Tesla doomed

[DrunkenBastard]

Tesla purchased SolarCity for $2.6 billion at the end of 2016. Solarcity was the largest manufacturer and installer of solar panels in the US. Musk was the largest shareholder of Solarcity prior to the deal. Apparently they are focusing on "solar tiles" that look like regular shingles from the ground.

Tesla is trying to increase production of its mass market Model 3 series, which sell for much less that the previous Model X and Model S. They also announced their tractor trailer solution recently to available in a year or two.

Their eventual plan is Solarcity solar roof charging a Powerwall home battery unit and your Tesla car.

 

[LunarMist]

Tesla purchased SolarCity for $2.6 billion at the end of 2016. Solarcity was the largest manufacturer and installer of solar panels in the US. Musk was the largest shareholder of Solarcity prior to the deal. Apparently they are focusing on "solar tiles" that look like regular shingles from the ground.

Tesla is trying to increase production of its mass market Model 3 series, which sell for much less that the previous Model X and Model S. They also announced their tractor trailer solution recently to available in a year or two.

Their eventual plan is Solarcity solar roof charging a Powerwall home battery unit and your Tesla car.

That Model 3 looks a bit small, like a mid-sized rather than full-sized car. I'd rather be able to buy an full-sized electric Buick (or some normal car ~195-200 inches long) and plug it in since I expect a couple of relocations. Is there some technology that prevents other brands from charging?

 

[sechs]

That Model 3 looks a bit small, like a mid-sized rather than full-sized car. I'd rather be able to buy an full-sized electric Buick (or some normal car ~195-200 inches long) and plug it in since I expect a couple of relocations.

I believe that they call that the Model S....

 

[LunarMist]

Really? I don't think that helps at all.

 

[LunarMist]

I believe that they call that the Model S....

I'll wait for the next one, the Model T.

 

[Stereodude]

I see Tesla will shortly have the first car in orbit of the sun. :cooler:

 

[LunarMist]

What is the point of that? There is so much space junk that they don't need any more.

 

[Stereodude]

What is the point of that? There is so much space junk that they don't need any more.

They needed payload for the Falcon Heavy test, so they used a Telsa Roadster for the lulz.

As for space junk... It's not in low Earth orbit. It's being put in an Eliptical orbit of the Sun where it supposedly will orbit for about a billion years. So, no real issue with space junk.

 

[LunarMist]

They needed payload for the Falcon Heavy test, so they used a Telsa Roadster for the lulz.

As for space junk... It's not in low Earth orbit. It's being put in an Eliptical orbit of the Sun where it supposedly will orbit for about a billion years. So, no real issue with space junk.

What about the fluids and leakage/outgassing, etc.?

 

[Stereodude]

What about the fluids and leakage/outgassing, etc.?

You're worried about polluting the near vacuum of space? Maybe you should tweet your questions to @SpaceX

 

[LunarMist]

Who cares about that? I mean the potential problems with volatiles messing something up. Maybe the driver can't see out the windows. :lol:

 

[Stereodude]

Maybe the driver can't see out the windows. :lol:

Maybe that's why they launched it with the top down.

 

[LunarMist]

Maybe that's why they launched it with the top down.

Wow. I thought that was a joke, but they did launch an auto into orbit.

 

[DrunkenBastard]

Lunar, its a plug in battery vehicle so presumably no volatiles.not sure how they dealt with the battery pack and associated liquid cooling.

 

[Striker]

It doesn't really matter, it isn't sticking around here. It is already out in uncrowded space.

 

[LunarMist]

The orbit does not look so good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falco...media/File:Tesla_Roadster_orbital_diagram.png

 

[sechs]

They got more performance out of the second stage than expected.

That's a good thing.

 

[Stereodude]

They got more performance out of the second stage than expected.

That's a good thing.

Only if they were doing a "lets run this flat out and see what happens" test. If they had a planned precision burn and got more than expected, it's not.

 

[LunarMist]

Only if they were doing a "lets run this flat out and see what happens" test. If they had a planned precision burn and got more than expected, it's not.

Obviously it was not so well controlled. I'm not so sure that 27 small engines will be reliable in the long run.

 

[Handruin]

What's wrong with the orbit?

 

[sechs]

Only if they were doing a "lets run this flat out and see what happens" test. If they had a planned precision burn and got more than expected, it's not.

I guess it is, then.

The third burn was planned to run the fuel out. They had a lot to spare.

 

[sechs]

Obviously it was not so well controlled. I'm not so sure that 27 small engines will be reliable in the long run.

I'm pretty sure that you don't know how rocket staging works....

 

[LunarMist]

I'm pretty sure that you don't know how rocket staging works....

I know corporate BS when I smell it.

 

[sechs]

I know corporate BS when I smell it.

You certainly aren't a rocket scientist.