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Re:Tesla Completes L.A.-to-New York Electric Model S Drive C... by 001sky on Monday January 27, 2014 @06:45PM (#7134213)
Nevermind the wind that is probably going to kill your range

This is a good point, I wonder what the energy burden is going to be from that. You also need to factor in the impracticality of travel in the winter season (ie, near 0 deg F) in the east, or the very cold desert west of the Continental divide, particulalry at night (which is also extended in the winter).

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Re:Tesla Completes L.A.-to-New York Electric Model S Drive C... by protomyth on Monday January 27, 2014 @07:04PM (#7134294)
> winter season (ie, near 0 deg F)

It gets into the negatives for a lot of the winter. As I type this, it is -4F in Sioux Falls (just off I-90) with a mild 5-10mph wind with an expected low of -8F tonight.

There are a lot of windmills near I-90 since you can pretty much guarantee a constant wind.

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Re:Tesla Completes L.A.-to-New York Electric Model S Drive C... by 001sky on Monday January 27, 2014 @07:33PM (#7134391)
Interesting visualization of wind-energy across USA

http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/maps/chap2/2-01m.html

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