Recent content by lance p

Well, the problem is that you'd be adding mass to the car, which you'd be hauling around 24/7, even though you use the feature only part of the year. Also, the creation of heat through resistance is close to 100% efficient, so pre-heating the battery pack while plugged in seems maybe a better...

This is bad news for Tesla shareholders, in that it clearly shows that X demand is weak. There is no way the company would do this if demand for the 90 and the 75 was in excess of production capacity. The 60 costs the same as the 75 to manufacture (since they are the same in all respects but...

I would think these numbers are before the federal (and applicable state) incentives; so, let's say the incentives total $10k, that works out to about $250/month over the 39 month lease period, lowering your effective cost to $223/month. If the $473 includes sales tax, with some interest thrown...

Skeptical. If you go to their website, look at the deterioration of the energy density. The two materials they show (which are their 2 lowest density products to start with) demonstrate a loss of energy density of between approx. 40% and 50% with only 175 charging cycles, and the deterioration...

Not sure I agree with your line of reasoning. Seems to me there are 3 issues here: legal, ethical/moral, and business. Does Tesla have a legal right to do what they've done? Time will tell, after they get sued for breach of implied contract or some such. Legal theories in equity may lead...