I don't think Tesla should get in the trailer business. But what they could is build a fully compatible trailer upgrade kit that any manufacturer or most existing trailers could be retrofitted with.
This would consist of:
1.) a single hub motor in roughly the 20 hp range
2.) A scalable...
Instead of government choosing technology in order to drive down CO2 we need to let the free market drive innovation. That being said a voluntary carbon reduction on a state by state or individual basis will be slow. What we need is a rigid carbon tax that grows every year. $.01 per pound...
Is there a real engineer out there that can calculate what the MPG would be if you put a ford ecoboost or 4 cylinder cummins turbo diesel in a CT with the current 10 speed trannies? Not that I would want to do this.
I don't think people realize how important aerodynamics will be for range...
I am just thinking out loud here. If people were just cool or Tesla built something into their user agreements so if a vehicle was done charging any other user of the charging station could unplug the vehicle and plug theirs in either using an adjacent parking spot or even better autopilot...
Personally on my long distance travel I am kind of looking forward to slowing down a little . Have a leisurely breakfast lunch or dinner and take 40 minutes to charge my rig. Same with hotels. Save a pit stop by charging at night. Include the KWhrs in my bill. If I were an electrical...
I have a theory that adding/having FSD will improve your place in line. Think about it. Another $7/8 k revenue per vehicle with out adding significant cost would make the shareholders happy. My understanding this that the hardware is installed on all vehicles and it is a software switch...
It would be a real bummer if somebody detonated a EMP or even a massive solar event and wiped out all our CTs. I wonder how much thought if any is being put into protection and or replaceable fuses?