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glhs837
Power with Control
They've not given up control of the Tesla branded SCs and that network. Could be they have elected to spend that money elsewhere. Optimus, the 25K car, robotaxi, battery storage? All of these have the pretty strong potential to be huge money makers over and above anything the SC network might bring in.
Cold be they are just making a stupid choice..... Check back in two years. One thing about them, nobody's two year prediction on them has ever been right.
glhs837
Power with Control
1st step is 3rd quarter.Remind me in two years....
glhs837
Power with Control
Sometimes things take longer than quarters for the rea effects to be known.
The stuff I have talked about I thought would show up in the 3rd quarter but showed up in the 1st quarter. Who knows what the 3rd quarter will bring, but my guess it will NOT go well for Tesla.
glhs837
Power with Control
That's why I said a year or two down the road. We were talking about the changes to the SC plan and its effects.
It ain't gonna take that long!
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
You mean from charging too quickly with too much power too often?
yeah.
Many of the articles I've read stated that faster charging diminished the range of the battery, vs slow trickle charging that could be done at home.
Kinnakeet
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GD things are worthless cant hall chit and takes forever to charge PURE BS for sure and there are suckers who will buy the crap.
Kinnakeet
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2 years they will be in a junk yard and proving PT Barnum right...there is a sucker born every minute.
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
That's my plan. I did put in a 30A outlet for a level 2 charger, but the Aptera can get well over 100 miles a night on just a wall plug, and will accept additional charge from external solar panels. Slow and easy. Not planning on any trips longer than 2 or 3 hundred miles, well within the estimate 400 mile range.
Solar panels? You would have better luck emptying your toilet with a teaspoon.
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
The car has solar panels built in, 700watts. I have 1070watts of solar panels for a total combined solar panel input of about 1.7Kw. A wall plug is 1.8Kw. Solar charging during the day will most likely negate the need for any wall plug charge at night, even if it's parked in the garage and only charging from the external panels.
The Aptera's charge and power usage is unlike any other electric vehicle out there.
Pretty cool. But only good on a sunny day correct?
jrt_ms1995
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No, leaving the lights on in the garage will help a lot.
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
There is still significant gain on overcast days. My truck sits in the garage for days at a time these days, and I rarely travel more than a few miles to get all my chores done. Just the solar panels on the Aptera alone, with no additional input, is supposed to yield about 40 miles a day. I'll take that with a grain of salt and halve it, so 20 miles a day. The amount of solar gain over a number of days exceeds my anticipated normal usage, so it will pretty much guarantee a full (80%) charge when I do need it.
glhs837
Power with Control
Well the data we have so far it says you're wrong. Turns out that fast charging isn't as bad as a lot of folks thought.
Does DC Fast Charging Damage EV Batteries? - EVESCO
Does fast charging damage EV batteries? Studies reveal DC fast charging has minimal impact on EV battery life versus Level 2 charging
www.power-sonic.com
This says you just might be wrong.....
But hey, who needs facts, right? If you know a guy who says different, that's the same as measured data, right?