Tesla Motors has recently downgraded the range from 250 per charge to just over 200, but for a daily commuter it's unbeatable!!
After the early adopters buy 'em up, it should get down into the 40K range pretty quickly.
Posted on 04/22/2007 3:38:46 PM PDT by Verax
Tesla Motors has recently downgraded the range from 250 per charge to just over 200, but for a daily commuter it's unbeatable!!
After the early adopters buy 'em up, it should get down into the 40K range pretty quickly.
Who makes the batteries?
Please don't buy that car (XEBRA)!
Sony.
I’m sorry to hear about the reduced range. However, it looks like it’s for good reasons, and it’s not by much.
I really love reading the Tesla motors blog - it has a lot of fascinating information. Here’s what Martin, the Chairman, has to say about the range question:
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog2/
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recharging 100kwh overnight would require quite a charger.
Also, the Roadster has such a steep pricetag because profits will be used for R&D for the Sedan model Tesla is working on. The rich can buy their enviromentally friendly car, and help fund a cheaper version for regular folks.
Where did you get that number?
Betcha replacing the batteries is DOUBLE the amount of the car!!! Ha, ha.
That is the biggest trouble with electric cars. the batteries are crazy expensive.
1 (The number of pennies per miles it costs to drive one.)
This is the energy cost or total cost?
if it’s the energy cost, if the car were gas powered and went 200 miles the cost of the gas would be $15 if the car got 40 mpg. The promo number works out to $2.00.
These guys are getting some inexpensive electricity for the cost to be so low.
If the wondercar got 40 mpg, it would burn 5 gallons of gas to go 200 miles, at a cost of $15. 1 gallon is 35 KWH of electricity, cars are 13% efficient (on average) so the amount of electricity at the tire to do the same work is 197 KWH, which around here would cost .12 per KWH or about 23 bucks.
“Where did you get that number?” - Arbitrary. Order of magnitude has to be right: range 250miles, 4 hrs driving time on full charge, something like 20kw cruising energy consumption [similar to the output of gasoline engines on cruising], add more for accelerations and for less than 100% battery efficiency - the total battery would come close to 100kwh.
From what I’ve read, the battery efficency (Total power) starts to lag after 125K miles. Last I checked, the average driver drives about 11K miles each year, so you have at least 10 years of good battery. More than enough time for a replacement to go down in price, and up in capacity.
It looks like somone finally stumbled on to what ive always known, If you want people to start buying eco-friendly vehicles, stop making them look like dork mobiles.
Zero to 60 in about four seconds (Wow!)
250 miles per charge on the EPA’s Highway driving cycle (Your mileage may vary.)
Yeah, particularly after a couple of 0-60 launches.
Funny thing about supply and demand. If enough people demand electric (or hybrid-electric) vehicles, soon the batteries won’t be so pricey.
Yup, I agree, and give them some oomph, not some golf cart.
This is a good direction!
If the price comes down and I get a permit for a windmill (unlikely in this town) I’d be all set!
I think when these approach 400 mile range they will be taken very seriously by general consumers.
“With a Tesla, you can enjoy driving but take care of the environment...”
Since only 30% or so of power generation in the U.S. is non-polluting (nukes & hydro), this will not always be true.
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