The 40kW Tesla battery was a larger battery "software limited". I suspect the physical volume requires a minimum pack size as the packs are swappable out and probably standardized. I look at the "skateboard" (battery, wheels, suspension, steering) and see a distinct possibility of simply a different chassis dropped on. A modular vehicle
-------- Original message -------- From: Martin WINLOW <[email protected]> Date:03/01/2014 2:56 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [EVDL] SAAB Returns From the Dead - Now an Full EV? Yes people do commute in daft cars - but very few. Don't get me wrong - if people have the want/need to spend their money on a long range-capable EV let them. I'd just rather have the option to buy a lovely car like the Model S but not have to deal with the niggling thought that I'm paying maybe $20k more than I need to. Who (except the sort of person likely to own a Ferrari) would? And then there's the efficiency thing. If you don't need all that battery weight why waste energy hauling it around all the time? I don't imagine a smaller pack would cost T much to implement and nor do I see why it could not be made to work with the SuperCharger - the 40kWh car was never going to be SuperCharger-compatible for some reason. MW On 27 Feb 2014, at 20:49, John Lindsay wrote: > And yet they do commute in Ferraris and Tesla roadsters. > > In fact the people who own these high end cars love driving them which is why > the Tesla roadster has been so successful. > > If you're selling an expensive car at least make it have the comforts of an > expensive car. > > If you're paying Mercedes money you should get Mercedes comfort. > > If you're converting something why not convert something with leather seats? > > The sort of people who can afford to pay 50 to 100% more for a small hatch > don't want a car with hard, flat, plastic seats. > > I'm looking forward to the Tesla S being released in Australia because it > ticks these boxes. > > Sadly over one third of the drive away price will be federal and state taxes > because Australia doesn't believe in electric cars. > > John Lindsay > [email protected] > +61403577711 > > On 28 Feb 2014, at 3:49 am, Lee Hart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> People don't commute in Ferraris or Teslas; they do it in Toyotas and Hondas >> that are far more cost effective. > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140303/8c84778a/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
