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Today, 07:33 PM

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

The other thing being missed is that Better Place relied heavily on the swapping - much more than Tesla will. They needed lots of stations and lots...

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Yesterday, 09:44 PM

richkae replied to a thread Please don't do (better place method) battery swap stations, it's a stupid idea in Tesla Motors

The real solution to this problem are outlets at curbsides and in parking garages of apartment buildings and condos. Most of these structures have...

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Yesterday, 09:39 PM

richkae replied to a thread Please don't do (better place method) battery swap stations, it's a stupid idea in Tesla Motors

No its not. Its maybe 5 swaps per year. If 1900 miles was 10 trips of 190 miles, that would be zero swaps. If its 5 trips of 380 miles then its 5...

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Yesterday, 07:37 PM

richkae replied to a thread Please don't do (better place method) battery swap stations, it's a stupid idea in Tesla Motors

Don't buy an EV. Or move. Or get your apartment complex to put in outlets. Do not solve this problem with battery swapping - that is stupid.

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Yesterday, 07:33 PM

richkae replied to a thread Please don't do (better place method) battery swap stations, it's a stupid idea in Tesla Motors

Do you have a source for that? That is extremely useful data. - - - Updated - - - I don't want to wait ever. I want the car to...

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Yesterday, 06:44 PM

richkae replied to a thread Burlington Supercharger in Pacific/Northwest

This is not completely accurate. If you read the fine print it says "The PSE fuel mix for electricity delivered to customers in 2011 is detailed in...

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Yesterday, 08:10 AM

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

To qualify for the max ZEV credit which requires "refueling" faster than supercharger can provide. I think its a marketing gimmick that doesn't get...

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06-17-2013, 11:34 AM

richkae replied to a thread Swapping is Coming [Discuss how it will be accomplished] in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

What is the power limit on the connector and cabling in the car?

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06-17-2013, 10:40 AM

richkae replied to a thread Swapping is Coming [Discuss how it will be accomplished] in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

If Tesla introduces swapping - and that is still a big if - they should only introduce it at the supercharger locations that are used to capacity....

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06-16-2013, 09:18 AM

richkae replied to a thread Swapping is Coming [Discuss how it will be accomplished] in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

You leave the house with a full charge. You drive 300 miles. You stop and supercharge somewhere between the 150 and 250 mile mark. Your 1 supercharge...

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06-16-2013, 09:00 AM

richkae replied to a thread Swapping is Coming [Discuss how it will be accomplished] in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

None of these numbers make any sense. A swapper that does 144 swaps in a 12 hour period ( 5 minutes = 12 per hour ) needs to have some combination...

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06-15-2013, 08:31 PM

richkae replied to a thread Driving efficiency with windows or sunroof open? in Model S: Driving Dynamics

It wouldn't surprise me if a vehicle like a van - that is a brick pushing through the air - wouldn't notice much difference between windows up or...

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06-15-2013, 07:22 PM

richkae replied to a thread Swapping is Coming [Discuss how it will be accomplished] in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

There are a few key points being missed. As Tesla gets more popular, Supercharger installations may cost them dramatically less to install....

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06-15-2013, 12:37 PM

richkae replied to a thread Swapping is Coming [Discuss how it will be accomplished] in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

I think it is a terrible business strategy to try to waste a bunch of energy going after the people most resistant to your product. Plenty in the...

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06-14-2013, 03:08 PM

richkae replied to a thread Pure BEV Dogma in Electric Vehicles

+1 to everything JRP3 said.

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06-11-2013, 03:25 PM

richkae replied to a thread Why should the battery be plugged in when not in use? in Model S: Battery & Charging

1. This is the exact wrong thing to do. Shallow charging/discharging is much better than deep charging/discharging. 2. Impossible to quantify....

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06-10-2013, 07:09 PM

richkae replied to a thread Extremely Confused After Watching - Who Killed The Electric Car in Electric Vehicles

If you are interested in the EV1 and what could have been - read this book: The Car That Could: The Inside Story of GMs Revolutionary Electric...

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06-10-2013, 06:52 PM

richkae replied to a thread Roadster UMC fails - what are best options today? in Roadster

Cool, I am looking forward to it. Unfortunately I won't make it to Teslive, but I am sure lots of people there will want to see it.

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06-09-2013, 07:29 AM

richkae replied to a thread Roadster UMC fails - what are best options today? in Roadster

I'm hoping to use a Model S UMC with a Model S to Roadster adapter. Have you looked any more into building those?

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06-08-2013, 12:17 PM

richkae replied to a thread Will Tesla consider making Hydrogen cars? 500 miles refueling in 3 minutes? in Tesla Motors

Hydrogen is not an energy source - it is an energy carrier. It may find a use storing solar or wind power, but any cheap solar or wind generated...

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06-08-2013, 09:28 AM

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

Tesla could cleverly avoid the CHAdeMO situation in the US by accelerating the Supercharger rollout in every area that has a lot of CHAdeMO - move up...

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06-08-2013, 09:11 AM

richkae replied to a thread Tesla Motors Stockholder Meeting - Tuesday, June 4 in TSLA Investor Discussions

How about Tesla visits local markets once or twice a year and takes owners to lunch. Invitations go out first to owners who contribute the most to...

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06-08-2013, 08:31 AM

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

Looks like either a front for a patent troll operation or an investment scam.

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06-07-2013, 02:48 PM

richkae replied to a thread Will Tesla consider making Hydrogen cars? 500 miles refueling in 3 minutes? in Tesla Motors

The answer is no. H2 and fuel cells are inferior to BEVs in every facet of operation ( cost, safety, performance, energy efficiency ) except for the...

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06-06-2013, 09:07 PM

richkae replied to a thread Model S on the Track - A Review in Model S: Driving Dynamics

Have you had your Roadster on the track? I have and can say with 100% certainty that my Roadster ( 2.0 with new fans ) was power limited because of...

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06-06-2013, 05:06 PM

richkae replied to a thread Too Late to order a Sales Tax Exempt Model X? in Pacific/Northwest

I remember stories of people trying to buy cars and expensive RVs in Oregon and bring them in to Washington state. If they caught you and decided you...

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06-06-2013, 04:34 PM

richkae replied to a thread Too Late to order a Sales Tax Exempt Model X? in Pacific/Northwest

Yes. That is a very bad idea.

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06-05-2013, 08:33 AM

richkae replied to a thread HPWCs at public locations as a bridge to Super Chargers? in North America

I would guess that the procedure is: 1. finding the actual site 2. negotiating a deal 3. waiting for the permits 4. installing the equipment 5....

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06-03-2013, 09:58 PM

richkae replied to a thread Tesla causing drop in gas prices in Electric Vehicles

China is already the biggest car market in the world - has been for 5 years. China will overtake the US in oil consumption in about 7 years. The...

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06-03-2013, 03:15 PM

richkae replied to a thread Charging for not Charging in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

Charging your car should be free. Parking in the spot should cost you money. A parking meter is way better than a fancy EVSE with point-of-sale crap...

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