Posted on 05/18/2015 7:06:09 PM PDT by concernedcitizen76
I wish I had a dollar for every promising battery technology I’ve seen over the years.
From your link:
At present, he says, the battery’s energy density is limited by the bulky AlCl4- ions. ‘Hopefully this work can really open up more research in this area,’ he adds.
What if you have an accident and the doors won’t open from outside?
When your Tesla starts calling you Dave and singing about Daisy, it's time to trade it in.
That must have been an interesting phone call: “Hi, this is Consumer Reports, and our Tesla is busted.” I’d guess there was some panic at the Tesla dealership and a team of mechanics roared out like a SWAT team. It would have been interesting to see how Tesla would have reacted if they hadn’t identified themselves as Consumer reports.
The more “new” technology on a vehicle, the lower the life expectation. I would think that just getting the innovative propulsion right would be great. But retracting door handles?
“Well, what do you expect for $127,000?”
For a glorified appliance on wheels? Seriously. I drove my bud’s Maserati to Malibu 2 weeks ago and I would rather pay for one instead of looking like a lib retard driving that thing. And don’t give me that “there are plug in stations” crap. Anything you plug into a socket is an appliance.
Ah yes. I remember teaching myself timing and dwell; being able to adjust the distributor by the sound of the motor, until it was just right. A little advanced for more power, a little less for better gas mileage. When I retire I will find a car that still needs this basic stuff.
Are each of us still funding the Tusla with Obambi tax dollar redistribution? Farkin’ Bastiches!
“Yes, but you can still look smug standing in the rain trying to decide whether the break out the window so you can get in your car.”
Nice try, but what’s the point of driving a Tesla if it’s raining? After all, in weather like that, very people want to stand around and ask you questions about your ‘super-cool’ car.
If it’s raining, it make more sense to keep it in the oversized (and spotless) garage and just throw another party, since you now have something to talk about.
“I’d guess there was some panic at the Tesla dealership and a team of mechanics roared out like a SWAT team.”
Well stated. I doubt they would have roared out in their underwear if you or I had been locked out. More likely we’d hear from an overtired person with an Indian accent.
“Does a discharged Tesla batttery therefore make it impossible to open the doors even if the door handles are not defective?”
Look up “Tesla brick” and you’ll see there’s a lot more to deal with than door handles if you ever let the battery run out.
There was briefly a Canadian-mande car called the “Bricklin” on the market.
Maybe Tesla could buy the name.
Oops! mande = made
Good point re: rain.
I’ll grant you it was a long time ago
Consumer Reports is a liberal organization, and it shows in their product tests. I gave up on them years ago when they became pitchmen for Toyota.
Reminds me of the girl who died from heat exhaustion after she was locked inside her brother’s BMW.
CR swings wildly from pitching one brand of cars to another, usually with a disturbingly long lag that makes its current advice (whatever it is). CR was late to get off the GM train in the 1980s, and now it's late getting off the Toyota bandwagon.
Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
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