I guess we need to go back to basics.
horsepower (n.) a unit of power equal in the United States to 746 watts
So, 1 HP is 746 watts. 2 horsepower is 1,492 watts. 10 horsepower is 7,460 watts. Etc etc. This is pretty basic stuff. I'll do the forbidden math here, though: 691 HP * 746 W = 515,486 watts.
The car is only capable of generating around 410,000 watts peak at the place where it can be measured at it's highest point, at the battery terminals. Losses, according to Tesla themselves based on their newly admitted legitimate rating, brings that down to 345,398 watts at the motor output shafts.
Tesla has used the 691 HP term without qualifiers all over the place, in writing, in emails, in speech, in interviews as well as appearing in 3rd party publications based on Tesla's advertising and marketing of that number with regard to the *vehicle*.
It is really sad that people don't understand this and continue to try and defend it.
My invoice from Tesla is for the purchase of a *vehicle*. I have no invoices that say I purchased *motors* from Tesla. The 691 HP number was marketed as the rating for the *vehicle* and can not in any way shape or form be achieved by the *vehicle*, which we later found out and a year later was admitted by Tesla.
This is pretty black and white. There is no gray area here, no room for interpretation, nothing. It's crystal clear. Tesla sold people a vehicle that was supposed to be a 691 horsepower vehicle that was actually only a 463 horsepower vehicle. End of story.
You'll notice I've not used the word "torque" anywhere in this post until mentioning it just now. Why? The torque output is not in question.
You may also have noticed that I did not mention 0-60 times.
You may be very astute and have noticed that I did not mention range.
I think a lot of people keep trying to obfuscate the core of the issue by bringing in metrics completely unrelated to the problem, and this is why we have a dozen or so thousand+ post threads on the topic.
I mean seriously, it's time for the defenders to rest on this. Tesla themselves removed the fake 691 HP number, and replaced them with the actual numbers. There is really nothing left to defend. It's like trying to acquit the man who already got fried in the electric chair weeks ago. Just give it up already.
horsepower (n.) a unit of power equal in the United States to 746 watts
So, 1 HP is 746 watts. 2 horsepower is 1,492 watts. 10 horsepower is 7,460 watts. Etc etc. This is pretty basic stuff. I'll do the forbidden math here, though: 691 HP * 746 W = 515,486 watts.
The car is only capable of generating around 410,000 watts peak at the place where it can be measured at it's highest point, at the battery terminals. Losses, according to Tesla themselves based on their newly admitted legitimate rating, brings that down to 345,398 watts at the motor output shafts.
Tesla has used the 691 HP term without qualifiers all over the place, in writing, in emails, in speech, in interviews as well as appearing in 3rd party publications based on Tesla's advertising and marketing of that number with regard to the *vehicle*.
It is really sad that people don't understand this and continue to try and defend it.
My invoice from Tesla is for the purchase of a *vehicle*. I have no invoices that say I purchased *motors* from Tesla. The 691 HP number was marketed as the rating for the *vehicle* and can not in any way shape or form be achieved by the *vehicle*, which we later found out and a year later was admitted by Tesla.
This is pretty black and white. There is no gray area here, no room for interpretation, nothing. It's crystal clear. Tesla sold people a vehicle that was supposed to be a 691 horsepower vehicle that was actually only a 463 horsepower vehicle. End of story.
You'll notice I've not used the word "torque" anywhere in this post until mentioning it just now. Why? The torque output is not in question.
You may also have noticed that I did not mention 0-60 times.
You may be very astute and have noticed that I did not mention range.
I think a lot of people keep trying to obfuscate the core of the issue by bringing in metrics completely unrelated to the problem, and this is why we have a dozen or so thousand+ post threads on the topic.
I mean seriously, it's time for the defenders to rest on this. Tesla themselves removed the fake 691 HP number, and replaced them with the actual numbers. There is really nothing left to defend. It's like trying to acquit the man who already got fried in the electric chair weeks ago. Just give it up already.
