The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (2006)

Re:The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (2006) by illumin8 on Monday April 04, 2016 @09:29AM (#11421687)

Yet again, you're parroting the "I can fill my ICE vehicle in < 5 minutes" as the only viable argument against EVs. 98% of EV commutes end at the home charging station, so this argument is getting pretty old and tired.

What was the range of the first ICE vehicle I bought on a tank of gas? 300 miles. What's the range of the Tesla model S? Also 300 miles.

For most consumers, they will actually spend less time waiting for fuel, since the Tesla charges in your garage at night while you're otherwise occupied, and an ICE vehicle requires you to wait in freezing outside temperatures while fueling it about once per week.

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Re:The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (2006) by jacquesm on Monday April 04, 2016 @10:14AM (#11421994)

I was writing a much longer comment but I figured it is better to put comments that long off-site, so here you go:

http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-problem-with-evs

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Re:The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (2006) by koenigdavidmj on Monday April 04, 2016 @03:39PM (#11424791)

That gets you commuting to work and driving around your city, for which a Nissan Leaf is already perfectly adequate. It doesn't get you long-distance road trips.

Not sure if this is still planned, but at one point the intention was to have automated stations that would pull off your battery and replace it with a freshly-charged one, which should take about the same time as a gas station stop.

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