Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Allan Streib
be nice! Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon -Original Message- From: Tim C Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 5:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight On Feb 9, 2012 8:15 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Hendrik Fay heni

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread G Mann
: Thursday, February 09, 2012 5:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight On Feb 9, 2012 8:15 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes: What is the plan? Drive 300miles and then charge it up

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Luther's Benz
The flip side to that 0 emissions argument is we never hear more than tail-pipe emissions, rarely anything about refiner emissions. nbsp;I'm willing to bet that a refiner is o par with power plants Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL '87 300SDL (322,xxx mi) '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)nbsp;

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread OK Don
I read somewhere last week that someone had done the calculations, and electric cars came out emissions neutral relative to dino fueled cars - either MSN autos or consumers reports perhaps. On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Luther's Benz benz-n-h...@gulseth.netwrote: The flip side to that 0

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread WILTON
Free electricity?! I may wanta move there; 'been costing me ~ $ .09/kwh! Wilton - Original Message - From: Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling

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2012-02-10 Thread Benz Hogs
That makes no sense. The only way an electric car could be emissions neutral is if it takes pollution in and cleans the air for normal use just the way plants do. Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '87 300SDL (322,xxx mi) '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi) On 2/10/2012 9:21 AM, OK Don wrote: I

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Rich Thomas
I think we need wood-burning steam cars, or wood gasmobiles. Carbon neutral and will be good for after the coming collapse. OBTW did you see that Fisker, who is supposedly building some sort of electric car, got over a half billion $ gummint loan and is now in discussions to revise terms of

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Allan Streib
He said relative to dino-fueled I took that to mean that they are about the same, ultimately. Though I did have to read it twice. On Fri, Feb 10, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Benz Hogs wrote: That makes no sense. The only way an electric car could be emissions neutral is if it takes pollution in and

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread OK Don
No, it means that the generation of the electricity produces as much CO2 etc. as a gas car would have. Net change in CO2 and pollution is zero. On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: That makes no sense. The only way an electric car could be emissions

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Allan Streib
According to the Wikipedia entry for the Tesla Roadster: Recharging with electricity from the average USA grid [...] yields a full-cycle energy-equivalency of 44.0 mpg. The formula for full-cycle energy-equivalency considers a bunch of upstream factors in the production and transmission of

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Allan Streib
Ha. It's a gullwing. http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Curt Raymond
likely to force that failure. -Curt Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:58:18 -0500 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight Message-ID: m139ai26c5@156-56-179-237.dhcp-bl.indiana.edu Content-Type: text

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Randy Bennell
On 10/02/2012 2:51 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: You can't compare the Tesla to other normal cars though, how many people road trip in a Ferrari? Thats the market Tesla competes against. It is purely a rich people's toy. Anyway I find it amusing that the most common counter argument is but its

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread G Mann
str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight Message-ID: m139ai26c5@156-56-179-237.dhcp-bl.indiana.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I don't have anything *against* electric vehicles per-se, I just

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread WILTON
You PASSED it?! 'Didn't know they were passable. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight On 10/02/2012 2

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Curt Raymond
...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight Message-ID: 1328903252.15642.140661034932...@webmail.messagingengine.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii According to the Wikipedia entry for the Tesla Roadster

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Curt Raymond
Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight Message-ID: 4f359eda.9070...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 10/02/2012 2:51 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: You can't compare the Tesla

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-10 Thread Mountain Man
-Curt wrote: You can't compare the Tesla to other normal cars though, how many people road trip in a Ferrari? Thats the market Tesla competes against. It is purely a rich people's toy. My 240D 3-pedal daily driver was purely a rich people's toy in 1984. Well... not toy, but... I'd like to

[MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-09 Thread Allan Streib
http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-09 Thread Hendrik Fay
Hmmnh, seems to be a pretty expensive car and bound to be way more so over here, when it gets here, if it gets here. Also the model S does not appear to have a range extender motor, so when the juice runs out the thing stops? What is the plan? Drive 300miles and then charge it up for a few hours

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-09 Thread Allan Streib
Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes: Hmmnh, seems to be a pretty expensive car and bound to be way more so over here, when it gets here, if it gets here. Also the model S does not appear to have a range extender motor, so when the juice runs out the thing stops? Yep the Tesla cars are

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-09 Thread Tim C
On Feb 9, 2012 8:15 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes: What is the plan? Drive 300miles and then charge it up for a few hours and go again? I am thinking this is aimed at the upmarket commuter people? Yeah they really only make sense

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Allan Streib wrote: Yeah they really only make sense for people with a lot of discretionary cash who can afford to have a car they only drive locally. I think it's just another toy. My Realtor has a Miata, I forget how many years old he said it is, with 5000 miles on it.

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-09 Thread Hans Neureiter
300 miles on a charge. In gas that's +/- $40. Electricity is free. (Maybe the light bill goes up some) Yep, wer'e screwed. Did it to our selves. Blame it on Washington. Who sends the idiots there? IRMC! On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Allan Streib wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight

2012-02-09 Thread Kevin Kraly
C Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 5:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tesla Model X unveiling tonight On Feb 9, 2012 8:15 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes: What is the plan? Drive 300miles and then charge it up