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Anti-Tesla Gibberish
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Well he tells the truth, Tesla products for now, are for the wealthy or the ones who cut deep into their accounts because they (we) are fanboys. I'm a Fan of Tesla since I first read about Martin Eberhard wanting to build his Electric Sports car. Honestly, the main thing wich could keep me from buying it is the price Tag. I know it's competative to other cars in that league, but well it IS the league of the rich guys. And the Roadster was even more so. I absolutely believe that through the Roadster and the Model S Tesla planted the seed that people want an Electric car. A good one, a nice looking one and a fast one. They defenitely also proved that Electric Cars are real cars.
But then, the masses still have to drive with things like the Renault Twizy. Teslas Answer to that, the Gen3 is far far off. First there will be the Model X then probably 1-2 other models. They probably will come on with their own roadster... so I'd be surprised if they come before 2017. Also the Model S kinda cheats with it's 57k entry price. With that it will be a very good 2nd car as the range is quiet short, better then the others.. but still short. So for me I'd at least need the 2nd pack. Then we war at 67k, then I'm in Europe so it will be more likely 80k... gulp.
Norbert
TSLA will win
There were plans to have other models and/or the "own" Roadster, first, but my understanding is that has changed since battery development allows going towards the GenIII directly. The current plan is the GenIII will come directly after Model X (not sure if there might be other developments in parallel). The date given is still, as it "always" was, 2015/2016.
I don't see how that would be "cheating" just because perhaps it is less than *you* (or I) want. It is still more than most (if not all) other EVs offer as a max range (except Tesla's Roadster and the Rimac), and some claim an EV doesn't need to have more range than that ( a good number of people would probably only by it as a second car in the first place). I say that while being in favor of increasingly large ranges, I do think it is a major win that the Model S offers a 300 mile range.
My issue was not about whether he was wrong or right ... it was about the appropriateness of the conversation at an Earth Day event where EVs were on display for the purpose of raising public awareness (not to sell vehicles by bashing the competition).
In fairness, my interaction with other Coda reps since then has been stellar.
favo
P3D+ owner
Having a maximum range (reasonably) comparable to ICE vehicles means that some people will give Tesla models a closer look, even when they have ruled out other EV's with <100 mile range as too impractical or "toy" cars. In the end, they may re-evaluate their actual need to go that far on a daily basis and conclude that a smaller battery will indeed work for them. Getting past the initial impression that EV's are not "real" cars is very important if Tesla wants to grow the market. I think this is a valid reason to offer a 500-mile (or more) battery pack, when prices come down a bit more. Even though many don't often "need" that range, the psychological barrier it breaks down is huge.
It's more real than psychological in my opinion. I would much rather have a 500-700 mile range because the 300 mile range just barely competes with old fashioned cars.
Real life example:
This week I drove from Texas to Nebraska twice. The distance is just over 600 miles one way. That means the Model S would need twenty hours of charging using a 50 amp RV plug. The first ten hours are done at home so they don't really count. Then there would be two five hour charge stops along the way plus ten or eleven hours of driving making the total trip time twenty three hours. (Hopefully Denise won't bring so much luggage that I can't lay down in the back and sleep during part of the two stops.) That's the worst case. The best case would be two one hour supercharge stops making the travel time thirteen hours. However, I don't expect there to be any superchargers at the two places they would make sense for this trip (Stillwater, OK and Junction City, KS) for many years to come (if ever). Of course, I would be tickled pink if there were. A 500 mile range would only add one four hour charge stop at an RV park with no superchargers required. A 700 mile range would mean no lengthy charge stops at all.
favo
P3D+ owner
Yeah, personally I agree. I like to take road trips, and if I bought a really cool, expensive car like Model S, I'd want to use it and not rent a crappy ICE car or fly. 700 miles would be great, since I don't think I'll ever drive that far in a day again, but half that would be OK, since I'd certainly stop on such a long trip. (And that needs to be actual mileage with AC/heat and real highway speeds of 70 mph or so.) It will be interesting to see whether battery capacity + price or charging speed + charger prevalence will win out. A significant advance on one front could render the other mostly irrelevant. I'm kind of hoping for battery capacity/price/weight, since I like the idea of never having to stop unless you want to and this would give EV's a significant advantage over ICE cars. I suppose if battery capacity is too high, you might not be able to draw enough power fast enough from the grid to charge it fully. I'm waiting to see how it shakes out over the next couple of years and hope Gen III hits the sweet spot for me.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
I was talking to my father about the new RAV4EV and he was claiming it couldn't work for him because of its limited range. I then pointed out to him that he hates to travel long distances, the few times he does a long trip he takes my mother's car, not his RAV, and he's probably not taken his RAV more than 100 miles in a day in many many years. In reality he's a perfect candidate for an EV with around 100 miles of range. Even after hearing me rant about EV's for years he still has a mindset that is disconnected from reality.
I don't think your calculation is quite correct. Just because the battery has a bigger range, doesn't mean it will charge faster from the same chargers. You get a certain number of miles per hour of charging (at a constant rate of charging). So except for your initial charge, that happened at home and doesn't count as part of the trip, and discounting the time to find a charge place and plug in, you'll take the same total time to charge for the same distance. Have I misunderstood?
DuncanWatson
Member
600 miles one way with a 500 mile battery means only charging for 100 miles worth of charge on the road. aka 3.33 hours of charging
for a 300 mile battery it is 10 hours of charging. This is a savings ov 6.7 hours, all due to the extra capacity. Now if the trip were longer the math would change. It has to do with the savings gained from the lower modulo of the trip distince vs the battery capacity.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
Possibly but there are still some rational issues for him:
He just bought a new RAV last year so is not in the market, he wants 4 wheel drive, (though admitting with the current warming trend he may not need it again), he doesn't drive much so there is no chance of any sort of payback, and he'd never buy any car that costs that much even though he could afford it.
Like I said I think 'kinda' cheating as the marketing message on the site was soooo promising. under 50k (after tax refund) and 300 miles range
then they figured out how much battery they can put in into those 57k. In the end it's good that there's not only a 300mile battery pack but still.Well, it is unusual for sales persons who advice you to find your product elsewhere, especialy in a business where you don't buy products every year. So even on a world earth day they are there to save the world with selling their products. I agree thou that you probably should sell your products with praising your product and not bashing the others
Sorry that I did missinterpred your post in thinking you ment the Model S is for the masses.My only experience with autodealers and Tesla is that I know promised a ride for my Toyota dealer
Norbert
TSLA will win
Like I said I think 'kinda' cheating as the marketing message on the site was soooo promising. under 50k (after tax refund) and 300 miles range
You are "kinda" changing the subject here on me.
If you get the opportunity, advise them that all they need to do is simultaneously floor the clutch and gas pedal. That will remove all confusion. :biggrin:
If it's parked, point to the pretty exhaust pipes.
LOL
NOT from JP. The writer is "Hawkinvest", a Seekingalpha member.
The novel thing (in the article) for me was the speculation that there were many reservers who were hoping to "flip" the car once purchased, and therefore that the market was thinner than it appeared. I see little evidence for that, other than the noted weakness of the Volt and Leaf deliveries vs. projections, but it is not an illegitimate idea.
From the point of view of a stock player, his queries and "buy on rumor, sell on news" approach may well make sense. Elon is betting that the fundamentals (quality and value, plus change of market paradigm) will overwhelm concerns and arguments such as this one.
The crux issue (in the article, and in reality, too) is the depth of the market. The author overestimates, IMO, the % of the potential purchasing public which has been even lightly exposed to the product, and hence believes it may already be near exhaustion. Virtually any reserver or owner would readily dispute that from their own experience.
See above. NOT from JP. Hawkinvest (author is in top left sidebar column.)My new theory on JP is that he specifically picks Tesla to bash because he's guaranteed a high hit rate when he does that. Same with some other bloggers. I've read things where I know they know better - and can only assume they do it because they enjoy the plethora of comments that are guaranteed to follow.
Ignoring them all would be the most effective thing we could do - but it's too hard to resist.
I RTWT, and am thinking over the ways in which Elon seems to have anticipated and precluded some of the "inevitable" stages of these general charted progressions. No specific comments yet.
But I did note JP's dire warning that filing the "10-Q" by Aug. 9 loomed:
Now, I don't really know what is required in a 'going concern qualification', but I did look for Tesla's 10-Q. And I found it, filed on August 2, a week early, in the Tesla Investors pages:
Tesla - SEC Filings lists all the reports. Currently reading the 10-Q and 8-K. Seriously fascinating stuff! I am suddenly a 'spert on the DOE loans, etc.
But I have as yet no clue what JP was fulminating about. As Elon said, there are about $210 million in cash reserves available, and it's now up to "operations" (finalization of reservation sales, etc.) to carry the load from here on out. As expected, AFAICT.
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