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Model 3 Performance
I doubt any electrical engineer would install a 400A fuse in a system that can draw 500+ amps.
It's a slow blow fuse. It can take ~1,800 amps for 1 second before it blows.
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I doubt any electrical engineer would install a 400A fuse in a system that can draw 500+ amps.
Agreed. The Roadster maxes out around 200kW, so if you punch it when the battery is low it can draw up to 560 amps.
This is off on a tangent, but EV West seems to be implying that they're selling battery packs that they bought from Tesla. I'm not sure if they came from old Roadster batteries that were converted into energy storage projects or what.
The EV Show - December 2014 - EV West - YouTube
This was from May last year:
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So I just tweeted Elon...
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Curious to see if he replies.
I'm in no hurry personally (seeing only about 2-3% degradation in range after almost 4 years) but I do believe that sitting back and being overly patient with Tesla sometimes means waiting indefinitely. I'm sure at the time Elon meant what he said in May 2013 (and later) but it looks 100% certain there's nothing coming in 2014; if Tesla can't get an option out in 20 months then it might never happen at all.
I'm OK with waiting longer too, not really planning to replace the pack. But I would like to know sooner the approx price and whether it comes with a quicker charging possibility (either SC or three phase). If not, I may try to add that by myself.
I'm OK with waiting longer too, not really planning to replace the pack. But I would like to know sooner the approx price and whether it comes with a quicker charging possibility (either SC or three phase). If not, I may try to add that by myself.