I need some schooling assistance over here please: http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2011/01/tesla’s-model-s-all-dressed-up-and-nowhere-to-go/
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I don't grasp auto journalists obsession with really long trips. Very few people drive that hardly ever. You fly long distances. If you really want to drive 500 miles, rent a car that once a year. I can count the number of times I've driven more than 250 miles in a day in the last 10 years one hand.
Exactly. They can't seem to grasp that EVs (at this point at least) may not work for every person on earth. If you're a sales person who drives 300-400 miles a day then maybe an EV with a 100 mile range and no DC fast charging sites might not be a good solution...etc. They should focus on the probably 80%+ of the population that (especially for a 2 car household with one EV and one ICE car) could use the EV for a daily commuter to and from work.
I get your point, but the analogy isn't very good. A weekend house is 100% for this special use. A car isn't a 100% special use for long road trips.To say that you should rent a car, which are almost never drivers cars, when you want to go on a nice road trip, is like saying I bought this cool weekend house but it's kinda badly conceived so I rent an apartment instead. That just does not make any sense..........Or?
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Judging by your comments, and his "I need to check my facts" form of backing down, I'd say that you schooled him just fine by yourself. :smile:
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Well, JB Straubel has said that the pack will be 85-95kWh.
http://green.autoblog.com/2009/08/25/report-tesla-model-s-could-have-95-kwh-battery-pack/
Even if they used the very latest Panasonic 3.4Ah cells, then the pack will be at most 97.2kWh.
You are adding padding on padding – there is no way the battery will be as big as you claim.
I stand by my original assertion – “at best require about 14 hours to get back on the road – at best” is simply not true. Not with the math and not in my experience fast charging a Roadster.
You are adding padding on padding – there is no way the battery will be as big as you claim.
I need some schooling assistance over here please: http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2011/01/tesla’s-model-s-all-dressed-up-and-nowhere-to-go/
You're not alone, but I'd say you're in a very small minority of drivers. If that's really your usage profile, then I think you made a mistake getting an EV car. I think we're probably at least a decade or two away from EV cars having high powered recharge stations anywhere near as prevalent as current gas stations.Very often with my wife and I we tend to drive about 400-450 miles per day.
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So for me range is important and since both the Teslas are drivers cars I think my case is not alone.
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