Tesla Unveils Roadster 2.0 and Semi
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That’s bob tailing not with a trailer. At max weight it’ll get to 60 in 20 seconds.
Treed
Not sure if serious? As between me and MikeK we swing enough on Tesla for the whole forum
This happens in current diesels as well. Just today we had programming down tune a truck because the customer requested slightly less HP and TQ throughout its range.
Now that doesn’t happen often but some customers with large fleets keep a close eye on how heavy their drivers feet are
Weird they'd limit power. My friend drove for a company that limited speed to 62 mph
Could simply be because they are normally hauling lighter loads. If you have the same truck that’s designed to be a heavy long hauler, they may want to tune it down a bit vs one that’s hauling 60-80k consistently.
And nearly all major fleets have speed limiters. It’s in their parameter customer settings
I haven't really read this entire thread other than a few posts but nobody is actually making the argument that the specs are worse, right? I mean, if you want to argue about whether or not Tesla can actually make the truck fine I get that but if this is a product that exists and it fits with a company's current routes I can't fathom anyone making a case against a product that's faster, safer, requires exponentially less maintenance and is cheaper to operate.
My argument is simply meeting potential demand and then servicing said truck in case of break downs ( no matter how small they may be it happens)
It’s not like they have a good track record of meeting production targets. That’s my main major concern. Other than that it looks promising.
But again I feel they need to finish fixing the model 3 issues before introducing even more production to their workers
Ah I get what you're saying. I look at it a bit differently. For one, the production demands for something like this are likely exponentially less than that of say the Model 3. So in that sense I think you can almost put another team on it and let them go to town without draining the Model 3 of resources. They're not going to be rolling 100,000 of these out the first year. I'm betting it's more like 1000.
As far as servicing goes, that I don't view as an issue at all. The Model S and X have never had what could be considered debilitating issues. The very original cars had some battery contractors fail which resulted in some being underivable but even at the time, it was a rare problem and it's completely unheard of now. And the S is a much more compact (challenging) design.
Conversely, with a truck you can (and will) have redundant systems that would effectively eliminate the concern for breakdown while in use. I'm not sure if you watched the release but Elon said their truck could lose two of it's motors and still run just fine. So in that sense you could experience a failure without actually breaking down and just have it addressed at your next stop.
Maybe I'm being naive but I see that as a net positive.
As far as servicing goes, that I don't view as an issue at all. The Model S and X have never had what could be considered debilitating issues. The very original cars had some battery contractors fail which resulted in some being underivable but even at the time, it was a rare problem and it's completely unheard of now. And the S is a much more compact (challenging) design.
Conversely, with a truck you can (and will) have redundant systems that would effectively eliminate the concern for breakdown while in use. I'm not sure if you watched the release but Elon said their truck could lose two of it's motors and still run just fine. So in that sense you could experience a failure without actually breaking down and just have it addressed at your next stop.
Maybe I'm being naive but I see that as a net positive.
Completely disagree, The companies ordering these trucks don’t necessarily need these trucks for their daily use...they are ordering for a test and they are all well aware of Tesla’s performance history....
Now if the truck it self sucks ass to begin with then your right
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