Tesla Q3 2021 Vehicle Production and Deliveries

Post by tdhz77 » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 7:54 PM UTC

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You could nearly double your range by buying two model Y’s it would give you around 600 miles — a much better price, and theoretically you could tow charge one and charge it, so it’s not out of the realm of possible. To be fairrrr, only people that have range anxiety are those that listen to the oil and gas industry.

At that point maybe somebody could start selling a ginormous battery pack on wheels. Buying a second car just to increase range seems ridiculous.

Post by josephcsible » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 8:27 PM UTC

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I mean, a Model X with some options hits $110k quick. A fully kitted long range Y is about $65k. That latter number is a lot still, but way, way, way closer in the range of what an above average income earner can afford. There is also the absurdity of spending $100k+ on an asset that depreciates so heavily. My spouse and I make enough money to afford this car without much thought, but there isn’t a chance in hell I’d…

You could nearly double your range by buying two model Y’s it would give you around 600 miles — a much better price, and theoretically you could tow charge one and charge it, so it’s not out of the realm of possible. To be fairrrr, only people that have range anxiety are those that listen to the oil and gas industry.

Post by mhh__ » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 9:33 PM UTC

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They're a new company but they're also not that new anymore if you consider that they've been an established player for years now.

There are car brands that were established in the 1800s.

Post by tdhz77 » Sat, Oct 02, 2021, 10:06 PM UTC

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The fact that you can charge an electric vehicle by towing it in gear is common knowledge among those with knowledge of how EVs work - you're basically just relying on regen to put juice back into the battery, using the motor as a generator.

You can , but it's not an infinite energy machine, the increased resistance to moving forwards is going to suck more energy out of the first vehicles battery than it is going to put into the second, your total range will be strictly less than if you didn't do that.

Post by NathanielK » Sun, Oct 03, 2021, 5:06 AM UTC

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Established players can't produce these numbers for their own EV's so you believe a startup will? Do people remember how much shit Tesla went through?

I think Rivian will take the startup approach and pack as much density into their battery, even if it means sacrificing a large chunk of their margin. The r1t is supposed to have a weight of 8500 pounds[0], so I can see a 150-200kwh battery being packed in there on the Max pack to achieve that range. 0: https://insideevs.com/news/536753/rivian-r1t-gvwr-heavy-duty...