Recent content by sandpiper

Tesla has done this before... coming out after the fact that all vehicles made in the last two months actually have a bigger battery that can be software upgraded. Or, for the S 2.0 refresh, they didn't announce it until all of the new ones coming off the line were the new version. It's the...

Cool! I didn't know these were available. I just learned something.

It's alway the california folks that don't get it. Tell you what... feel free to not buy a 500 mile rang battery if/when it comes out. With my real life experience in more remote, cold and less well SC serviced area of the world, I'll sign up tomorrow. One other circumstance to think of...

Unless you've got a heat pump water heater (never heard of one), then no it's not. :-). You might want to take another look at those specs.

Except that in the 737 they do have the ability to turn off the auto-trim. That is the normal process by which to deal with a runaway trim on any plane with automatic altitude control.

I'm not a big govt person, but I do figure that one of the roles of government is to facilitate competition be providing a level playing field where consumers can easily compare prices. Left entirely on their own, oligopolistic sellers of certain commodities (think cell phone service) will be...

I should note... I'm not against some extra parking fee, if charging is below a certain rate. Selling price should reflect the cost drivers - which are partially the power and partially the use of the equipment and space. As charging gets faster, and as chargers become more common, the...

You can't make one law for Tesla and one for everybody else. Further, you need the measurement system to be certified - which it won't be in a car. It's about time that this happens. Charging by the minute is just stupid, and leads to bad incentives for the charging service supplier...

I had a 2014 P85D. I loved it, but it had its share of problems - nothing on the power train, but lots of accessory issues. It didn't overly stress me. When design anything new from the ground up, there WILL be problems. Tesla has had, in my opinion, comparatively few. My 2018 100D has, on...

Change of underwear for any unsuspecting passengers.

I kinda doubt it. I suspect this has to do with the PM motors - which pre-raven Ss don't have. They've had a LONG time to optimize the AC motors, and I can't imagine that there's anything left to squeeze out. But I would LOVE to be proven wrong. :-)

I really really doubt it. "Don't fight the battle that you can't win.". Elon & team aren't that stupid.

I wonder if Tesla has been holding off on releasing some improvements - software/hardware or both - until Porsche released these results? They certainly knew that it was coming and that Porsche wouldn't be able to resist hammering Tesla a bit. Maybe we'll see an announcement about a S/X track...

I did not know that. That makes me feel a bit better I suppose.

Sigh. I wonder if the Chinese got hold of the SpaceX drawings or if they worked from photographs. They're rather shameless in the way that they poach technology developed elsewhere. Is it any wonder why there is a backlash in the west? :-(