Yeah, but downhill is cheating... I'm guessing you use more than 3% going the other direction?
On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Nope, I can end up with more energy at the bottom of a long hill every day > when I go home. Generally I have about 62% left and 3 miles later it is > 65% due to the regen braking. > > *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2015 2:40 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla > > Every time you hit breaks you're pissing away energy. Now with a lot of > hybrid/electric cars you see some recovery to the batteries, but by no > means will it be 100%. You won't get 30 miles through construction unless > you do little or no braking. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > >> Ok, this might be a stupid question, but if you get stuck in Traffic, >> that uses almost no battery then, right? Other than the stop and go. >> Would that kill it quicker? Example, there is a 30 mile drive, but through >> construction. Traffic either flows nicely, or it takes an extra 20 min in >> stop and go traffic. Would you trust it? >> >> >> On 8/10/2015 3:23 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> >> I don’t use the projected range meter at all. I use the battery % meter >> when I am worried. It seems to be spot on. But after a while, you just >> use a trip odometer. When 30 miles have burned off you know you have to >> turn around or charge at the far end. >> >> *From:* Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> >> *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2015 2:21 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >> >> How accurate is the battery meter? Is it like my phone in the cold where >> as soon as I go to use it, it goes from Full charge to empty. Does it give >> you a range at projected speed, or just a %? >> >> >> On 8/10/2015 3:17 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> >> I use it year around. When it gets down to zero outside, the range is 60 >> miles or less. >> >> *From:* Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> >> *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2015 2:14 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >> >> Do I remember that you don't use your at all in the winter? How does it >> do in the cold with the heater running? 40-50 or less? >> >> >> On 8/10/2015 3:09 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> >> They advertise 90 or 100 or some such number. But if you go much over 60 >> miles the anxiety starts to mount. I have done 70 I think once. It will >> probably do 75. It does 60-65 all day long at freeway speeds with HVAC >> running full bore. >> >> *From:* Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >> *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2015 2:05 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >> >> What are you getting now? The 2017 should get 120 from a couple of >> articles. >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:02 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >>> Do we know yet what the 2017 leaf range is supposed to be? My leaf >>> lease is up and I am probably going to re-up for another year to get the >>> bigger battery. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Rory Conaway >>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:59 PM >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >>> >>> He is planning on lower battery costs with the new plant or before. >>> Even the Leaf has gotten profitable since it's conception for that reason >>> which is why they can put a 20% bigger battery pack in for the same amount >>> of money. >>> >>> Rory >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown >>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 12:50 PM >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >>> >>> He can subsidize it with his space transport business. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Travis Johnson >>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:36 PM >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Tesla >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> The news today about Tesla is they lose $4,000 per car they sell... >>> makes you wonder how much longer that can continue? They are also having >>> to support all their Super charging stations across the country (at no >>> additional cost for customers), etc. >>> >>> It's a great concept, and a great first generation electric car, but it >>> can't continue like this forever... >>> >>> Travis >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >
