Eric is a religious warrior. He doesn't see things as science, engineering, economics. He sees it as "I am the greatest" and adopts whatever gives him the virtue signalling cachet.
<<Weight is not a problem. I like the way you just wave that away. Why do semis have weight limits anyway?>>
If weight isn't a problem, why do they make the Tesla doors so light out of expensive materials? And the rest of the car, other than the massively enormous battery which weighs a ton. The doors are nice to open and shut as they have low mass. But that's not the reason the car is made low mass.
Weight IS a problem in things that move. Engineers design vehicles to optimize weight, cost, functionality, aesthetics etc... Weight is a very big deal in cars.
Lugging a dirty great battery up hill is a waste of energy. Optimizing range, cost, recharging time etc is a big deal. Tesla assuredly spends a LOT of effort in trying to get it right, or at least as less bad as it necessarily is.
7SSS [tm]* is the way to go.
Mqurice
7SSS = Formula 1 type pit stop with a small battery pulled out and another pushed in. Elapsed time = 7 seconds. Good for another 100 km. FULL charge - none of the part charge nonsense.
An hour to get a full Tesla Supercharger refill is a joke, especially when having already queued for an hour, or two, to have a turn at the charger at peak times, which will also be when peak electricity prices will make it more expensive than petrol or diesel. |
