Tulsa World: Charging Ahead

[Tommy]

Link to article about Tesla's automotive ambitions: http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=54&articleid=20101107_54_E1_CUTLIN48714

 

[tdelta1000]

That was a great article... it gives us another proceptive of the Tesla mindset.

"I can't say how much it costs now, but the batteries need to cost below $10,000 and it's well above that now." and "The Tesla cars are intended to charge at home overnight, and there is also a "quick charge" option that will re-energize the car in 45 minutes."


Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=54&articleid=20101107_54_E1_CUTLIN48714

 

[Tommy]

That was a great article... it gives us another proceptive of the Tesla mindset.

"I can't say how much it costs now, but the batteries need to cost below $10,000 and it's well above that now." and "The Tesla cars are intended to charge at home overnight, and there is also a "quick charge" option that will re-energize the car in 45 minutes."

I was hesitant to post article as it contained this factual error:

"And during that time, Hermann said the company has made huge strides in its battery division. He said the batteries, which are made up of about 40,000 lithium ion cells, are much safer, smaller and lighter than just a few years ago."

However, I thought perhaps the author had inadvertently added a 0; 4,000 lithium ion cells, if correct, would be news indeed and further validate the progress Tesla has been making.

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=54&articleid=20101107_54_E1_CUTLIN48714