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Possible valid fixes: - Have the reporting system look at current temperature and change the reported range. - More supercharger stations closer together. (2
by nickv 14y ago
Possible valid fixes:
- Have the reporting system look at current temperature and change the reported range.
- More supercharger stations closer together. (200 miles apart for a reported range of 268?! Ballsy. Especially in the extreme cold of the northeast. Reckless when you are giving a car to a NYTimes reviewer.)
- Don't have the parking brake LOCK so you can't even move the car without a flatbed truck.
- Have the car warn/inform the driver when they park somewhere cold to keep it plugged in to warm the battery up
and that's off the top of my head.
Many things can be done. This isn't necessarily a 'physics problem.' It's communicating and setting expectations. When the car says "100 miles" and you are stuck at the side of the road after 50 miles, it doesn't matter that "the physics make sense". What matters is you were screwed by completely false information.
The fix is simple. In fact, it's so simple, I would be SHOCKED if the TSLA guys aren't already including it in a future firmware update.
- notdrunkatall 14y agoEven better would be to fetch the local weather forecast, and when temperatures are predicted to drop, to warn the driver and ask him to take a look at a line graph of temperature/charge as a function of time. At least that way, the driver will have an idea of what he should do.