I won't own one any time soon, and I'm no fanboi but I just spent a few moments figuring out that it would cost me $34 dollars to fully charge (300 miles) a Tesla with my generator compared to costing $8.49 by plugging into the grid.. Besides, In the not so distant future this or something not unlike it very well could (and in my opinion probably will) be a car for the masses.
Am I a nerd? Yes.
Is this news to me? Yes
Does it matter? It does If I say it does.
270 miles is usually way more than I drive in a day. The furthest trips I make are 237 miles (each way) from my home in MA to my cabin in ME. I rarely make a round trip in a single day, and if I do, I would have parked the vehicle for long enough to get a full or near full charge in between.
Once 350 to 400 mile range is achieved in these cars, I will consider purchasing one, even if the insaneocharge stations are not available in my area.
Tesla's charging calculator here: http://www.teslamotors.com/charging#/calculator
My cabin has a 10kw generator that burns about 2 gallons per hour under a heavy load, so using 2x 240V 40A chargers (best it gets) it would take about 4:45 to get max charge on the tesla, that would burn approximately 9 gallons of gas at $3.79 a gallon would cost around $34 to get a full charge burning fossil fuels off the grid, of course not including the cost of the generator or maintenance, but I use it to power the cabin while I am there regardless, so that comes to around 33.33mpg
I'm currently paying $.10/kWh, so pulling down the 84.9 kWh plugged into the grid will cost me $8.49.
Anyways, To get a full 300 mile charge in a Tesla for me on grid is $8.49 compared to $34 via dinosaur powered generator.
My point is that even using T-Rex to charge the Tesla would still result in decent mileage, comparable to that of my VW bug.
The Motorola systems that are common in most police stations arent going anywhere. When the cell towers are down, they still have their Radio comms, plus they push data to the police in the field, allowing them to do things like check your documentation against their database.
Adding i-devices to the mix may help them with some clerical work, but it's never going to replace the existing infrastructure.
During my time in the Navy, I always wished we had a simpler system for producing incident reports, instead of having to sit at a computer and input the same data over and over again. An application to document traffic accidents would have been an AMAZING time saver. Also, sorry about the WOT.
Vodafone is the mobile network provider of choice for NZ Police and will also supply the force with the devices in a decade-long deal, with the initial three-month rollout costing NZ$4.3 million (A$2.75 million).
Officers will use two specific apps — eQuip for access to the Police National Intelligence Application for information on people, vehicles and locations, and Mobile Responder (pdf), which provides maps of where staff and colleagues are — as well as standard office type programs such as email and calendars.
Police conducted an 11-month trial last year with over 100 staff in four districts around the country, and found that the devices provided a half-hour productivity gain per officer and shift.
In total, NZ Police expects to save 520,000 hours each year for the 6086 smart device equipped officers, worth up to NZ$304.8 million (A$248 million) over 12 years.
Over that period, NZ Police will spend NZ$159 million (A$129 million) in operating expenditure to fund the smart device initiative.....
Apparently the savings comes in the form of man hours.
I wonder how many man hours will be lost to the unnecessary apps installed on the devices?
Just wait until you find yourself "swapping it out for a fully charged one" that turns out to be a POS and not only looks like crapola but leaves you stranded in the middle of nowhere.
Ask around any of your friends that have purchased a brand new oxy, acetylene or other tank, and gotten a rust bucket in return when using the exchange program.
I see this ending with states succeeding from the union and going to literal war with one another.
Homeschooling is working well for my niece and nephews but that certainly is not an alternative for the vast majority of households.
If someone puts up a secure wireless access point in my neighborhood, I would be delighted to foot my share of the bill for bandwidth usage (given that it is cost competitive to my current provider)
I just got out of the Navy after 8 years, and I can say that the Zero Tolerance policy we had was no joke, if you popped positive for tested drugs (oipates, pot, cocaine, etc...), you were gone. The only time that Roids are tested for is when the command specifically requests it. There is no random testing for Navy for Roids. I generally got picked for random urinalysis about twice a year, plus the annual command sweep. not related, but, just a few years ago they stopped testing Sailors for LSD
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Komatsu doesn't employee a single industrial robot.
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If this were Australia he could patent them.
Stop the Progress? not a bad idea!
It's time for an extraterrestrial presidential bunker.
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I won't own one any time soon, and I'm no fanboi but I just spent a few moments figuring out that it would cost me $34 dollars to fully charge (300 miles) a Tesla with my generator compared to costing $8.49 by plugging into the grid.. Besides, In the not so distant future this or something not unlike it very well could (and in my opinion probably will) be a car for the masses. Am I a nerd? Yes. Is this news to me? Yes Does it matter? It does If I say it does.
270 miles is usually way more than I drive in a day. The furthest trips I make are 237 miles (each way) from my home in MA to my cabin in ME. I rarely make a round trip in a single day, and if I do, I would have parked the vehicle for long enough to get a full or near full charge in between. Once 350 to 400 mile range is achieved in these cars, I will consider purchasing one, even if the insaneocharge stations are not available in my area. Tesla's charging calculator here: http://www.teslamotors.com/charging#/calculator My cabin has a 10kw generator that burns about 2 gallons per hour under a heavy load, so using 2x 240V 40A chargers (best it gets) it would take about 4:45 to get max charge on the tesla, that would burn approximately 9 gallons of gas at $3.79 a gallon would cost around $34 to get a full charge burning fossil fuels off the grid, of course not including the cost of the generator or maintenance, but I use it to power the cabin while I am there regardless, so that comes to around 33.33mpg I'm currently paying $.10/kWh, so pulling down the 84.9 kWh plugged into the grid will cost me $8.49. Anyways, To get a full 300 mile charge in a Tesla for me on grid is $8.49 compared to $34 via dinosaur powered generator. My point is that even using T-Rex to charge the Tesla would still result in decent mileage, comparable to that of my VW bug.
Don't know if seriously stupid or seriously trolling...
Honestly, My refrigerator comes in 2nd in my life, just after the dog, and before the wife.
Polaroids Get it?
The funniest part of this is that it got modded over the parent.
The Motorola systems that are common in most police stations arent going anywhere. When the cell towers are down, they still have their Radio comms, plus they push data to the police in the field, allowing them to do things like check your documentation against their database. Adding i-devices to the mix may help them with some clerical work, but it's never going to replace the existing infrastructure.
During my time in the Navy, I always wished we had a simpler system for producing incident reports, instead of having to sit at a computer and input the same data over and over again. An application to document traffic accidents would have been an AMAZING time saver. Also, sorry about the WOT.
Vodafone is the mobile network provider of choice for NZ Police and will also supply the force with the devices in a decade-long deal, with the initial three-month rollout costing NZ$4.3 million (A$2.75 million). Officers will use two specific apps — eQuip for access to the Police National Intelligence Application for information on people, vehicles and locations, and Mobile Responder (pdf), which provides maps of where staff and colleagues are — as well as standard office type programs such as email and calendars. Police conducted an 11-month trial last year with over 100 staff in four districts around the country, and found that the devices provided a half-hour productivity gain per officer and shift. In total, NZ Police expects to save 520,000 hours each year for the 6086 smart device equipped officers, worth up to NZ$304.8 million (A$248 million) over 12 years. Over that period, NZ Police will spend NZ$159 million (A$129 million) in operating expenditure to fund the smart device initiative..... Apparently the savings comes in the form of man hours. I wonder how many man hours will be lost to the unnecessary apps installed on the devices?
Just wait until you find yourself "swapping it out for a fully charged one" that turns out to be a POS and not only looks like crapola but leaves you stranded in the middle of nowhere. Ask around any of your friends that have purchased a brand new oxy, acetylene or other tank, and gotten a rust bucket in return when using the exchange program.
These would be features that PS3, Wii or Xbox would be sporting in this or the next generation.
I see this ending with states succeeding from the union and going to literal war with one another. Homeschooling is working well for my niece and nephews but that certainly is not an alternative for the vast majority of households.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android/posts/346111 These guys already got $10 million off kickstarter....
If someone puts up a secure wireless access point in my neighborhood, I would be delighted to foot my share of the bill for bandwidth usage (given that it is cost competitive to my current provider)
Correlation is not causation.
shittiest car analogy ever
I just got out of the Navy after 8 years, and I can say that the Zero Tolerance policy we had was no joke, if you popped positive for tested drugs (oipates, pot, cocaine, etc...), you were gone. The only time that Roids are tested for is when the command specifically requests it. There is no random testing for Navy for Roids. I generally got picked for random urinalysis about twice a year, plus the annual command sweep. not related, but, just a few years ago they stopped testing Sailors for LSD
Why the hell would you use Google Docs for Taxi Dispatch?
There is: http://xkcd.com/774/ (Obligatory XKCD)
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The mayan calendar ends when the computers all revert to the year 2000 and get stuck in the year 2000 glitch?