I don’t see it. Concept of making better, yes. Actually making it better, no. The main breakthrough needs to be battery and battery management software. Charging time has improved but hit a wall. I will read about Polestar to see how they plan to make that happen. Would be great if true.
EV sales were up 50% yoy in the 3rd qtr. Now 2nd qtr was around 300K which was also up 30% yoy. So Is 300K per qtr the wall? Maybe. I tend to think this is more a pull fwd due to rapid expansion, then it is demand hitting a wall.
What is your experience in the Lightning cold vs warm?Maybe this was posted earlier in thread, but timely now that cooler weather is upon us. And why does the EPA inflate Tesla's range? CR found that a Model Y lost 32.1% of summer range while the Mach-E, without a heat pump, lost 31.6%. And that Tesla's EPA range was fiction. And that a Model Y long range got the same range as the Mach-E. Interesting consider the Model Y has a heat pump and the Mach-E has resistive heating.
I need to do some more drives to refresh my memory of my experience. I drive a consistent route and speed on the Parkway 3 days per week. Will report back. It's definitely less, and I'm guessing about 20% penalty, but perhaps as high as 30%. I think it depends on how cold it is. The other thing I need to start doing is pre-conditioning before I drive, which warms up the climate system in the car and pre-conditions the batteries for the drive.
15-20% decrease for me. I don’t plug in every night and I park it outside. My range anxiety increases by 50% in the winter.
A guy named Bob told me that if you put Extenze in the frunk, your range anxiety goes away in the winter. Minimizes range shrinkage anxiety from the cold.
Honestly, range anxiety is only on longer drives (round trip 125 miles). In addition to the cold, you lose a lot of range cruising at 75-80 mph. I can’t do 70 mph on the hwy.A guy named Bob told me that if you put Extenze in the frunk, your range anxiety goes away in the winter. Minimizes range shrinkage anxiety from the cold.
Took my Lightning to Newark airport for a short business trip this week. Took a redeye home, and was pushing 90 mph most of the way watching my range meter go like this:
I have a model 3 with resistive heat and never experienced range loss to that extreme in summer or winter.Maybe this was posted earlier in thread, but timely now that cooler weather is upon us. And why does the EPA inflate Tesla's range? CR found that a Model Y lost 32.1% of summer range while the Mach-E, without a heat pump, lost 31.6%. And that Tesla's EPA range was fiction. And that a Model Y long range got the same range as the Mach-E. Interesting consider the Model Y has a heat pump and the Mach-E has resistive heating.
Such an informative article.
the price cuts haven’t been gradual. They are also cutting prices at a time when the demand is soft. The main mission statement is to sell cars. Tesla is sure acting more like a car company than a tech company.
Cuts were a mixed bag depending on region, vehicle, and trim.
The last couple years there were definitely some good short trades to be had.
Made in Shanghai Model 3 had a refresh during Q3. That version is now in China, Europe, and ROW.
Maybe, but I guess it didn't help out poor Jim. Hindsight is fun. Imagine if Chanos took his 2016 $6 billion investment, and instead of trashing and smearing everything Tesla and Elon to artificially lower the stock, he took a long position? Not only did Jim lose $5.5 billion, he missed out on $100 billion.
Think he was almost right. I mean Musk said they almost had to file bankruptcy. Did help Musk made up “funding secured” to shore up stock price. I don’t feel sorry for billionaires that turned into millionaires.
Actually, EVs aren't a very young technology. The first commercial EV was available in the late 19th century. There were hundreds of EV manufacturers in the early 20th century. Battery technology just couldn't keep up with the advances in ice vehicles...
