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Those who know, do not speak. For example mods do know, they could check an IP etc. But they won't tell you :tongue: Those who speak, do not know. For example, you! You implied this by actually saying "I think we now know" As for what actually the truth, well, let me quote Ismail Haniyeh...

This is blatant lie. Or at least misinformation based on not understanding technology. Google cars are designed to be perfectly autonomous and able to drive when connection(3g/4g etc) is not present. Moreover, all computations are done onboard, nothing in the cloud. When Google car see roadside...

I want to thank OP for posting this. NigelM and bonnie are just jealous that they were not aware of the fact and thus were not able to post about it.

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Even if Apple had chosen to use i3 platform as a base for their model, the car would have got different body and totally different look. It would not have been i3 with Apple badge instead of BMW. So how i3 looks is irrelevant. And I think Apple will be better off developing their own...

Tesla should create opt in(in mytesla or anywhere) for beta test of 7.0. Just give warnings that using new AP features owners should be extra careful. But the features themselves are working. And I bet they are working better already compared to similar features from competitors.

Shows me 6.3 and 6.2 in two different browser tabs:

Turn that 6 in S60 badge upside down :biggrin:

This. While I hope it is not the case, there is a good chance that on the long run 90 kWh pack after 8-10 years would have lower capacity than similarly stressed 85 kWh pack. I've got this impression after reading(ok, more like scanning through) quite a few peer-reviewed li-ion papers. But...

Time to update signature :) - - - Updated - - - BTW, substantial percentage of TSLA shareholders have deep respect for Elon and would give a lot of weight to how Elon would advise to vote on any matter, especially on hostile takeover one. There are things like so called poison pill that allow...

Nice list! But it worth noting that 918 was sold out and one could not purchase new one anymore.

I believe Nissan got 64 models lineup. It would take time for Tesla to catch up with established automakers in this regard. So far there are plans only for 4 models from Tesla, S, X, III, nextgen Roaster. Elon should start thinking how to make Tesla Motors to introduce 3 to 4 new models a year...

Theoretically silicon anode tech could extend battery capacity at the same weight by up to 30%. In best case scenario. So MS 120 kWh might become possible when tech would be fully developed. A big question: silicon anode cells do tend to degrade much faster than graphite anode cells, have the...

Existing customers can upgrade.

1: Upgraded battery pack to 90 KWh for $3,000 2: Offering 70 kWH single motor for $70k 3: Upgrade for the high-performance Model S to a Ludacris mode. 0-60 of 2.8 seconds.

Dynapower to supply 250kW energy storage inverters for Tesla Powerpack

Sakti3 prospective customers do not care about specific energy - this is why Sakti3 atm talking about volumetric density only. No one really cares if smartphone battery weight is 42g or 61g. But every smartphone manufacturer cares how thin particular model is. Thus focus on Wh/L. When Sakti3...

If your grand grandpa managed to buy Ford Model T in 1920 and yr family still have it, it is worth way more dollars now then in 1920. So yes, cars go up in price as they age :tongue:

Airbags do kill people. Literally. Many die because of airbag deployment, and without airbag many would have walked away alive. Sure, airbags save many more lives than they take away. But point is, societies figured out how to deal with problem and airbag manufacturers do not face exorbitant...

Nope. At $11M for 79 megawatt-hours a year one would need to spend $4.9B to get 35 GWh annual output using many such machines. GF is WAY cheaper, at $5B it would produce cell precursors, battery packs, assembly. This offer would require ~$5B only for cell production, one would still need to...

Yeah all the world need to figure out is how to be oil exporter and how to grab billions and billions and billions of $$$ just from natural resources export. While getting 99% of electricity cheapest way possible - through hydro.

Yeah, lease or even rent out the battery. Good idea. Some fear that battery would degrade and it is generally new and unfamiliar tech. Removing that fear could lead to some extra sales. Sure plug should be there and no extra battery swap stations needed - if battery renter need a new one, he...

This.

Adjustable black autotint with high reflectivity that could be made fully transparent or adjust color temperature coming from the outside. Low-cost, window tintings | KurzweilAI

Another one more believable: 10.29 kW DC for $22,230 But notice, this is SolarCity partner, not SolarCity, which is probably cheaper. And do not forget, if one choose purchase over leasing, one would need to pay retail insurance rate, pay for new inverter in 10-12 years, etc.

When such device would allow elderly person to walk around faster, pretty much everyone will start buying one. Addressable market is practically limitless. Well, when they get to $35k Gen3, you know. BTW anyone was around when Tesla sold it 110th Roadster?

QUOTE: "at a far end of the expo I saw an exoskeleton with an extendable gravity-balancing arm and attachable grinder. I had to try it on. The rig was a prototype designed and built by Ekso Bionics, a wearable bionics company specializing in gait training for individuals with various levels of...

This.

Must read eyewitness experience with self driving cars report: Google Car Drives Like Your Grandma

https://youtu.be/O9j1VxoDhMs

But their systems are internet connected, with software monitors etc. Couldn't SC just disable/modify inverter firmware remotely? And in that case customer would had to pay utility prices anyway...

Welcome to the forum! Check out CPO Model S selection: Tesla CPO Consolidator Cheapest P85 with active air and tech package is $67k, and this is performance version. You will get 50k miles 4 year warranty too.

Moreover, they essentially making other voting shares irrelevant since Porsche family created entity that decides internally on how they vote as a group. Porsche SE, a holding company owned by the Porsche and Piech families, controls 51 percent of VW's common stock Business Insider But it...

Well Porsche family have not had any stakes in VW, but after VW "bought" Porsche the Porsche family ended up controlling 51% of voting shares of VW.

For example retail prices per W for solar invertes are somewhere in between $0.33 and $0.614 PV Insights So for 2KW inverter we are looking at $660-$1228 range. But battery inverter might need to be bidirectional, this might cost more. But $1000 looks like reasonable optimistic assumption.

Lets assume 1 kW/h cost to produce $.03 during off peak hours and each kW/h of battery replaces killowatt hour that produced at peak plant cost of $0.07. For $250 we will get simplified payoff time of 25000c/4c=6250 days or over 17 years. Add ROI, maintenence. Payoff time at $250 is too high...

No. Daily cycled battery could earn some $ by buying cheaper 10kWh at night time and lower consumption at peak rate by 10kW/h. Will economics of new Tesla PowerWall product will work for you?

Will economics of new Tesla PowerWall product will work for you? 10 kW/h battery pack cost $3500, inverter cost $1000 and installation $500. How fast such $5k system pay for itself, assuming it stores 10kW/h buying them at cheapest(night) rate and lower your consumption during peak rate by 10 kW/h.

Bolding is mine. But at price $350 per kW/h retail Panasonics cells cost $150, wrapping(assembly labor, sensors, electronics) cost $100, distribution is another $100. Do Panasonic have better distribution channels down to retail homeowners? Tesla have got such exposure through SolarCity...

Factory construction progress with photos: SolarCity factory slowly taking shape - Business - The Buffalo News "SolarCity will be able to start installing some equipment in the $900 million factory early next year and that production will reach full capacity in the first quarter of 2017."

Could you give a link to shorts forum? I think I'll enjoy reading that...

If hackers got control of Tesla DNS, Twitter account password could also be reset using email address. By changing MX record and setting up email server on some IP.

jhm: in CA solar is already cutting into production so 3am total California demand is higher than 1pm minus solar. It was almost exclusively happening on weekends a year ago, but now it started to happen on weekdays also. Example...

Well according to Oak Ridge National Laboratory "theoretical energy density for aluminium-ion batteries is 8140 W-hr/kg in comparison to lithium-ion's 1462 W-hr/kg" So potentially al-ion is much more energy dense(gravimetric density) than li-ion. And this research might spark an interest in...

Been a big fan of aluminum-ion batteries for years. Al-ion could have potentially way better specific energy/energy density while being cheaper to produce than li-ion. Anyhow here is new formulation of al-ion: 7,500 cycles without any loss of capacity, 1 min charging time and cells itself are...

Speaking of the devil (the mighty SOLID STATE 3X energy density Li-ion!!!) I replied originally... This is exact problem with solid state batteries: at what temperature they have a chance to work at? Let me quote myself: quite general problem for solid state is a operating temperature. Some...

Setting # of opened positions apart aren't it is somewhat worrying that Tesla do not deploy Superchargers at the pace it used to? I personally do not worry about long term(EVs will win) but short term? May be TSLA is trying to get nice GAAP number this quarter? But this do not makes sense since...

OXIS just tweeted and here is quotes from press release: "battery technology offers energy density greater than 300Wh/kg" <--they claiming it is available today. "product, which will be launched in two to three years, is expected to successfully achieve 2,000 cycles before the capacity reduces...

Not sure about your question, but think about this: for 2k more(*) you can get S85D with pano roof/tech/sound/premium interior/smart air. Yes 0-60 would be 5.2 instead of 4.2, but you will get AWD, TACC(and other autopilot goodies), higher top speed, better efficiency(270 EPA) and bran new...

Energy density in this context means mostly volumetric density. That means that battery would be very compact, but still heavy. Some claims about better specific energy were made but improvements are not as spectacular. Solid state in this context is a type of li-ion battery, with solid...