4 ms·
Your assumption is that only small EVs will go through these tunnels in the future. I think that assumption is flawed. Tesla announced it wants to make high-pa
by cs702 3y ago
Your assumption is that only small EVs will go through these tunnels in the future. I think that assumption is flawed.
Tesla announced it wants to make high-passenger-count commercial EVs (akin to vans and buses):
https://www.tesla.com/ns_videos/Tesla-Master-Plan-Part-3.pdf https://www.tesla.com/ns_videos/Tesla-Master-Plan-Part-3.pdf
EVs that carry 8, 12, or more passengers (perhaps by chaining the EVs) would significantly increase the efficiency and throughput of these tunnels.
And then there's a big question mark on self-driving, which, if achieved, would significantly improve the economics.
- jakelazaroff 3y ago12 people would be about 5% of the capacity of a single NYC subway car: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R160_(New_York_City_Subway_car) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R160_(New_York_City_Subway_car...
- manuelabeledo 3y agoAre you suggesting that Tesla is planning to develop underground trains? That would make the whole thing even dumber than I firstly thought.