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    How does motor and regen efficiency scale with power?

    I'm curious about the scaling of efficiency of a as you increase power, volume, and mass. I've been thinking about it since Elon mentioned a Tesla truck. Trucks tend to have a significant amount of mass, and when towing or carrying a heavy payload, the mass is increased even more. But with...
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    Horse power gives an interesting perspective

    someone posted this link in the tesla motors subreddit, http://www.banhdc.org/archives/ch-hist-19711000.html, and it provides an interesting perspective. Horses caused massive pollution, even in the small cities at the time. My favorite part is the quotes of people defending the horse, for...
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    ZEV credits

    My understanding of the regulation is that large scale automakers in California have to produce a certain number of vehicles that comply with the standards. If they aren't producing enough, they can buy ZEV credits from a company that produces more than they are required to. Tesla is small...