The Tesla all-in-one solution. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: HP-ILnerd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2016, 03:05:23 am
content: I'm actually surprised this didn't happen earlier. It seems like a chocolate-meets-peanut butter concept. (For you non-US folks, that'sgood.)Tesla to merge with Solar City :http://www.wired.com/2016/06/tesla-solar-city-elon-musk/

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2016, 03:44:56 am
content: From the linkQuoteApple CarI wonder if it would make users log into iTunes like my phone does

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2016, 03:49:46 am
content: My god, it's finally happening, a car that you need to throw out and buy again whenever you get a flat tire.

author: M. András
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2016, 07:24:19 am
content: Quote from: XOIIO on June 26, 2016, 03:49:46 amand costs 300k usd

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2016, 08:04:26 am
content: And as well does not use a standard auto part in it at all, or at least not a user replaceable one. iGarage time, with the usual declaration that the last years model is now obsolete, so you will have to pay and upgrade to this years model, which looks almost identical, but has a shiny spot.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 26, 2016, 08:46:13 am
content: Quote from: HP-ILnerd on June 26, 2016, 03:05:23 amAhhh.... I'll believe thatyoubelieve that.

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2016, 09:50:15 am
content: Quote from: XOIIO on June 26, 2016, 03:49:46 amand 2 weeks after the new model is released, it begins derating the engine with software updates until the car cannot climb a speed bumpStill good on musk, I'm certainly happy with his contributions to space,

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2016, 03:16:31 pm
content: They need to combine the car division and SpaceX. I want a car that can go to geo orbit then land on a cruise ship.

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2016, 03:33:33 pm
content: Before I'd buy that it would also have to go underwater ala the Bond Lotus.

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2016, 11:47:57 pm
content: Tesla is also proposing to make residential sized battery systems that would be charged during day and carry the house at night. They're building a mega-factory for battery production so this only makes sense.Now let's get real: Before I moved, I had an 8 kW array that produced every kWh I used over the year. My utility bill was just the non-negotiable meter charge. I bought a Chevy Spark EV battery car! It gets between 3 and 5 miles per kWh and my solar cost a fixed $0.15/kwh. So, I could drive my car for about $0.03 per mile! I know, who wants a little bitty battery car? Do you have any idea what you can do with 400 ft-lbs of torque? That car rips! I like that in a car...I will eventually come up with a way to install solar on this house.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 28, 2016, 12:59:23 am
content: Yeah those batteries are intriguing. The same could be done with lead acid, but I think the tesla ones end up cheaper. Just not sure how you go about floating lithium ion, lead acid tends to be easier to deal with, just set the output of the charge controller to 54v for a 48v nominal bank and call it a day. Everything is then connected to the bank and powered by the batteries and/or solar.