Tesla and Video

[Bud]

Hi all,

I don't often suggest a video except something more rv/b, problem specific.......... related. But if you are curious about knowing more concerning Tesla and a bunch of little cells, some bms........ Rather that Elon Musk did found Tesla at all. The video is well done about the first thought in someone's head................ Interesting, Fastening but then I was ignorant, very.

CNBC video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eblPwXFb7TE

Bud

[rowiebowie]

The key to both of them seeming to be ok with what happened to them is both are still substantial shareholders. Lots of Tesla millionaires out there after the recent 5 for 1 stock split and subsequent run up in stock price.

Elon probably took the company far in excess of what these guys could, but they deserve recognition and credit.

[Nic7320]

I'm still waiting to see a Tesla RV. C'mon, someone's got to do the first one!

[rowiebowie]

Yeah. Too bad Tesla vans are on the back burner. Probably many years away since they are selling all the cars they can make.

On a slightly related subject, their recent Tesla cars have a "Camp mode" that keeps the interior heated or cooled while parked. Youtube has some videos of people throwing a mattress down in the back of model "Y's" and sleeping in freezing weather. Not as much battery drain as you might expect.

Some are anticipating the Cybertruck to have this capability for the rear truck bed via some sort of fold-down gate between it and the cab (similar to the Chevy Avalanche). The roll-top bed cover or a snap on tent would be used for camping.

Alas, these may not be allowed in parks due to concerns the drivers would try and charge their vehicles. Thus overloading the electric grid. One Youtube guy tried to stay in his Model Y in an RV Park in the Florida keys. He had reservations, but they turned him away without explanation other than his vehicle did not meet their "rules".

[Jon in AZ]

Just as we once thought water and petroleum were cheap and pretty much inexhaustible, many people now seem to think the electric grid is the same.

My friend has solar panels on the roof of his house and after years of net zero power use, he recently got a good-sized year-end reconciliation billing. The difference? They bought a plug-in hybrid (not even a full electric). Does it really use that much power? Yes, it seems it does.

Charging electric RVs and tow vehicles taps into a limited resource at a campground, and in some locations, an expensive resource.

A rush to electrify transportation is going to have a lot of unexpected and unintended consequences.

[rowiebowie]

Originally Posted by Jon in AZ

unintended consequences.

Very astute and a good life lesson. Nothing happens in a vacuum and never has the precise outcome that was expected.

[Bud]

"Just as we once thought water and petroleum were cheap and pretty much inexhaustible, many people now seem to think the electric grid is the same."

It kinda, sorta IS and not a problem going forward any time soon, and there should be plenty, enough time to accommodate ev's - no big deal.

[avanti]

Originally Posted by Jon in AZ

Just as we once thought water and petroleum were cheap and pretty much inexhaustible, many people now seem to think the electric grid is the same.

My friend has solar panels on the roof of his house and after years of net zero power use, he recently got a good-sized year-end reconciliation billing. The difference? They bought a plug-in hybrid (not even a full electric). Does it really use that much power? Yes, it seems it does.

Charging electric RVs and tow vehicles taps into a limited resource at a campground, and in some locations, an expensive resource.

A rush to electrify transportation is going to have a lot of unexpected and unintended consequences.

The difference is that water and petroleum are non-renewable resources. Electricity is totally renewable, since it can be produced by solar and other energy sources that do not (in the steady state) consume anything that is in any way in short supply. It is true that a lot of electricity is now produced from non-renewable sources, but this is not necessary and will not be true for much longer.

Of COURSE there will be "unintended consequences", but all progress does, and "unintended" does not mean "intolerable", or even "negative".