This could be one of those instances where Tesla changed microcontrollers in production to circumvent the chip shortage before the finalized firmware was available, which is very impressive and demonstrates how quickly Tesla can implement production changes. (Just a guess as I don’t even know what a “Center Console Control Module” is!)
Did that make you feel better now?
I'd be just as acidic if i were in your shoes - without a CAR
Brilliantly stated. Elon needs to read this.Yep, I was thinking the same thing. The absence of a media department to answer questions, hold launch events, deliver accurate information, creat press materials, etc only compounds the issue.
However, I do not believe that the lack of easily accessible information abdicates a journalist from delivering accurate information. Journalism is currently about the production of content more than the integrity of the content. In this case it would take, quite literally, a 30 second look under vehicle to see that it is completely different. And I’m quite certain that there is no confusion about the upgraded motors in the Plaid, which would be noteworthy in any ICE vehicle. However, here, it’s hardly worthy of mention.
The level of refresh is not difficult information to obtain. But it requires thinking and not simply having a bias towards video production and clicks. It requires more research than Google. Actually it doesn’t, but giving the benefit of the doubt here, it could take a bit more time to accumulate good information. They simply do not care.
Tesla could control the narrative, no doubt. But journalists should check themselves as well. And if they do not want to do the research and do not want to have a thorough understanding, perfectly fine as well, but the comment of a 10-year old sedan should not be made. It was made only to make the S seem like it‘s accomplishments are somehow easy to acheive, and yet it’s still so much faster. That the car isn’t special or well engineered, it’s just old and taken for granted that it’s faster. As in, of course the EV is going to beat the other cars by over a second, it’s an EV. It’s even an OLD EV.
The more accurate, and no less interesting, comment could have simply been “The Tesla looks like the S always has, but we do not know what lies within”. And then from there go on a rant about how Tesla doesn’t give any info to anyone, ever.
Then I could have saved all of this typing.
The thought never occurred to me. The Plaid is already fast enough if not too fast. The joy of the car is its docile nature as a daily driver that lets you ignore the ridiculous speed if you desire.
But what would this do to battery life? I can't imagine it would be good.I'll take two, please!
Purdue University engineers develop a new method of charging electric vehicles
On Nov. 10, Purdue University announced that its’ engineers may have invented a solution to this specific problem, with their new, patent-pending charging station cable that could fully recharge certain electric vehicles in under five minutes.www.yahoo.com
I've done a lot of looking into the Roadster, and your summary is quite good, but may I offer another view: 4680s with structural pack. This is something not even explored when people talk about the Roadster for the most part. Yeah the Plaid is pretty quick, making just over 800kW from the battery (2300 amps*355v under load), but this thing will be lighter, AND have more power. Based on some calculations I've seen, that thing will be a monster. It won't be marginally quicker. It will likely be approaching a full second quicker on the 1/4 mile. You have to believe Tesla is going to try and beat the Nevera with the smackdown of being 1/10 the price.
I've done a lot of looking into the Roadster, and your summary is quite good, but may I offer another view: 4680s with structural pack. This is something not even explored when people talk about the Roadster for the most part. Yeah the Plaid is pretty quick, making just over 800kW from the battery (2300 amps*355v under load), but this thing will be lighter, AND have more power. Based on some calculations I've seen, that thing will be a monster. It won't be marginally quicker. It will likely be approaching a full second quicker on the 1/4 mile. You have to believe Tesla is going to try and beat the Nevera with the smackdown of being 1/10 the price.
If you factor in a conservative guess on energy density at pack level, and then factor in the structural pack, the car will roughly weigh between 4200 and 4600 pounds. And if you factor that energy density of the new cells along with the lower weight, the Roadster doesn't need 200kWh anymore. Now it's more like 140-160kWh. While potentially having higher range!
Personally, I'm really looking forward to the Roadster, as it will be Tesla's first try at a hypercar, but of course for supercar money; a great feat. Of course we'll have to see, but I have a good feeling about it.
A good thing to remember though, is there's much more to performance than 0-60. Way more. On that front only I agree with you, as I could see a 1.90 for the Roadster and not much more. But after that will be a world of difference. It will likely pull the Plaid almost as hard as the Plaid pulls a Taycan. And yeah I hope pricing can stay the same. That would be amazing if they can pull that off, as I that alone would drive it up by then.
that is EXACTLY my belief for prior holds as well - I think Tesla was using some 19 different microcontrollers, so I would imagine they needed 19 firmware "modules" to address each different microcontroller. and now a 20th..
Similar situation here. I'd owe Tesla $1100 to turn the car in for their estimated damage when they came to inspect. Instead I found a buyer who was willing to pay for my rather really cheap ask before taking delivery of the car. I bought the car from Tesla already. My state does not require me to pay tax on this purchase. Pay attention to that detail. The buyer could turn around and sell it for a $10,000 profit immediately. I just did not want to deal with the hustle. So, my advice: list it.
Yeah probably lol! Totally agreed for a road trip. I'm not sure how the comfort side may be, but I think this may be another misconception about range. A lot of people believe that oh we don't need over 400 miles as people need to stop after that period of time on a road trip. Screw that lol! I think about range from a daily usability standpoint. Think about the endurance on tracks like the Nurburgring! Or what if I really love my car, and I just want to go drive it around for the whole day, run errands, floor it at every light, and not have to worry about energy consumption? Or if I'm on the Autobahn, and I wanna cruise at 180 mph for a long distance. Pretty much for any car IMO, a really high range makes sense, as there are so many use cases for it. Offroad where there are no chargers, on track, or even just as daily drivers driving around with the extra peace of mind, it's always going to be useful.
