Clean Air Vehicle

23 responses to “Clean Air Vehicle”

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   brian Braun

   Feb 12, 2009 at 6:14 am

   sweet sweet sweet ride bro. you have my dream car. when do i get a ride?

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   twoeightnine

   Feb 12, 2009 at 6:40 am

   congrats.

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   elite car

   Feb 12, 2009 at 6:54 am

   are you ever worried about the actual range vs stated range, or is the battery indicator reliable enough that you really don’t have to worry about making it back home?

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   jurvetson

   Feb 12, 2009 at 6:56 am

   I have never come close to running out, so I don’t think about the range any more.

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   Doug_Dirac_Delta

   Feb 12, 2009 at 6:57 am

   What a shame to have to put those stickers on such a nice car. California really should just have something like a window sticker or a special license plate.

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   elite car

   Feb 12, 2009 at 7:12 am

   Must be a fun commute. I’ll watch for you passing on the left during rush hour!

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7. 

   heet_myser

   Feb 12, 2009 at 2:35 pm

   That G9 sure is a peach of a P&S.

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   TomOwen

   Feb 12, 2009 at 5:04 pm

   AAAARRRGHHH! Good for you though. I bought my Prius two days before the article that the had run out of the last batch of HOV stickers… and turns out we just barely missed the cutoff… so no sticker for Tom. Looking forward to your long term test results write up. Cheers, Tom

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9. 

   rwoodworkr

   Feb 12, 2009 at 5:09 pm

   Now that you’ve had it for a while, is the approval meter still at the top end?

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    jurvetson

    Feb 12, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Very high woot-per-hour. And it really makes people freakishly friendly – meter maids, cops, new friends…

    I was visiting Tesla yesterday. Flurry of new news:
    http://www.teslamotors.com/blog2/?p=70

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    Happy Tinfoil Cat

    Feb 12, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    It’s a wonder the stickers stay on the car with that kind of acceleration.

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12. 

    dankos

    Feb 12, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    Are you going to the Model S unveiling down at SpaceX? I’m really looking forward to pictures and pricing.

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    jurvetson

    Feb 12, 2009 at 11:14 pm

    Yes, see you there. And I already have my check in for the first one…

    Model S-1 has a nice symbolism to it….

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    MysteryStevenson1

    Feb 15, 2009 at 4:08 am

    Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Anti Gravity, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

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15. 

    Victor1

    Feb 21, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    What’s an S-1? Nice going on commuter lane hookup!

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    jurvetson

    Feb 22, 2009 at 2:35 am

    The S-1 is the form you file with the SEC for an IPO. =)

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    TomOwen

    Feb 24, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    RE-S-1: Cause and effect

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18. 

    jurvetson

    Mar 1, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    =)

    P.S. if you want to see some cool insider Tesla photos, check out one sock‘s stream:

    

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    crowded wound

    Mar 14, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    Rad.

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    Gone-Walkabout

    Mar 15, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    I assume when you say solar powered? that’s solar at your house? Have you had any cells installed on the boot/hood for charging on the go?

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    jurvetson

    Mar 16, 2009 at 12:19 am

    correct – cells at home.

    I have seen some cars with cells, but I think it’s more of a marketing statement as they only generate enough to keep some fans running, not to recharge the car.

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    Gone-Walkabout

    Mar 16, 2009 at 3:53 am

    right – I wouldn’t think on such a small car, that cells would do much; except possibly power the radio or such; though if left for a few hours it could possibly give 1-5% juice to the batteries.

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    Doug_Dirac_Delta

    Mar 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    I heard an interview with Henrik Fisker where he even admitted that if you left the Karma parked out in the sun for 2 weeks, the solar panels would charge the batteries enough to drive about 5 miles.

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