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6800 batteries, if the chance of a 16850 battery having a critical
failure is 1:10,000 chance of a critical failure, you have a pretty
high chance of losing one in a year. if it’s i:100,000,
and you have a a group of 10 being operated by a rental company,
they have a good chance of losing one.

10 cells would be far better

[quote=MicroGravity]Hogwash.

The Tesla does not use AA batteries. Someone I know thinks your expert is pretty clueless. Just because an individual cell is a SIMILAR size to a AA battery does not mean the car runs on AA batteries.

From Tesla:

We started our design by purposely picking a small form factor battery cell. This cell is called
the 18650 because of its measurements of 18mm diameter by 65mm length (i.e., just a bit larger
than a AA battery). Due to its small size, the cell contains a limited amount of energy. If a failure
event occurs with this cell, the effect will be much less than that expected from a cell many times
larger. Billions of 18650 cells are made each year. Though the chance of a safety event in a
laptop is small, the number of safety incidents involving Li-ion batteries is rising each year
because there are so many more devices using small and powerful power sources.

The Tesla Roadster battery pack is comprised of about 6800 of these 18650 cells, and the entire
pack has a mass of about 450kg.

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well you can trade the deposit on a tesla for a used Eclipse E500
in 2011.

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well you can trade the deposit on a tesla for a used Eclipse E500
in 2011.

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well you can trade the deposit on a tesla for a used Eclipse E500
in 2011.

[patb]

well you can trade the deposit on a tesla for a used Eclipse E500
in 2011.

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well you can trade the deposit on a tesla for a used Eclipse E500
in 2011.

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[quote=DWCAP]under 20k??? why? this will be top of the line equipment in 2010. Why would they be selling it at the bottom of the market? Who EVER does that? My pickup was more than 20K, in 1999! And it doesnt have keyless entry or side airbags or a cd player or any of the once luxery stuff that how is becoming more common on base models. Itll happen, inflation adjusted of course, but itll take time. [/quote]

Keyless entry is the Granite Countertop of cars

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[quote=DWCAP]under 20k??? why? this will be top of the line equipment in 2010. Why would they be selling it at the bottom of the market? Who EVER does that? My pickup was more than 20K, in 1999! And it doesnt have keyless entry or side airbags or a cd player or any of the once luxery stuff that how is becoming more common on base models. Itll happen, inflation adjusted of course, but itll take time. [/quote]

Keyless entry is the Granite Countertop of cars

[patb]

[quote=DWCAP]under 20k??? why? this will be top of the line equipment in 2010. Why would they be selling it at the bottom of the market? Who EVER does that? My pickup was more than 20K, in 1999! And it doesnt have keyless entry or side airbags or a cd player or any of the once luxery stuff that how is becoming more common on base models. Itll happen, inflation adjusted of course, but itll take time. [/quote]

Keyless entry is the Granite Countertop of cars

[patb]

[quote=DWCAP]under 20k??? why? this will be top of the line equipment in 2010. Why would they be selling it at the bottom of the market? Who EVER does that? My pickup was more than 20K, in 1999! And it doesnt have keyless entry or side airbags or a cd player or any of the once luxery stuff that how is becoming more common on base models. Itll happen, inflation adjusted of course, but itll take time. [/quote]

Keyless entry is the Granite Countertop of cars

[patb]

[quote=DWCAP]under 20k??? why? this will be top of the line equipment in 2010. Why would they be selling it at the bottom of the market? Who EVER does that? My pickup was more than 20K, in 1999! And it doesnt have keyless entry or side airbags or a cd player or any of the once luxery stuff that how is becoming more common on base models. Itll happen, inflation adjusted of course, but itll take time. [/quote]

Keyless entry is the Granite Countertop of cars

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[quote=flu]

What I want to know is if there is anyone interested in putting down a deposit down for a Tesla Roadster. Group buy anyone ? 🙂

http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/acceleration_and_torque.php

This is one amazing car. That flat torque "curve" is what turns me on.

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

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Buying a Tesla Roadster is sort of like Buying an Eclipse E500.

[patb]

[quote=flu]

What I want to know is if there is anyone interested in putting down a deposit down for a Tesla Roadster. Group buy anyone ? 🙂

http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/acceleration_and_torque.php

This is one amazing car. That flat torque "curve" is what turns me on.

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[/quote]

Buying a Tesla Roadster is sort of like Buying an Eclipse E500.

[patb]

[quote=flu]

What I want to know is if there is anyone interested in putting down a deposit down for a Tesla Roadster. Group buy anyone ? 🙂

http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/acceleration_and_torque.php

This is one amazing car. That flat torque "curve" is what turns me on.

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[/quote]

Buying a Tesla Roadster is sort of like Buying an Eclipse E500.

[patb]

[quote=flu]

What I want to know is if there is anyone interested in putting down a deposit down for a Tesla Roadster. Group buy anyone ? 🙂

http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/acceleration_and_torque.php

This is one amazing car. That flat torque "curve" is what turns me on.

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[/quote]

Buying a Tesla Roadster is sort of like Buying an Eclipse E500.

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