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    Tesla Chooses Nevada for its GigaFactory

    Bloomberg has confirmation. Betty Liu says she talked to Tesla. Tesla, Nevada Gov. Plan Battery Factory Press Event Tomorrow: Video - Bloomberg
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    Legally it is your fault, not the cyclist's. If you leave the door open and another vehicle or cyclist crushes into it you are responsible in all countries I have checked so far. I checked a few countries including the US, Australia and UK and in all of them that is the case. You might not like...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    Like I said let's wait and see. If I'm making up things then there is no problem. If there are some cyclist head injuries then Tesla will have to come up with something. I think ideally the doors shouldn't stick out as much as they do. Maybe they will improve the design.
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    If you had actually looked at reply #594 you would see the red line I drew that shows the estimated 14 inches is between the widest point of the car and doors. At handlebar height (somewhere around the middle of side windows) the car is not at its widest point because the windows are nowhere...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    In reply #594 I posted a picture showing how much the doors stick out. It is more than a few inches. To me it looks like 14 inches.
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    I'm referring to arguments in recent post suggesting that it would be the cyclists fault. However the cyclists might be somebody close to you riding around the house. It isn't necessarily some stranger who might be injured. Let's not forget that. How would you feel if somebody in your family is...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    In reply #591 I measured and wrote my height on my bicycle. I'm 5'11" but on my hybrid bicycle I'm 6'5" when I ride upright. Therefore the door won't be out of the way. It will be just at the right height to hit a tall cyclists head with the sharp blade side of the frame that sticks out the...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    Here is a picture demonstrating the danger for cyclists. The door would stick out to the cyclist path. Tesla has no way of knowing how these cyclist paths are in every country. Obviously they designed something with road conditions familiar to them but the car will be used everywhere. Therefore...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    The doors can open independently and they can open both. I would expect the key fob to have a single button for both doors.
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    They don't need to extend far. It is far enough to hit a cyclist's head. Normal doors are not a comparison because normal doors are not hanging in the air with empty space below them. Normal doors open in last moment catching you by surprise. The MX door is already open but invisible because it...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    You are confusing this with a regular door accident where you see the door opening. It is true that you wouldn't hit an already open regular car door coming from a distance at reasonable speed. So a regular car door would have to open at last moment and give you little time to react. But even...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    These are different than any other cars doors. You can't hit other car doors with only your face. The front tire, the handlebar, your knee, feet or pedals will hit a regular car door. Here everything else is skipped and the door arrives directly in the middle of your face with the entire force...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    Every time there is an issue with the doors it is going to be on the news. I can see it happening. The doors might be high enough for pedestrians not to hit their head but a cyclist would certainly hit it. There are so many unforeseeable problems with this door I expect multiple issues with it...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    Chickenlittle, I knew somebody would come up with an argument claiming a similar danger exists for regular door cars. Like I said the issue is that the sensors invite kid's hand to interrupt the door. You can not seriously argue that kids forgetting their hand in the gap and putting their hand...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    It looks like you stopped reading after the first sentence. I explained why sensors won't prevent some accidents. I think Elon talked about the sensors in the last shareholder meeting. I heard him talk about it too. I hope those sensors are really sensitive. I would expect the door to move...
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    A sad cautionary tale of poor judgement

    The don't think this qualifies as a test drive. A test drive involves observation with a genuine interest to understand the qualities of the car. To me this story sounds more like a joy ride, for entertainment purposes. The driver was pushing the limits of the car to have fun. Maybe it is a...
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    Model X Falcon Doors

    I'm worried that some kid will lose their fingers because of the falcon wing doors. What happens when somebody puts their hand to the gap between the door and the frame and someone else on the outside leans to the door? A lot of people will buy the MX as a family car and they will pick up...
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    Yet another reason why the Dual Chargers option is worth having...

    I think the European HPWC isn't released yet but is expected to arrive before the end of this year. Is that correct? I wonder if it will be compatible with other EVs. Because the European HPWC will already have the Mennekes plug, it will be really annoying for other EV owners if they arrive at a...
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    Model S Software/Firmware wishlist

    Hi, Recently one of the moderators, Nigel linked me to the wiki version of your wish list and I thought it looks very good. I liked it because I see forums as a big black hole where information is lost. The wiki feature of vbulletin seems like a good way to collect, categorize and update...
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    Teo's improvement ideas

    My suggestion wasn't to owners. It was to this website. In reply #1 I said "with the collective intelligence of this forum a much better list could be created". Unless you look at the newspaper ad and think that is the perfect list ever for everybody then I don't see why you would disagree that...
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    Teo's improvement ideas

    Doug, this is not necessarily something one person should do. That is only one way to do it. A second way could be a group of people responsible for such a wiki that maintains a list like above. One of the site admins could start the wiki and invite people to join. This way you can have...
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    Teo's improvement ideas

    Bonnie I'm not sure I'm the right person. I don't own a Model S. I don't have access to mytesla section on teslamotors.com. Also I'm too argumentative. Yes I have the motivation but it is seasonal. I might move on to something else. I just find Tesla to be the most exciting thing in recent...
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    Teo's improvement ideas

    I overlooked the wiki link. When you said wiki I though you are suggesting wikipedia or some other wiki website. I didn't know vbulletin had the wiki feature. Now that you mentioned it again I checked it and it looks good. It is very detailed. It has even subcategories under the firmware...
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    Teo's improvement ideas

    OK, let me break this down for you. 1. Collect information from forum members on what changes they would want to see. 2. Divide the requests into categories such as exterior, interior, firmware, website and ordering, charging network, customer service, phone Line, service centers. 3. Create a...
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    Your Model S has entered the production queue at our Factory in Fremont, California

    Production queue means the specs of your car have been sent from one computer network (Tesla website and ordering) to the other (production). If Tesla's website was hacked or was under attack they wouldn't want this to affect the robots at the factory. Therefore these two networks are most...
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    Teo's improvement ideas

    [Mod Note: this thread was carved out of the Open Letter to Elon Musk thread] It is a shame this forum does not maintain a list of suggestions. The two people who wrote that open letter did what they could. It is just two people's opinion and they got most of the items right. However with the...
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    A most unfortunate event :-(

    I'm glad that you are OK. There seems to be a some confusion here. I thought you said you had an accident after you lost consciousness. Some of the people here understood it like you lost consciousness because of the impact of the accident. If you have a medical condition which results in...
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    Next iteration of battery and drivetrain for Model X?

    Here is a long video here comparing Nissan, Tesla, Volt batteries. Professor Dahn says Nissan's first generation battery lost 27% range in first year because of poor battery choice and lack of cooling. He said the batteries Nissan used were tested only for less than 30 days. With such poor...
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    What is the best way to get analyst reports?

    Hi Blake, Most of those are based on Elon's conference calls. For example the recent Credit Suisse Report that you wrote about where they mention 10% more efficient cells for the Model X is a misinterpretation of Elon's 31 July 2014 conference call where he said the form factor of batteries...
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    Next iteration of battery and drivetrain for Model X?

    This is based on research. Deutsche Bank analysts have published a research paper and they are expecting the cost will drop 7.5% every year until 2020. Here is a link to the research paper. Look at page 20 for graph. PDF Warning: http://bioage.typepad.com/files/1223fm-05.pdf Here is an article...
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    Pics/Info: Inside the battery pack

    Otmar has a working salvage Model S. Here is his topic: Electric of a VW Westfalia using a Model S platform Here is a contact form on his website. About | Stretchla Blog
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    Mystery Tesla item/part: What is it?

    To me it looks like some kind of wall lighting. I think the holes are there to let out light. A fluorescent or led light could go in this thing and it could be attached to a wall. It could be lighting an outdoor wall for decoration. I think that's called facade lighting. It could also be a sign...
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    Plan: Off grid solar with a Model S battery pack at the heart

    Hi wk057, In the following video JB Straubel from Tesla talks about storage packs. There is a picture of a residential pack. I watched the whole video some time ago and if I remember correctly he said there were 1000 domestic installations of that pack through Solar City. He also said the...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    dsm363, Obviously I'm not going to call the hotel because that wouldn't be right but I'm glad you couldn't resist to talk to them. It is always good to have more information which is why I wrote the phone numbers of the hotel a few messages earlier. If those charging spaces are so insignificant...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    I wasn't rude. You have no reason to warn me. When you join a discussions you are writing as a regular member. You can not then turn around and use your moderator powers against the person you don't agree with. The fact that I bring up a non-compliance issue to the attention of others does not...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    Nigel, there is no reason for you to send me warnings (referring to the pm you just sent me). You are misusing your moderator powers.
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    It is not a problem that affects me. No. RCW 46.08.185 is effective from July 28, 2013. A short time after that on September 17, 2013 there was discussion about the station here. Most likely this means when Tesla and the host negotiated a deal and signed an agreement, the law didn't exist. But...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    There is no reason for arguments. The language is clear. Source: Washington State Department of Transportation website: Washington state law (RCW 46.08.185) - - - Updated - - - The same content is also available in Jeff Finn's PDF file.
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    Bonnie, There is nothing missing. I'm just responding to people who comment on what I wrote. It is not like I keep adding new messages without somebody saying something to me. Obviously if people continue arguing about something, then I will do more research, collect more data, contact more...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    People have the right to know what is going on. There are people in this topic who think Tesla is trying to prevent ICE parking in Ellensburg. That couldn't be further from the truth. Tesla is violating state law to allow ICE to park there because they picked a wrong location where they had to...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    By the way, I want to add that a month ago when I researched about Ellensburg, I contacted Adk Electric that built the Ellensburg station (I didn't contact Tesla explicitly but the discussion was in official Tesla forums). I gave them a link to this webpage that displays the same signs in Jeff's...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    Yes, this is the same document I saw about a month ago. In the document the two signs are mentioned as "Legally Required Minimum Signage per the Legislation". I wonder what Jeff Finn would say about Tesla not displaying those signs in Ellensburg.
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    They have maybe 5 more parking spaces across the stalls in that area. So if there are only 10 spaces and 5 of them are close to the building and all 5 are charging stations then obviously all 5 stations will be occupied before people start using the spaces further away. That's what I meant.
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    Nigel, this is not a case of bad ICE drivers parking at stations and Tesla trying to prevent that. No, in Ellensburg Tesla has intentionally decided not to use the R7-11 No Parking Sign even though it is required. The reason they did this is because the charging station is at the same time the...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    Dsm, I'm completely confused what you meant here partly because there was no link to the PDF. Do you mean a while ago you published a PDF on Plug In America about signage, then in the email to Tesla yesterday you mentioned that and Tesla wrote back saying they distributed your PDF to all...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    Bonnie if it makes you happy we can agree on "imply". I didn't notice you were so sensitive when somebody criticizes something Tesla does. Honestly, I didn't mean to have an argument with you about this, although I much prefer having arguments with you instead the other two. I think you are...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    Bonnie, In a business environment, especially when talking to your customers it is common to say things politely like Tesla did in that sentence. Of course they are not going to say "don't call us" but this is what they mean. Even the question itself specifically says dedicated. Hopefully...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    Bonnie, It is not like I'm making up this stuff. This quote is from this page. Scroll down to FAQ section to find the question. As you can see the word 'dedicated' is mentioned twice and is wrapped in apostrophes to bring readers attention to that word. "If a non-Tesla vehicle is blocking a...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    That's possible but not probable. 1) The hotel said they don't care (check opening message) 2) The person said "Tesla wasn't helpful at all" (this is not a description of Tesla trying to help but not succeeding quickly enough) 3) The FAQ says don't contact Tesla if the stall is not dedicated. In...
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    Teo Takes Tesla To Task

    You can try. According to the OP, in Ellensburg somebody contacted Tesla but was unimpressed with their response. My guess is that Tesla refused to contact the host because the signage doesn't prevent general parking. What is the person supposed to do? Keep contacting Tesla repeatedly like a...