Hi,
First thanks for this resource, trying to find real facts about the Roadster would be a great deal more difficult otherwise.
I've bored my poor sales guy here in the UK to death with all my questions. I've tried to pick up as much as I can from the various threads here, but I'm just going to ask my remaining concerns directly if I may! (deposit goes down today if I can find the answers!):
- Having owned a Roadster and experienced Tesla's attitude, does your instinct/understanding of the car tell you that a replacement battery in 7-10 years will be like-for-like, or, that Tesla will upgrade them to newer cells? I see newer cells going in the Model S, but will the Roadster's custom pack mean it will require expensive re-engineering that they will never do? I ask because I can see the Roadster is going to be different to every other car they produce in future, a bit of a prototype. Is it going to be economically viable for such a tiny market? How future proof are you expecting your Roadster to be or will it be on a scrap heap in 10 years?
- In the UK and Europe I hear Mennekes will become/is becoming a predominant standard for public charging points. Are Roadster owners over here anticipating a solution being provided by Tesla? I have seen a few threads on the subject. Is there frustration with how Tesla react to the market for Roadster owners or are you perfectly happy? Are they taking care of your interests?
- Do you find the range in practice as good, worse, or better, than you anticipated before purchase?
Many thanks in advance your experiences are invaluable!
First thanks for this resource, trying to find real facts about the Roadster would be a great deal more difficult otherwise.
I've bored my poor sales guy here in the UK to death with all my questions. I've tried to pick up as much as I can from the various threads here, but I'm just going to ask my remaining concerns directly if I may! (deposit goes down today if I can find the answers!):
- Having owned a Roadster and experienced Tesla's attitude, does your instinct/understanding of the car tell you that a replacement battery in 7-10 years will be like-for-like, or, that Tesla will upgrade them to newer cells? I see newer cells going in the Model S, but will the Roadster's custom pack mean it will require expensive re-engineering that they will never do? I ask because I can see the Roadster is going to be different to every other car they produce in future, a bit of a prototype. Is it going to be economically viable for such a tiny market? How future proof are you expecting your Roadster to be or will it be on a scrap heap in 10 years?
- In the UK and Europe I hear Mennekes will become/is becoming a predominant standard for public charging points. Are Roadster owners over here anticipating a solution being provided by Tesla? I have seen a few threads on the subject. Is there frustration with how Tesla react to the market for Roadster owners or are you perfectly happy? Are they taking care of your interests?
- Do you find the range in practice as good, worse, or better, than you anticipated before purchase?
Many thanks in advance your experiences are invaluable!