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Tesla Roadster Data Logging Format Reverse Engineered
s1axter writes with word that "the data log format for the Tesla Roadster has been reverse engineered and documented, now available in Python. (Python script linked in the post.)" From the linked blog entry: "Not only was I given a $110k car unrestricted I was requested to see what ECU information is available, collect and parse the data from it. Tesla Motors periodically collects information from their vehicles presumably to see what real-world driving the cars see. On original Roadster models there is no method to collect this information remotely thus someone must go out to the vehicle and collect it. The owner of the vehicle saw this and wanted to know what information was collected on these service calls ... Because I am a big fan of freedom to modify a program to fit ones needs, I have uploaded the ... python script to parse Tesla logs."
But it's a wicked fast pile of duck shit...
Not really. Its top speed is a "mere" 125 mph, something my 33 year old Porsche can (or could, when new) beat.
As far as acceleration goes, though...yeah, it's very zippy.
I was listening to a report on the New porche.
I found the report on the New gazeboe much more entertaining.
All he is doing is bragging about a python script that he himself admits to be simplistic and ugly. The binary format was decoded by two other posters in a bulletin board who also wrote a windows parser but the original guys did not think it warrants any kind of bragging like this. And he is not posting the logs either due to privacy concerns. So unless you are curious about seeing someone's ugly hack of a python script, just move along, there is nothing to see here.
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
Most places you want to drive, top speeds are greater than speed limits so acceleration is more significant.
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My 1985 hover car idles at 125 mph, while I ignore this story to brag about how cool I am
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
The Roadster has a governor? I've never heard of such a thing. The main deal is that the RPMs in the engine start getting to insane levels turning the engine + drive train into a huge flywheel which takes increasingly larger amounts of energy (it increases geometrically, not linearly) to spin even faster. If that is a governor, then so be it, but removing THAT governor is simply removing the engine altogether.
The limiting factor is the current draw from the battery pack. Expand the battery pack, and you might go faster, but at the expense of killing your acceleration time due to additional weight.
I suppose you could hook up a Mr. Fusion or some other massive energy source that could kick the car into overdrive, but once you get past 88 mph you would be looking at temporal displacement when that happens too.