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Tesla X?

Postby martine » Wed Dec 02, 2015 3:29 pm

https://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/modelx

I want one even if I don't have a use for 7 seats!

0-60 3.2s, 250m range, 20 minute half-charge - impressive no?
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Re: Tesla X?

Postby StressedDave » Wed Dec 02, 2015 4:10 pm

No, once you realise that the first two are mutually incompatible... And the 20 minute half-charge won't be universal. And you're even less green than a petrol engine given that 50% of the energy going into it comes from dirty, dirty coal fuelled power stations (not to mention a large chunk of the rest coming from gas and other polluting non-renewables)

/climbs off soapbox shaking head at the idiocy of those who swallow the eco-bollocks of an electrically powered vehicle.
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Re: Tesla X?

Postby akirk » Wed Dec 02, 2015 4:37 pm

and SD's mutterings aside...

Regular over-the-air updates add safety and navigation features, enhance performance and improve the driver experience

mmm - and recent stories would suggest that they could cause you to crash :D

Model X is the safest, fastest and most capable sport utility vehicle in history.

Model X is the SUV uncompromised.


mmm - nope :D it is an electric estate with 4 wheel drive - it is not an SUV in any shape or form - giving a car all wheel drive does not make it the new landrover...

yes, it is fast, yes the rear doors look fun, yes you have 7 seats (and presumably no luggage space!), but a practical / SUV / ute type car it is not...

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Re: Tesla X?

Postby Triquet » Wed Dec 02, 2015 4:49 pm

If you can't get a wardrobe in it, I don't want one.

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Re: Tesla X?

Postby Adamxck » Wed Dec 02, 2015 6:03 pm

Nah.
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Re: Tesla X?

Postby Synchromesh » Wed Dec 02, 2015 6:43 pm

StressedDave wrote:No, once you realise that the first two are mutually incompatible...

As with any ICE (internal combustion engine) car's performance / economy figures...

StressedDave wrote:And the 20 minute half-charge won't be universal.

Supercharger network is expanding rapidly. It's perfect for the times when you're doing a 250+ journey away from home. In daily use you can just charge it overnight when it would otherwise just be sitting on the drive.

StressedDave wrote:And you're even less green than a petrol engine given that 50% of the energy going into it comes from dirty, dirty coal fuelled power stations (not to mention a large chunk of the rest coming from gas and other polluting non-renewables)

53% of UK electricity production is from fossil fuels (coal, gas and oil combined), the rest is nuclear & renewables. But even if it we assume it's 100% fossil fuels, it's far more efficient to generate power en masse in a power station than it is to have thousands of ICEs.

The bigger picture is that fossil-fuel's share of electricity production is shrinking, so the CO2/km of electric cars will only improve in coming years.

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Re: Tesla X?

Postby TheInsanity1234 » Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:27 pm

Personally, in our current scenario, we'd be better off with a electric car for the back 'n' forth commute, a total of 30 miles a day (probably could go a week without needing a charge), and a efficient petrol for the longer journeys.

But hey, my parents decided to get 2 diesels so never mind.

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Re: Tesla X?

Postby Rick448 » Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:44 pm

No thank you. You can call me a Luddite but I prefer a fool petrol engine to any other fuel offering.

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Re: Tesla X?

Postby Gareth » Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:51 pm

Synchromesh wrote:it's far more efficient to generate power en masse in a power station than it is to have thousands of ICEs.

Does this take transmission and storage losses into account?
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Re: Tesla X?

Postby Synchromesh » Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:55 pm

Does the subject have to be so polarising though? For me, the ideal would be a Tesla to do 20k pa in, and a Caterham to do 5k pa (weekends, track days etc). Like my own kind of carbon offset ;)
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