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Anyone know the weight difference between the three configurations? Haven't found it anywhere. The curb weight of the 85 kWh model is 4,647 lbs, I wonder how m

by zefhous 14y ago

Anyone know the weight difference between the three configurations? Haven't found it anywhere. The curb weight of the 85 kWh model is 4,647 lbs, I wonder how much of that is the battery. I suspect the weight to be the main difference in efficiency, though each configuration (as well as the 85 kWh performance version) has different specs for Peak Motor Power and Peak Motor Torque. Also, I wonder if power/torque differences between models are because they're using a different powertrain in each model or if it's an electrical (or perhaps software) limitation. I'd love to know if anybody knows more about these things...

headShrinker 14y ago
This doesn't really address your questions but it's interesting none the less. I talked to a rep at a Tesla showroom. Surprisingly, the models seem to all weigh the same amount. The weight was maintained a specific number so the car could maintain it's 5 star crash test rating... He speculated that some of the weight was in the form of actual weights.
- cynwoody 14y ago
  >He speculated that some of the weight was in the form of actual weights. If true, that would appear to suggest an obvious after-market performance mod.
  - stcredzero 14y ago
    > an obvious after-market performance mod. With the probable traditionally detrimental effects on ride and handling.
- sbierwagen 14y ago
  That is enormously unlikely.
- tsotha 14y ago
  More likely to be the battery pack. You can trade kWh for manufacturability and materials cost.
veemjeem 14y ago
who knows, maybe they all use the identical motor, but there's a few solder bridges that prevent you from going as fast as the expensive models... cars that can be overclocked would be interesting.
- stcredzero 14y ago
  Calling such cars "overclocked" would be just as technically apt as calling clock-speed enhanced CPUs "turbo."
  - furyofantares 14y ago
    My 286 had a turbo button that bumped it from 8MHz to 10MHz.
    - stcredzero 14y ago
      It was just as terrible then as it is now.

by zefhous 14y ago

headShrinker 14y ago

This doesn't really address your questions but it's interesting none the less. I talked to a rep at a Tesla showroom. Surprisingly, the models seem to all weigh the same amount. The weight was maintained a specific number so the car could maintain it's 5 star crash test rating... He speculated that some of the weight was in the form of actual weights.

cynwoody 14y ago
>He speculated that some of the weight was in the form of actual weights. If true, that would appear to suggest an obvious after-market performance mod.
- stcredzero 14y ago
  > an obvious after-market performance mod. With the probable traditionally detrimental effects on ride and handling.
sbierwagen 14y ago
That is enormously unlikely.
tsotha 14y ago
More likely to be the battery pack. You can trade kWh for manufacturability and materials cost.

veemjeem 14y ago

who knows, maybe they all use the identical motor, but there's a few solder bridges that prevent you from going as fast as the expensive models... cars that can be overclocked would be interesting.

stcredzero 14y ago
Calling such cars "overclocked" would be just as technically apt as calling clock-speed enhanced CPUs "turbo."
- furyofantares 14y ago
  My 286 had a turbo button that bumped it from 8MHz to 10MHz.
  - stcredzero 14y ago
    It was just as terrible then as it is now.