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Elon Musk Releases Master Plan, Part Deux

posted by n1 on Friday July 22 2016, @10:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the let-me-buy-solar-city-from-myself dept.

wirelessduck writes:

https://www.tesla.com/blog/master-plan-part-deux

So, in short, Master Plan, Part Deux is:

Create stunning solar roofs with seamlessly integrated battery storage
Expand the electric vehicle product line to address all major segments
Develop a self-driving capability that is 10X safer than manual via massive fleet learning
Enable your car to make money for you when you aren't using it

Previously: Elon Musk's "Top Secret Tesla Masterplan, Part 2"

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday July 22 2016, @05:46PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday July 22 2016, @05:46PM (#378677)

    Come on guys! Someone gotta say that Tesla is too stupid to have even considered that a truck needs more range than EV can provide, and therefore it's a stupid idea that will never work Don't leave us hanging as you demonstrate how much smarter than Tesla's engineers you are. Tell me how your brother-in-law has to go 900 miles a day in his truck, and can't afford the time to recharge, so that we may e-mail Elon to inform him...

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  • (Score: 2) by Knowledge Troll on Friday July 22 2016, @06:21PM

    by Knowledge Troll (5948) on Friday July 22 2016, @06:21PM (#378699) Homepage Journal

    Don't leave us hanging as you demonstrate how much smarter than Tesla's engineers you are.

    Tesla has a pretty good record with their electric propulsion systems and I respect that. However managers don't always listen to their engineers [wikipedia.org]. There is also the idea that the range could be quite low and still useful for intercity transport; that isn't an engineering thing it is a use case thing. I'm not going to mod your comment but it is fairly trollish.

    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday July 22 2016, @06:35PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Friday July 22 2016, @06:35PM (#378708)

      Ok, guilty as charged. I'm just really annoyed at all the people proudly dismissing electric cars because it's not good enough that 200 miles addresses 99% of the daily needs of 99% of the worldwide population (+/- 0.8%).

      • (Score: 2) by Knowledge Troll on Friday July 22 2016, @06:41PM

        by Knowledge Troll (5948) on Friday July 22 2016, @06:41PM (#378713) Homepage Journal

        I also get fairly annoyed around this topic but mostly because I see a lot of unreasonable expectations because most people discussing electric vehicles don't understand electrical power very well.

  • (Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Saturday July 23 2016, @05:02AM

    by Scruffy Beard 2 (6030) on Saturday July 23 2016, @05:02AM (#378928)

    That is a Solved problem [evnut.com] prevented from going to market by battery patents.

    A 500cc motorcycle engine is used, housed in a small, aerodynamic package. ~20kW DC output is sufficient for extended high-speed travel. The micro trailer incorporates intelligent "BackTracker" steering which automatically maintains trailer-to-vehicle alignment during backing to avoid jack-knifing. There is little question that this 350 pound trailer functioned as planned - sustaining freeways speeds for as long as the 9.5 gallon tank had gasoline. Amazingly, even with all the conversion losses added up, the gas mileage of this combo is comparable or BETTER than the pure gasoline version of the same vehicle.