Roadster on Top Gear - Page 20

dpeilow · 12-18-2008, 06:31 AM

The comments are quite interesting: Comments on ?Tesla takes Top Gear test to task? | Register Hardware

There are probably more Top Gear / hydrogen fanboys here than on the TG site itself! (But then again the primary audience of this site is desktop support people - only kidding

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However, this is a pretty succinct comment on the problems with hydrogen:

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Battery and Hydrogen are both "electric". Except in the case of Hydrogen, you have to turn electricity into a pressurized gas and then turn it back again. It makes it about 4 times less efficient.

To answer an earlier question, I've had it confirmed that the European version of the roadster will come with a 220/240V, 32A version of the mobile charger and the 70A home charger will be available.

See more about that here.

So in summary, there is no excuse for TG not to have talked about faster charging than 16 hours.

doug · 12-18-2008, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Harney

I am smelling another law suit

There will be no law suit. Except perhaps in the court of public opinion...
(ok, I just made myself gag with horrible pun/cliche

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Originally Posted by Kevin Harney

And I do see that the Raodster made the top 50 by the skin of its teeth. #50. Agreed that wet track/dry track would be helpful here. Perhaps they should consider testing all cars on a dry track or offering all the opportunity to come back for a dry track if they would like.

Given UK weather, that would create quite a back log. I don't think there's anything official about that list anyhow. It's there for the purpose of entertainment.

malcolm · 12-18-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by doug

Given UK weather, that would create quite a back log.

Ha! It's funny because it's true

We Brits enjoy a "Maritime Climate" That's code for "if you're this wet why don't you buy a boat?"

dpeilow · 12-18-2008, 03:01 PM

Top Gear: Tesla Issues Response To Top Gear Review

Ha! The Morse translates as "You're full of it Clarkson"

graham · 12-18-2008, 03:02 PM

Can anyone read the Morse code in that picture?

Edit: I suppose that is better than I like Gary Newman

dpeilow · 12-18-2008, 03:06 PM

dpeilow · 12-19-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by graham

Can anyone read the Morse code in that picture?

Edit: I suppose that is better than I like Gary Newman

I think that was a coded message that they quite liked it though:

I like Gary Numan = Cars + Are Friends Electric

This pork tastes funny = I took to mean pigs finally flying.

Anyway, Autoblog posts on the subject: Tesla responds to Top Gear's test of Roadster - Autoblog

doug · 12-19-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dpeilow

I think that was a coded message that they quite liked it though:

I like Gary Numan = Cars + Are Friends Electric

This pork tastes funny = I took to mean pigs finally flying.

Agreed!

Gary Newman - Cars

Tubeway Army - Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric

TEG · 12-19-2008, 02:05 PM

Yeah, Doug - if you look back in this very thread from a few days ago, I already decoded the Morse and posted links to those videos. I think I might have been the first to point out that his songs "Cars" & "Are Friends Electric" fit the theme.

Anyways, the TG folks are probably enjoying that their little game generated this many keystrokes mentioning them on the internet. (As they pointed out would happen in the audio commentary).

doug · 12-19-2008, 02:15 PM

Yeah, I know. I was agreeing that it meant they secretly really liked the car.