CNN Link: http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/15/autos/tesla-model-s/index.html
Any decent driver (read: Probably your grandma) should be able to make that drive with range to spare. Regardless of the motivation of John Broder, this pretty much proves it can be done. I'm surprised Tesla let him try it!
However, the first time you drive a Model S you aren't going to take it easy, I can tell you that much! (So fun!!!)
When the NYT Reporter interviewed me, I wanted to make it clear that Hacking is a positive activity and try to put a good spin on the term for the public. We definitely need to "Take it back". Sadly, in all the editing this message was lost.
-Phil
When the LEAF's Lithium-Ion BMS reports 0% SOC, it's not actually at zero charge. The BMS prevents excessive undercharge and also limits the top end, while keeping all cells in balance. It's highly sophisticated and carefully prevents you from doing anything that could damage the pack. They expect the pack to last the life of the car, and they have so much riding on this, you can bet they were very conservative.
It's very similar to how Toyota treats the Nickel-Metal Hydride pack in the Prius, wherein they actually only use about half the battery's true capability, and in doing so, they have managed to make the batteries last longer than the car. It's extremely rare to see a battery failure in a Gen-2 (NHW20) Prius for this reason.
Notice the lack of any real pictures of the thing, and the download links for the "high-res" images are conveniently missing from their list of downloadable promotional stuff.
Seems like a total vaporware hoax, much like the "Famous" TabbyTote(TM).
From the Windoze Eula:
"To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Manufacturer and its suppliers disclaim all other warranties, either express or implied, including, but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with regard to the SOFTWARE and the accompanying written materials. Without limiting the foregoing, Manufacturer does not warrant that the operation of the SOFTWARE will be uninterrupted or error free."
But hardware doesn't have one of those, or does it?
And yes, I know "Each episode will be available for 7 days following the Thursday evening repeats.", But I'd rather not wait until then, only to find out BBC's servers are slammed.
There was some "lysdeksia" in the IHT story regarding the patent number. It was listed as 6,575,593 which is a "USB powered computer light" erroneously. The correct number is 6,757,593 if you'd like to have a look-see.
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Already done. See Palm's WebOS.
CNN Link: http://money.cnn.com/2013/02/15/autos/tesla-model-s/index.html Any decent driver (read: Probably your grandma) should be able to make that drive with range to spare. Regardless of the motivation of John Broder, this pretty much proves it can be done. I'm surprised Tesla let him try it! However, the first time you drive a Model S you aren't going to take it easy, I can tell you that much! (So fun!!!)
When the NYT Reporter interviewed me, I wanted to make it clear that Hacking is a positive activity and try to put a good spin on the term for the public. We definitely need to "Take it back". Sadly, in all the editing this message was lost. -Phil
When the LEAF's Lithium-Ion BMS reports 0% SOC, it's not actually at zero charge. The BMS prevents excessive undercharge and also limits the top end, while keeping all cells in balance. It's highly sophisticated and carefully prevents you from doing anything that could damage the pack. They expect the pack to last the life of the car, and they have so much riding on this, you can bet they were very conservative. It's very similar to how Toyota treats the Nickel-Metal Hydride pack in the Prius, wherein they actually only use about half the battery's true capability, and in doing so, they have managed to make the batteries last longer than the car. It's extremely rare to see a battery failure in a Gen-2 (NHW20) Prius for this reason.
Obviously they didn't apply the patch to their web server first...
"NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE"?
Besides, I thought merely observing an answer would change it?!
Notice the lack of any real pictures of the thing, and the download links for the "high-res" images are conveniently missing from their list of downloadable promotional stuff.
Seems like a total vaporware hoax, much like the "Famous" TabbyTote(TM).
From the Windoze Eula: "To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Manufacturer and its suppliers disclaim all other warranties, either express or implied, including, but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with regard to the SOFTWARE and the accompanying written materials. Without limiting the foregoing, Manufacturer does not warrant that the operation of the SOFTWARE will be uninterrupted or error free." But hardware doesn't have one of those, or does it?
And yes, I know "Each episode will be available for 7 days following the Thursday evening repeats.", But I'd rather not wait until then, only to find out BBC's servers are slammed.
Anyone? Buehler?
There was some "lysdeksia" in the IHT story regarding the patent number. It was listed as 6,575,593 which is a "USB powered computer light" erroneously. The correct number is 6,757,593 if you'd like to have a look-see.
http://mindfart.com/pic/2003ptdr/