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"Just fix the car. Make it better. Just make it better, Elon. You can make it better. It's a little broken right now, but you can do it. " I highly doubt he ca

by niggler 14y ago

"Just fix the car. Make it better. Just make it better, Elon. You can make it better. It's a little broken right now, but you can do it. " I highly doubt he can fix it. At least, not on his own. 1) There needs to be more accessible infrastructure. Having superchargers 200mi apart isn't sufficient. They need to be < 50 miles apart, ideally more concentrated in urban areas, and FTLOG why isn't there a charger in manhattan? The car may be able to reach the full range under ideal conditions, but in any non-ideal circumstance like the NYT trip the range will be diminished. 2) They need more realistic marketing. It's not a panacea, and to sell it as such is a misrepresentation. There are issues, the car must be coddled, and until that is explicitly admitted by Tesla marketing material people should not be expected to treat the car gently

chimi 14y ago
One way would be to alter the algorithm calculating potential distance achieved based on temperature and energy storage capabilities of the batteries. Batteries don't power as well in cold temperatures, it's something many of us have experienced and there must be a formula for it. Figure out what the formula is and build it into the dashboard. That's a small fix that probably would have alleviated a lot of Broder's emotionally bad experience with the car.
- niggler 14y ago
  "alter the algorithm calculating potential distance achieved based on temperature and energy storage capabilities of the batteries." This gets back to the marketing issue. If they made those issues clear, then Broder would have expected the effect. I still question the claim made on http://www.teslamotors.com/models/facts http://www.teslamotors.com/models/facts "The Model S battery will not lose a significant amount of charge when parked for long periods of time. For example, Model S owners can park at the airport without plugging in." "Model S is engineered to perform in both hot and cold climates." I'm sure if those types of claims were dialed down then the expectations would be more reasonable

by niggler 14y ago

chimi 14y ago

One way would be to alter the algorithm calculating potential distance achieved based on temperature and energy storage capabilities of the batteries. Batteries don't power as well in cold temperatures, it's something many of us have experienced and there must be a formula for it. Figure out what the formula is and build it into the dashboard. That's a small fix that probably would have alleviated a lot of Broder's emotionally bad experience with the car.

niggler 14y ago
"alter the algorithm calculating potential distance achieved based on temperature and energy storage capabilities of the batteries." This gets back to the marketing issue. If they made those issues clear, then Broder would have expected the effect. I still question the claim made on http://www.teslamotors.com/models/facts http://www.teslamotors.com/models/facts "The Model S battery will not lose a significant amount of charge when parked for long periods of time. For example, Model S owners can park at the airport without plugging in." "Model S is engineered to perform in both hot and cold climates." I'm sure if those types of claims were dialed down then the expectations would be more reasonable