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That was surprising.
My only experience with a HUD (a rental car in AU) was very positive. I can see the idea of a customizable display (position, size, color, brightness) would be an extreme advantage and I hope they can do it but I'd be fine with whatever..
My only experience with a HUD (a rental car in AU) was very positive. I can see the idea of a customizable display (position, size, color, brightness) would be an extreme advantage and I hope they can do it but I'd be fine with whatever..
I've never tried one but i think we can expect to see more of them.
Also found these:-
Toshiba America Electronic Components To Showcase Advanced LCD And OLED Products And Technologies At SID 2007
OLEDs look interesting
What Does Contrast Ratio Really Mean? : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech
A recent OLED panel from Sony claims 1000000:1
Also found these:-
Toshiba America Electronic Components To Showcase Advanced LCD And OLED Products And Technologies At SID 2007
OLEDs look interesting
What Does Contrast Ratio Really Mean? : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech
A recent OLED panel from Sony claims 1000000:1
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Inverse, back-lit LCD like in the 911 would be my suggestion. Viewable in all lighting, with polarized sunglasses, and without that Atari dashboard feel of EFL displays.
Looks like Tesla may be implementing some of these ideas: Roadster Sport
Note that the tach is now on the same gauge as the speedometer. The units on the right
"power" gauge is in kilowatts. This is pretty much exactly what some of us were suggesting.
Note that the tach is now on the same gauge as the speedometer. The units on the right
"power" gauge is in kilowatts. This is pretty much exactly what some of us were suggesting.
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Though I always felt this idea was common sense (and should have been done with the tranny change), it certainly looks like it. :smile:This dash finally makes sense. Somebody at Tesla is surely reading this forum
From this thread: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/technical-discussion/1116-vestigial-tachometer.html
>> I feel that the change to the single speed trany has made the tach useless.
I'm still rooting for it to be replaced by a powergauge with some negative field for regen. Maybe an aftermarket mod? :biggrin:
Something like this:
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I had been pushing that idea for years now...
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/tesla-model-s-whitestar/383-whitesstar-dashboard.html#post2175
Credit goes to WarpedOne for actually mocking one up on the Tesla panel!
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/tesla-model-s-whitestar/383-whitesstar-dashboard.html#post2175
TEG said:
Credit goes to WarpedOne for actually mocking one up on the Tesla panel!
Yes, it's an obvious sensible thing to do. I was just pointing out that even finer details like those suggested by WarpedOne ("tachometer should be joined with speedometer with a single needle"), vfx ("KW gauge with the TDC as the zero point"), and malcolm (green scale markings) appear to have been implemented. Credit goes to the forum. :smile:
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Why yes! Behold we have forseen all!
And for bonus points I predict a new design for the cupholder.
- My work here is done.
Yes, well, it is hard to know how much influence (if any) we have on their decisions. Probably at least a little bit of idea generation, but much of the time I think we may just be "thinking logically" and coming up with ideas that they would have done anyways. Well at least we can celebrate that they created something that fit our vision of what we thought they should do regardless if the ideas started here or not.
And yes, the idea of overlaying the tach values on the speedo had come to me a long while back as well.
Assuming they put the tach as an overlay on the speedo that basically locks them into a specific gearbox ratio and tire size.
( With a different gear ratio they could have considered a sport model with even quicker 0-60 and 1/4 mile, but lower top speed. Say something like 0-60 in 3.4, 1/4 in 12.0, top speed 110mph. )
And yes, the idea of overlaying the tach values on the speedo had come to me a long while back as well.
Assuming they put the tach as an overlay on the speedo that basically locks them into a specific gearbox ratio and tire size.
( With a different gear ratio they could have considered a sport model with even quicker 0-60 and 1/4 mile, but lower top speed. Say something like 0-60 in 3.4, 1/4 in 12.0, top speed 110mph. )
Right, well my real point was that this is all pretty obvious stuff. So I think it's a little silly take or assign credit. I was just trying to sound positive.
Anyhow this new gauge arrangement is a step in the right direction. Now I want to see it in action.
Anyhow this new gauge arrangement is a step in the right direction. Now I want to see it in action.
Looks like the whole auto industry will owe this thread some credit...
Audi Presents Battery-Powered A3 e-tron Prototype, Gallery 1 - All Cars Electric
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I would like to see the "tank Gage" and the 'Range Gage" combined into one. More important to display might be a coolant temp/electric motor temp gage, or some other parameter. It just seems redundant to show both.
S-2000 Roadster
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Whenever I see something like this I think: "necessity is the mother of invention." In other words, if something is needed then lots of people will be coming up with ideas and the more necessary the feature the more likely more than one person will have the same or similar implementations.
In this case, though, reading the thread after getting my Roadster 2.5, it sure seems like you guys designed the new gauges for Tesla Motors. I really like the result no matter where it came from.
I'd love to have a digital display that let me have custom gauges that I can swap in when I want.
The only gauge the Roadster really needs when being driven hard around a track is the motor temperature gauge - it would be nice to have a great big one in the middle of the display.
I'd probably put a battery gauge next to it.
The only gauge the Roadster really needs when being driven hard around a track is the motor temperature gauge - it would be nice to have a great big one in the middle of the display.
I'd probably put a battery gauge next to it.
I agree with Richkae, but for everyday driving as well. I don't need to see when I am in regen, or how far I am pushing on the power with my right foot. It reminds me of the 70's when they put fuel economy gages that swung wildly back and forth no matter how you drove in a vain attempt to get you to save a few precious drops of fuel. Some may want to see this, but not me. I want to drive my car! I know how to drive enonomically when I need to and a gage on the dash will not in any means help me to do that. Primary displays should show 1. Speed 2. limiting temperatures 3. State of charge 4. range at current driving mode.
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