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12-17-2008, 10:59 AM
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#171 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,606 | Quote:
Originally Posted by dpeilow  Can anyone in the know say if there is actually a pump in the braking circuit? | There's an electric pump for the brake booster since there's no engine vacuum. | 
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12-17-2008, 11:06 AM
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#172 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 49 | The pump assists the brakes. If the pump were to fail, there will still be braking. | |
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12-17-2008, 11:09 AM
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#173 | | ERIC VFX
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,655 | Quote:
Originally Posted by graham Surprisingly the comments are not too negative towards Tesla either. | And I did not even recognize any pro EV names.
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12-17-2008, 11:14 AM
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#174 | | Waiting for P121
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 768 | Quote:
Originally Posted by graham The Truth About Cars posts about Rachel Konrad's rebuttal to Top Gear. Her comments also mention the Clarity article, which I had not seen here before.
Surprisingly the comments are not too negative towards Tesla either. | Hmm I beleive I see a business opening setting up my ice cream factory in Hell, I've heard the weather forecast is favorable there now.... 
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12-17-2008, 11:18 AM
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#175 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,975 | Rachel should also cite the extremely positive review that Top Gear gave the car in their magazine ( Top Gear - Tesla: lots more to come) and point out the hypocrisy. | |
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12-17-2008, 11:38 AM
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#176 | | Waiting for P121
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 768 | What I really don't get is the recharge time....
53kW/h battery means it should take:
120V x 15A = 1,8kW -> 29,4 hours
230V x 16A = 3,68kW -> 14,4 hours
So it seems the worstcase is actually just 14,4 hours, though as has been said, find me any half-decent race track that doesn't have 400V 3-phase power and you'll get a cookie. If nothing else they need it to run the lights on the track. Those are typically not the average 60W lightbulbs :)
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12-17-2008, 11:54 AM
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#177 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,975 | UK standard power outlets are 240V x 13A = 3.12kW -> 16.98 hours | |
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12-17-2008, 12:01 PM
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#178 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 85 | Clarkson said "16 hours" to charge from that plug (110) but I'd bet quite a few pounds that they have a 240 with higher amperage in that Hangar.
Edit: " just came back to see above comments. wierd that we were all on same wavelength.
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12-17-2008, 12:19 PM
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#179 | | ERIC VFX
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,655 | You Tube / BBC has pulled the segments.
I did find the entire episode in two parts but does anyone know where we can link to just the Tesla and FCX segments?
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12-17-2008, 12:54 PM
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#180 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,975 | I did post the files back up the thread, but if you want to actually have them viewable online (streamed) then I am not sure, is Google Video any safer? | |
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