No, it's downhill both ways. Unless he's walking to school - that was uphill both ways.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >
