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Um, Tesla has been doing that since the Roadster, and Nissan can replace individual modules in the LEAF, probably others as well. Heck I can replace individual cells in my car if I had to. In other words BMW is spewing marketing nonsense.
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The i3 is no competition for the Model S, nor is the hybrid i8 really. The Tesla Gen3 car will most likely blow away anything from Nissan/Renault, who have not shown any penchant for styling, performance, or efficiency in the EV market.
I'm not sure NiMH is going to be any cheaper since it depends on rare earth elements and nickel. There are also lithium chemistries that can be deeply cycled with higher cycle life than NiMH, no need for active temperature management, and still have much better energy density. I think the time for NiHM has passed.
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The only reason you would do something like that is to increase demand for your product. Tesla does not have a demand problem, they have a supply problem. Tesla does not need to put resources into a pointless expansion of superchargers in the middle of nowhere to gain an "advantage" they already posses. They have no competition in their market. They do need to cover the areas that are heavily used so they can deliver on the promise of longer day trips to existing and future Model S customers. I expect that's what they are focusing on. Don't get caught up in pointless marketing hype.
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Yes, I call it "range washing". Putting charges where almost no one will use them just for bragging rights is a foolish move when you have actual customers that need them elsewhere.
ZEV credit liability is limited, and Tesla can do more good with the money in house than by giving it away to what could be questionable "charities", many of which give very little to the supposed causes they support. Tesla's mission to move the world to electric transportation as quickly as possible will likely do as much if not more for humanity in the long run as any charity.
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" My LithiumION drill loses its charge after a few days, so why would an EV not do the same to some extent?"
There must be something wrong with your drill then, mine can sit unused for months and not lose anything, as can my EV. Lithium ion batteries have little to no self discharge, it's the other things that they are connected to that can draw them down. The vampire losses in the Tesla are simply a temporary issue, soon to be solved. In fact as I mentioned people running an older software version in their Model S don't have the vampire issue, but some were having problems with the car booting up, so Tesla disabled the power down mode. It will be back, and this entire discussion will be moot.
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There are plenty of areas in the US, especially EV heavy areas, where a large percentage of charging will in fact be from NG. Not to mention that anyone charging from a Tesla supercharger is using a percentage of solar power directly. Yes the grid would be better if no one used the superchargers but since they were specifically built for the Model S they wouldn't exist without the vehicle. The obvious solution is more daytime solar carports at the work place. Again, those would not exist without the vehicles so their output should be credited to the vehicles, and on the weekends when empty they support the grid, further reducing emissions. Once we get better grid storage batteries, and they are coming, there is no reason an EV can't be almost 100% solar powered and emissions free. That is the direction we are heading, and where we need to be.
Doesn't scare me in the least. Sure some will hype it up, there might be a small temporary dip, and then it will move back up. Tesla is far beyond the point where a single incident will crush the stock and the company.
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What happened to adding a shot of whiskey to a beer? I do agree that the current price probably won't hold, but I've been thinking that for a while now, and been wrong.
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When it's a small amount and results in a much stronger company. Pretty obvious.
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There must be something wrong with your drill then, mine can sit unused for months and not lose anything, as can my EV. Lithium ion batteries have little to no self discharge, it's the other things that they are connected to that can draw them down. The vampire losses in the Tesla are simply a temporary issue, soon to be solved. In fact as I mentioned people running an older software version in their Model S don't have the vampire issue, but some were having problems with the car booting up, so Tesla disabled the power down mode. It will be back, and this entire discussion will be moot.
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