I really doubt hydrogen cars will ever be popular, if for no other reason than that people are not good about car maintenance, and hydrogen cars need maintenance in the same way that steam engines need maintenance: on time and frequent. Otherwise it's explosion city. This is the number one reason that steam cars never became popular. Hydrogen cars even have a "don't drive past" date on them.
That post needs more LOVE!
They seem stupid and lame now. I’ve felt they have been stupid and lame since 2012.
Saw this recently published article in the EV1. If they understood the battery was the limiting factor why did they not continue when Lithium Ion became available?
From my experience in the auto industry there is little room for a business that cannot clearly make money on day 1. This is likely the reason it was killed.
Mythbusting: The truth about the GM EV1 - Hagerty Media
GM's forward-thinking EV1 was way ahead of its time, and there are plenty of misconceptions that persist concerning its demise.www.hagerty.com
I love how they start out the article with the 5%-95% charging time. You might charge to 95% your first few times supercharging, however once you become accustomed to how charging works you only charge that long when you are eating at a restaurant or need a nap.Hopefully this puts the "what batteries are in the Model S Plaid?" To an end. From MotorTrend, and yes, I would think they asked Tesla when they dropped of the Model S Plaid.
"When the now popular Tesla Model S electric car was first introduced in 2012, there were no Superchargers available. Today, there are 25,000 Tesla Superchargers around the world, and with the Model S Plaid adopting a new powertrain, Tesla was able to re-design the battery to take advantage of the third-gen 250-kW Supercharger. Despite Tesla still using the 18650 form-factor cylindrical battery cells, these now have improved chemistry to deliver higher performance and durability. (This is the fourth major chemistry improvement since the first Model S.) With it newest 100-kWh battery pack, Tesla claims the Plaid can recover 187 miles of driving range in 15 minutes of charging at a V3 Supercharger. But just how realistic is that claim in practice? "
Tesla Model S Plaid Fast-Charging and Range Test: How Far Can It Go?
Tesla says its new Model S can charge faster and run longer, so we put it to a real-world test.www.motortrend.com
Just get the Plaid S out of the trailer and drive it to the destination! DUHPlaid S stuck in a trailer on way to Pikes Peak (unreliable internal combustion engines), if you guys could retweet and/or help increase awareness maybe they can find a fast solution.
Just get the Plaid S out of the trailer and drive it to the destination! DUH
Why do they need to tow it in the first place ? That car is quite capable of driving on the highway on its own (even without a driver, just ask Consumer Reports LOL)
I would imagine this also works going the other way into CAN from US. Or are there other shortcuts there?
So if they are doing around 500,000 cars a year, that would be a car every minute. And a car carrier every eight minutes. Wow.
Yes and the (stated) reason Germany is considering a single system had to do with ease of use through a common App on a cell phone.
).Just got an updated MVOA for my Plaid which I reserved way back in September '20. Interesting that it shows as a new order placed today. Shows the pre-increase $119,990 but no love with the FSD -showing $10K instead of the $8K when I reserved. Hopefully they'll make good on the prior price.
The problem is that the gas taxes go into general revenue, so they never see roads directly. Regards of how high you make gas or electric taxes, roads won't get any more funds. In some countries, Japan for example, gas taxes go into a roads only fund, this also has it's problems because the taxes are higher than road maintenance so they keep building new roads where no new roads are required just to use up the funds.
