-2013, 07:53 AM

RDoc replied to a thread CHAdeMO adapter frustration in Model S: Battery & Charging

I think you are referring to Tesla's complaint that the CHAdeMo charger talks to the CAN bus which they feel gives too much access to the car's...

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06-10-2013, 08:17 AM

RDoc replied to a thread Nuclear power in Energy, Environment, and Policy

My understanding is that with the lowered cost of Natural Gas, any issues with nuclear plants which San Onofre certainly has, makes them quite...

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06-10-2013, 08:00 AM

RDoc replied to a thread Battery Fueling Ltd - Worse than Better Place! in Battery Discussion

So the idea is you fill the car's tank with "a plurality" of tiny batteries from a "bowser" (gas pump, arch.)? All in all, based on the rather odd...

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06-08-2013, 11:06 AM

RDoc replied to a thread Charging at Hotels in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

I agree about the Tesla locations with parking. It seems to me that they should all have superchargers, especially since they already have the...

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06-08-2013, 10:26 AM

RDoc replied to a thread Charging at Hotels in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

I'm very much in favor of hotels being encouraged to put in overnight charging, but am doubtful they'll do it on any scale unless they get a revenue...

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06-05-2013, 01:08 PM

RDoc replied to a thread Options you would like to see in the Model X in Model X

I definitely want the third row, but only occasionally. What I want a lot is very comfortable 2nd row seating for older family and friends on long...

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06-01-2013, 12:13 PM

RDoc replied to a thread Hyperloop in Cars and Transportation

A cursory search came up with a cost of tunneling of about $200M/mi which is about 4 times the cost per mile of high speed rail and I suspect the...

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06-01-2013, 11:22 AM

RDoc replied to a thread Tesla's new core business? CES Grid Storage Device For SuperCharger/SuperSwapper in TSLA Investor Discussions

They're going to have to have some pretty serious cooling equipment as well I'd think.

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05-31-2013, 12:00 PM

RDoc replied to a thread Supercharger Announcement 2013/05/30 in Tesla Motors

I too think it will be at 91 and the Mass Pike in Chicopee. There's another that looks like it's at Auburn for the Mass Pike to 290N route. I agree...

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05-30-2013, 05:07 PM

RDoc replied to a thread How often will you charge at Supercharger stations? in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

Personally, based on our current driving, about 10-12 uses of which about 2/3 would be full range charges.

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05-30-2013, 05:03 PM

RDoc replied to a thread Supercharging: Twice is nice in Model S: Battery & Charging

My understanding is that the charging rate is limited by the battery chemistry and cooling so I'm somewhat doubtful that two Supercharger connections...

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05-30-2013, 02:26 PM

RDoc started a thread New New England Supercharger Locations in New England

It looks like they're building one at 95 and 195 near Providence by the fall. An another somewhere on the Mass Pike by end 2013, possibly in Auburn....

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05-30-2013, 02:03 PM

RDoc replied to a thread Tesla Supercharger network in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

Based on earlier maps, these locations are very approximate, more like a general area than a map point. I'm not sure how they do the final location...

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05-28-2013, 09:19 PM

RDoc replied to a thread Supercharger Announcement 2013/05/30 in Tesla Motors

You know.... That's not all that bad an idea. I'm not convinced about movies - although short animations, maybe - but I do think that a place...

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05-28-2013, 09:16 AM

RDoc replied to a thread Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid in Electric Vehicles

I'm not sure that the hybrid version will be sold anytime soon in the US though. If you read the NYT article, they don't mention the hybrid...

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