Dunno, depends on the use case I guess.
The 7kwh and 10kwh consumer products seem to be targeted differently as they say the 7kwh is designed for daily cycling, and the 10kwh weekly cycling. don't know if the batteries inside are diferent
Tapioca.
Good name for an electric car really. The Tesla Tapioca!
M25 - it's never much fun and the concentration is somewhat higher than say the more midlands parts of the M1.
I can haul much further on the M3 or M4 once clear of town, but a run to Heathrow from junction 5 ish (can't remember exactly) does my head in and I can just do that in one go, but I prefer a quick knee stretcher break at Clackett Ln or the other one depending on direction.
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True - I did not make any allowance for queues at the charger. I guess that will make the Tesla a victim of its own success if/when.
The other problem is that we are in danger of ending up with umpteen incompatible superchargers and a plethera of medium charging stations.
A 32A or 13A supply is OK of you drive 5 miles across London and park at a charging pole outside your office all day (I see a car near Covent Garden that lives like this every day).
Cannot see electric cars taking off. Just picture streets with hundreds of charging leads strewn across pavements for those unfortunates who do not ha ve a driveway and park on the street. No doubt there will be a lucrative bu siness opportunity providing kerbside charging sockets and will stealing yo ur neighbours power become the new "bilking".
Richard
I wish that there was another term instead of 'supercharger', as that has been around as an engine component for many years, and has nothing to do with electric power.
I think that's what we called 'frogspawn' at school lunches. So, the Tesla Frogspawn. Great.
Although how many cars have a supercharger - as opposed to trains?
Not many, but they are nothing to do with electric charging, and they were there first.
In the cold States of the US, and in Canada, it is common for hotels and motels to have power outlets out where the cars are parked, so that people can plug in their engine block heaters. I can confirm that it is hard (read: impossible, if the car is a Ford Fairmont) to start an engine after a night at -22 F.
but I doubt if these sockets (also used in the Scandinavian countries) would have the capacity to charge a car battery.
In article , Tricky Dicky scribeth thus
There will have to be a serious upgrade of the leccy distribution system before that happens and an increase in the generation of same..
But hang on!, with most all of the country covered with Solar panels it will work, our harry sez it runs his motah and he gets that for free so he sez, so it must work!;!...
In message , Tricky Dicky writes
Yes it is a problem if you don't have some sort of off street parking near a power source. however, I'd guess the majority of houses do. Just cos some people can't have something, doesn't mean that other people can't.
Im sure they could be remotely controlled, keypad locked or something which would stop most iof it.
I don't think infrastructure is the real issue. If there is demand for it, it will happen eventually.
Cost, range, concerns about battery life etc. they are going to be the issues
In message , tony sayer writes
Well if youhave a battery to store the power from your solar panels generated whilst you are at work.......
No idea. How big's your harp?
True. But in X years when you have to go to the chemist to buy a gallon jug of petrol for £500?
Are the cars that dangerous then? Surely, if the worst happens, St. Peter will provide one at the Pearly Gates. You don't have to take your own, do you?
Followed by the Tesla Tadpole!
quite a few. I had a supercharged jag and mercs have em too.
Those who drive them usually consider themselves close to god.
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