Are cops driving more than 250+ miles a day?... If so, then they’d need to charge. Otherwise, just charge it at night, like your phone.

Maintenance & service will be the real kickers.

...because it’s literally in the word. Zero emissions from the vehicle. I never knew people could overthink something so...plain as day.

Quick correction:

“By comparison, the Tesla Model 3's long range and short range battery packs offer an EPA-estimated 310 and 264 miles of range, respectively (Electrek says those respective packs have capacities of 74kWh and 62 kWh)...”

The short range is 220 miles. You’re thinking the medium range at 264 miles.

From what I’ve read, the only controllable way to limit lithium ion degradation is to limit excessive heat. So it’ll depend on VW’s battery management system, which seems to be in order.

I think that’s one reason Tesla’s use the cylindrical cells: each cell gets almost direct-contact with the coolant lines.

How so? ICE vehicles are far less modular and they put most of complicated parts...right in the front. It’s like parachuting head first, no?

Insurance costs should go down, once all the “middle men” are cut out, I would say.

I think, as 24V/48V systems supplant 12V over the years, more and more will be powered by the main lithium pack (which could theoretically step-down their voltage) while the 12V lead-acid shrinks to really just “turn on” the lithium battery in colder climates.

Maybe super capacitors will be enough by the time 24V/48V…

I mean, we’re adding charging and OTA updates. Maybe a safe time if they ever wanted to change anything.

Oh, wow, that is new info. Thank you for sharing the links. Maybe VW can actually pull this off; I know a *lot* of people who’d bite hard for a ~$20k electric.

I think we’d all appreciate articles on the Taycan, which is already prototyping, than another generic “VW’s next electric”. :(

I don’t think battery prices have dropped or are expected to drop that low by 2020. http://theconversation.com/affordable-batteries-for-green-energy-are-closer-than-we-think-28772

It’s actually insane. GPUs are routinely 250W. Most CPUs are 150W, even when OC’d. So why do we watercool the smaller part?

Your GPU throws more heat into the case than any CPU ever will, in a gaming session, that is.

But, tbh, 68C is just nice for a Kepler GPU. 80C is the limit NVIDIA sets for its Founder Edition…

What?... how did Anker get this released?! It clearly violates the USB-IF spec; it has no 56k ohm resistor if it’s allowing 3A over type-A.

What?... how did Anker get this released?! It clearly violates the USB-IF spec; it has no 56k ohm resistor if it’s…

Your point is wholly correct; I say this as someone who appreciates that logs are kept. The logging system ITSELF could be flawed. It should be independently audited and tested and verified.

But, in this case, didn’t the driver admit to actually pressing the key fob?

> that he admitted to pressing the key fob in the…

It’ll happen. Maybe let the burbs get 50% EV adoption. People in cities (with fumes and noise) will get envious and society will figure it out.

LOL. Mike is right. Electric cars are perfect for you, if you have a home charger.

Exactly. If you already own a very efficient car, the gas savings get pretty small.

Also...if it’s 4 bloody blocks, why do you need to charge so damn often? Idling takes no extra energy unlike an ICE. In a city, you’re routinely driving 200+ miles a week, assuming you road trip on the weekends?! Even if you drive 30 miles both ways each day, you’re at 150 miles by Friday night. That’s still 70 miles…

Eh, what? Tesla is upper market. The people who have 80k disposable income for a car are the small portion of people who DO have cars in cities.

What? You’re clueless. Rural Superchargers require you to rip up the asphalt for underground cabling. These urban ones are all above ground.

Right, but then OP’s post seems to be—again—a Ford Focus owner trying to explain a Maserati.

Ludicrous is a hardware upgrade; “sideloading” doesn’t mean anything in this context.

Tesla will provide Model 3's with Ludicrous as an option—to buy the hardware.

The Model 3, in its Performance/Ludicrous trims, will be faster…