Facts not in evidence. Eberhard doesn't work for Tesla anymore. He was forced out by Musky Musk in 2007. A quote:
"Yes it is true - I am no longer with Tesla Motors - neither on its Board of Directors nor an employee of any sort. I have also signed a non-disparagement agreement with Tesla, so I must. by contract, be a bit careful about how I word things."
Shouldn't the fan/coolant's on and off be determined by the battery's temperature. I.E., based on a termostat.
Even my fridge at home isn't gonna stay on 24x7, it only turns on when the temperature rises above certain threshold."
That's what I would want to know. Perhaps the design of the car is such that the batteries generate heat which needs to be dissipated continually. Regardless, this isn't a good thing, to have a fan running on a constant basis drawing energy when the whole idea is to conserve energy.
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It's refreshing to see honesty in an exec.
No this isn't the same thing. Apparently these fans need to run constantly and it must be to keep the batteries cool. No gas engine car does this.
Dammit I hit the wrong reply. That was for Ryan Trevisol below.
@happy_penguin
Shouldn't the fan/coolant's on and off be determined by the battery's temperature. I.E., based on a termostat.
Even my fridge at home isn't gonna stay on 24x7, it only turns on when the temperature rises above certain threshold.
He is saying this, so the new CEO appointed yesterday can't sell just like that.
Facts not in evidence. Eberhard doesn't work for Tesla anymore. He was forced out by Musky Musk in 2007. A quote:
"Yes it is true - I am no longer with Tesla Motors - neither on its Board of Directors nor an employee of any sort. I have also signed a non-disparagement agreement with Tesla, so I must. by contract, be a bit careful about how I word things."
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/tesla-motors/756-martin-eberhard-still-tesla-motors-2.html
"tom @ Oct 16th 2008 12:19PM
@happy_penguin
Shouldn't the fan/coolant's on and off be determined by the battery's temperature. I.E., based on a termostat.
Even my fridge at home isn't gonna stay on 24x7, it only turns on when the temperature rises above certain threshold."
That's what I would want to know. Perhaps the design of the car is such that the batteries generate heat which needs to be dissipated continually. Regardless, this isn't a good thing, to have a fan running on a constant basis drawing energy when the whole idea is to conserve energy.
He's not doing it for his health. He is pissed at Tesla thats why. They had a fallout last year when Musk and him no longer shared the same vision.