10-03-2018, 05:25 PM
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Swag observation: about half of the teslas I see here in reno have noticeable visible (sitting in the car behind them) fitment issues, panels misaligned, doors not fully closing. I figure we have a hundred in the various models and many more visiting. Worst one had Georgia plates and looked like it was in an accident. Dirty ones seem to fit the best, since they tend to look like dodge darts.
Thought they were mostly being railcar shipped which gives you some leeway on filling the railcar because you park them in a lot for short-term storage until the train shows up.
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10-14-2018, 05:13 AM
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That's nice and all, but there are caveats. For one thing it's just them backfilling pre-orders. We're not talking about people walking in off the street and choosing a Tesla over, say, a Camry. Secondly it's a bit of statistical tomfoolery; although the Model 3 was the 4th largest selling passenger car, it wasn't even in the top 10 in overall sales. 12th actually, which is not anything to sneeze at. But we really don't yet know what the sustainable sales numbers will look like. |
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10-17-2018, 07:37 AM
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One million miles
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/10/16...es-of-testing/
https://electrek.co/2018/10/15/tesla...on-miles-test/
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Originally Posted by Elon Musk on Twitter
Model 3 motor & gearbox still in good condition after driving 1M miles. Designed for ultra high endurance.
The Model 3 drive system is designed and validated for over 1 million miles – this is what the gears look like after testing
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Oversized bearings? If that's what it takes, it works.
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10-17-2018, 03:18 PM
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The Tesla Model 3 is the safest car you can buy.
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10-17-2018, 07:20 PM
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Oversized bearings? If that's what it takes, it works.
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Jack Rikard (EVTV) said he spun a Tesla motor by hand and it took 15 minutes to spin down. Aerospace stuff.
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10-18-2018, 09:48 AM
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Jack Rikard (EVTV) said he spun a Tesla motor by hand and it took 15 minutes to spin down. Aerospace stuff.
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I need better documentation from Rikard. He is YouTube based. Can't see that happening with anything but ball bearings. The BAPTAs we built for satellites only spun for a couple of minutes.
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10-18-2018, 11:26 AM
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10-18-2018, 08:06 PM
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Monro teardown Part II: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...orst-decisions
Basically the electronics and power train are great but the body / chassis need a lot of improvement.
9 panels riveted, bonded, or welded together to make a wheelwell - Wow just Wow! That explains a lot of body / alignment problems they are having.
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10-18-2018, 08:14 PM
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Looks fun to troubleshoot water infiltration.
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