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Saukkis posted:How well does speech recognition work with drunken slur? Pretty well, in my experience.
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Cockmaster posted:Some versions of lithium phosphate (such as A123 batteries) can take about 4-5C. "Can take" as in "usually does not blow up" or as in "gives years and years of reliable service"? Some more car news. I just discovered this news/blog site and it's pretty good if you want to keep up with the haps. quote:As part of its new plan to build 2 to 3 million all-electric cars a year and unveil 30 new models by 2025, Volkswagen announced that they plan to debut one of these 30 new electric car models at the Paris Motor show next month. The good thing about the 350 kW charging standard, even if VWs or the Merc CGI can't take the full power, is that they'll be comfortably in Tesla charging speed territory with similarly sized packs. e: a link will probably be helpful https://electrek.co/2016/08/17/vw-debut-new-electric-car-300-miles-range-paris/ Ola fucked around with this message at 09:59 on Aug 20, 2016 |
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Aug 20, 2016 09:41
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Ola posted:VW electric with 300 mile range.
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Speaking of a 300 mi range... http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/news/a30515/tesla-model-s-p100d-acceleration-range/ quote:Tesla's fastest-accelerating model just got even faster. Thanks to a bigger battery, the new top dog in the Tesla lineup is the Model S P100D, which, when equipped with Ludicrous Mode, will rocket from zero to 60 in just 2.5 seconds.
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It's been talked about so much I thought it had been announced already. I think it's great, differentiates more between P and non-P and it makes the rich P buyers contribute more to the Tesla cash register.
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eeenmachine posted:Speaking of a 300 mi range... Took delivery of my P90D 7 days ago. 
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Subjunctive posted:Took delivery of my P90D 7 days ago. Well you know cars are like cell phones now. Just upgrade in 2 years.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Well you know cars are like cell phones now. Just upgrade in 2 years. I got hosed on importing my P85D to Canada, so I'm hoping to keep this one for at least 2 years! It'll be interesting to see what they do with the S around the launch of the 3. A new sensor platform if nothing else.
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Subjunctive posted:Took delivery of my P90D 7 days ago.
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ilkhan posted:The upgrade is only $20k. Oh, I know. I know. It'll take a while to be available in Canada, and I really just want the range, but...so close. E: a week ago before I took delivery it'd only have been $10K. Subjunctive fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Aug 24, 2016 |
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Ola posted:It's been talked about so much I thought it had been announced already. I think it's great, differentiates more between P and non-P and it makes the rich P buyers contribute more to the Tesla cash register. Speaking of the Tesla cash register, they're bumping up the price to unlock the Autopilot software: http://blog.caranddriver.com/tesla-hikes-prices-on-autopilot-adds-two-year-leases-and-discounts/ quote:The Autopilot price change is a move “to best reflect the value” of the product, according to Tesla spokesperson Alexis Georgeson, and that it doesn’t correspond to any addition to the Autopilot suite of sensors and hardware. I'm going to go out on a limb and speculate that someone noticed that several other luxury car makers (such as Mercedes) were charging thousands more for similar technology. Cockmaster fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Sep 1, 2016 |
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https://electrek.co/2016/08/30/audi-launch-electric-audi-a9-e-tron-in-2020/ quote:Audi confirms the launch of all-electric and self-driving Audi A9 e-tron in 2020 I like the idea of having an inductive charging plate in the garage. Just park above it, job done. 11 kW is enough for full charge from evening to morning as well. Ola fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Aug 31, 2016 |
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Ola posted:I like the idea of having an inductive charging plate in the garage. Just park above it, job done. 11 kW is enough for full charge from evening to morning as well. Me too. There have been some aftermarket options but no factory ones that I know of yet. Of course this says 2020 so by that time I bet the other guys will get them too.
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The one I know of can't do level 2 charging rates yet, which I think will be a problem for adoption as ranges increase. I don't know what the limitation is.
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Well most people don't drive that far so wireless charging works fine at the lower rate. You can always have a plug for days you have a low battery or need a fast refill.
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Specs look good. Where will they source the batteries from, though? That's a pretty good sized battery to be selling in volume. Also 4.6s? Maybe we're just spoiled by Tesla but that seems slow for 3 motors and nearly 500 electric hp.
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VW/VAG are building their own battery factory. Not sure if anything has been published about cell chemistry, if they are rolling their own or packaging someone else's. I'm fine with them not being suckered in to a 0-60 race if they get suckered in to a kWh and charging infrastructure race instead!
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Ola posted:VW/VAG are building their own battery factory. Not sure if anything has been published about cell chemistry, if they are rolling their own or packaging someone else's. And I'd rather they be competitive on both fronts. Wireless charging is cool, but thats not the only factor.
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I'm the 11 kilowatts (somewhat more than that, actually) of RF noise being broadcast from your garage.
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Sagebrush posted:I'm the 11 kilowatts (somewhat more than that, actually) of RF noise being broadcast from your garage. The RF noise is COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE 
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Ola posted:The RF noise is COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE Was gonna say, break out your cast iron grill pans and have a cookout in your garage when you're not charging the car!
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Sagebrush posted:I'm the 11 kilowatts (somewhat more than that, actually) of RF noise being broadcast from your garage. Now you have me thinking about RIP my ham radio equipment and I wonder how this kind of stuff wouldn't run afoul of FCC regulations.
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HFX posted:Now you have me thinking about RIP my ham radio equipment and I wonder how this kind of stuff wouldn't run afoul of FCC regulations. Frequency range?
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Linedance posted:Was gonna say, break out your cast iron grill pans and have a cookout in your garage when you're not charging the car! The most powerful induction cooktop I've used was a 3.5kW model in a restaurant-style kitchen, and that thing was *fast*, zero to charcoal in seconds. I can't even imagine using a 11kW induction plate on full tilt.
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KozmoNaut posted:The most powerful induction cooktop I've used was a 3.5kW model in a restaurant-style kitchen, and that thing was *fast*, zero to charcoal in seconds. I can't even imagine using a 11kW induction plate on full tilt. It would be alright if you don't mind your sauce pan being your pan sauce too... Mmm, carbonized protein with a molten slag reduction. A meal fit for robots.
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If there is a risk of melting an errant wrench or the inductive charging is simply wasteful, I'd be happy to go without it. A hob (I've seen 17 kW ones, total power) will know if it's a saucepan or a spoon, it should be pretty easy to tell the difference between a car and a child with a toy car.
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Subjunctive posted:Frequency range? I've had a few phone inductive chargers cause interference on HF and VHF when being used. Luckily, that was mostly limited to my house / yard. It could have been the awful power supplies that most use. Ola posted:If there is a risk of melting an errant wrench or the inductive charging is simply wasteful, I'd be happy to go without it. A hob (I've seen 17 kW ones, total power) will know if it's a saucepan or a spoon, it should be pretty easy to tell the difference between a car and a child with a toy car. Of course, there is the chance of child sticking his toy car under the car which could have some interesting results.
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Bigger chance that the stupid child puts his stupid little hand on the hob. like I did
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That "electric truck" company upped their bullshit factor again, instead of a gas turbine they will now have a hydrogen fuel cell, with 56 planned hydrogen filling stations with free hydrogen for the first million miles, and are now claiming 20mpg. https://nikolamotor.com/pdfs/Nikola_Hydrogen_Final.pdf By december it's going to poo poo rainbows, drive itself, and hover.
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It's like they watched the iEagle Hamthrust bit from Top Gear and didn't realize it was a joke.
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What about the 110mpg Mustang?!?!
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I’m not saying that induction charging is unworkable, but I’d bet on robotic arms instead.
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Powershift posted:That "electric truck" company upped their bullshit factor again, instead of a gas turbine they will now have a hydrogen fuel cell, with 56 planned hydrogen filling stations with free hydrogen for the first million miles, and are now claiming 20mpg. I sorta defended them on vague plausibility previously, I'm out at this point.
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Nikola Motor Company? They really chose that as a name? Im sorry but that reeks of trying to ride on Tesla's wake while both using parts from the man himself.
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How long realistically will it probably be before mainstream companies (MB, Audi, et al) release a luxury EV to compete with Tesla? Are we looking at like within a year or two or is it probably gonna be more like 3-5? If this is a dumb question no one can answer then sorry, I don't really know how much is out there about like where they are at with this.
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More than one year, fewer than three would be my guess, but it won't be nearly as halfassed as the Model S was at launch if stuff like the i8 is any indicator.
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Stefan Prodan posted:How long realistically will it probably be before mainstream companies (MB, Audi, et al) release a luxury EV to compete with Tesla? Are we looking at like within a year or two or is it probably gonna be more like 3-5? 3-5 more likely. Audi says they are releasing the A9 in 2020 https://electrek.co/2016/08/30/audi-launch-electric-audi-a9-e-tron-in-2020/ BMW i5 rumors have varied between 2018 and 2021. VW are announcing a 300 mile car at the Paris Motor Show (Oct 1 - 16), plus their roadmap, which should be exciting. Their "Strategy 2025" is 30 new electric models across the VAG group in the next 10 years. That'll include the above A9, probably a Porsche, maybe some high end VW as well? Mercedes are announcing a new sub brand, called MEQ or something like it. I assume they will share more at the Paris Motor Show, but haven't seen any confirmation on that. October is going to be exciting!
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Looks like musk is trying to bump Tesla's money troubles out of the headlines by blowing up a chunk of Florida.
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http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/234896-no-free-lunch-tesla-model-3-owners-will-pay-for-supercharger-access It's been confirmed that Model 3 owners will have to pay for Supercharger access, though no work on how much or how it would work. Although: quote:At Tesla’s annual meeting May 31, CEO Elon Musk said, “Free Supercharging fundamentally has a cost. The obvious thing to do is decouple that from the cost of the Model 3. So it will still be very cheap, and far cheaper than gasoline, to drive long-distance with the Model 3, but it will not be free long distance for life unless you purchase that package.” ...which implies that they're at least considering offering the option of paying up front for lifetime access. Ola posted:VW are announcing a 300 mile car at the Paris Motor Show (Oct 1 - 16), plus their roadmap, which should be exciting. Their "Strategy 2025" is 30 new electric models across the VAG group in the next 10 years. That'll include the above A9, probably a Porsche, maybe some high end VW as well? Plus they've toyed with the idea of building their own ginormous battery factory, which would be a must-have for competing with the Model 3.
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