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> I was given battery-conservation advice at that time (turn off the cruise control; alternately slow down and speed up to take advantage of regenerative brakin
by jules 14y ago
> I was given battery-conservation advice at that time (turn off the cruise control; alternately slow down and speed up to take advantage of regenerative braking) that was later contradicted by other Tesla personnel.
What the heck? Does this guy seriously think that braking and then speeding up will conserve battery? Maybe the adage "don't attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity" is true.
- jacquesm 14y agoThat bit about the second law of thermodynamics needs to get more attention in school.
- tedunangst 14y agoHe's probably thinking that other Tesla drivers will do what the company tells them to do, so he does it to see what happens. Do you think the author is going to be the dumbest person to ever drive a Tesla?
- lawnchair_larry 14y agoYes, because his actions are most consistent with someone seeking the lowest quality advice available to them. Despite having multiple sources of information for both the estimated range, as well as the nearest charging stations, he happened to not only choose the least reasonable, but the one with the worst outcome.
- shock-value 14y agoIf both contradictory pieces of advice came from Tesla than surely the blame at least in this instance falls on their shoulders.
- ANH 14y agoPrecisely. How many Model S owners are going to call Tesla for regular recharging advice vs. taking 20 seconds to pull up a smart phone app that shows them nearby charging stations?
- codex 14y agoHad the reporter ignored Tesla's advice, the review would have been tainted. It's either "do what Tesla says, they're the experts" or "I'm doing to do my own thing sgainst Tesla's advice, invalidating all conclusions in this article." The journalist chose the former.
- zeru 14y agoI seriously dont think he ever got that advice. It speaks against 6th grade physics and any common sense.
- JabavuAdams 14y agoWelcome to Earth. Sixth-grade physics, for most people, is for passing the 6th-grade physics test. It has no relation to the real world or their behaviour.
- kdsudac 14y agoCurious. Is this logical: cruise control ==> less (speed up / slow down) ? So: no cruise control ==> more (speed up / slow down) ? Do you believe the Tesla advice was to turn off cruise control to conserve battery? or do you think the times reporter is making that up? Disclaimer: don't know much about Tesla implementation of cruise control.
- jmount 14y agoCruise control is a more steady speed by applying more power up hills and such.