Now the dust has settled somewhat, does anyone has the insider knowledge of why Tesla abandoned the 40kWh pack and why, more interestingly, it didn't come with a supercharger option?
I still think it would have a market, particularly in Asia and Europe where shorter average journeys are the norm - but only with an SC option. MW On 28 Aug 2014, at 14:51, Robert Bruninga via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >>> how much range is enough...is it better to... decrease price >>> without improving range or make electric vehicles go further on a charge? > > > Why not do both? > > Amen. I like the new Nissan concept of a range of batteries to match the > individual. > > I do not want to spend extra 10's of thousands of dollars for an extra 50 > miles range that I only need 2% of the time. That makes that 2% travel very > expensive. Back when TESLA offered three range batteries, the cost > difference was something like an extra $50,000 to go from their smallest > battery to the largest. That means if one generally uses the Tesla for > local travel, then those once a month trips over 250 miles are costing an > extra $50,000. For that money, one can rent a gas car EVERY weekend for 10 > years including gas, and not have to lug around the extra 500 lbs of battery > every day commuting. > > On the other hand, if one travels 200 miles often, then there is no > question, the extra $50,000 gives you a great EV to make the trip. > > Bob, WB4APR _______________________________________________ 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)
