Subject	They actually DO do this...
Posted by	Keaner on February 23, 2012 at 4:00 PM
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In Reply To	Hard to believe they can't fix this. It seems they could posted by zellamay on February 22, 2012 at 09:40 PM
Message	There is a battery system management computer that completely shuts off all power drain to the entire vehicle once the power gets below a certain level (and an individual one for each cell). Even at that point, the batteries will last for YEARS completely untended. This is a bit of slash-journalism here...
Follow Ups	NZR: Oops and a slight design shortcoming - LJZTT 16:17:33 02/22/12 I believe Obamanation gave these guys millions of our tax $$ (n/m) - njz 17:49:57 02/22/12 465 million! (n/m) - njz 17:56:30 02/22/12 I believe they were loans (n/m) - hunterg 18:20:59 02/22/12 So it was with solyndra (n/m) - njz 18:27:39 02/22/12 Yeah thats the only company in the world that has ever - ztunerz 20:49:41 02/22/12 nice meme - blackomega 10:32:05 02/23/12 Yes, cronies and profiteers will take advantage - zellamay 11:34:01 02/23/12 again, nice meme - blackomega 11:50:47 02/23/12 I think you are dead wrong. Quote your sources, and - zellamay 16:07:38 02/23/12 How many sources do you want to see? - blackomega 17:58:43 02/23/12 Well, your statements were: - zellamay 11:33:30 02/24/12 wind and solar are non starters. green is a bust. deal w/it (n/m) - blackomega 12:06:26 02/24/12 Okay, now we're down to reality: you don't think "green" - zellamay 16:54:47 02/24/12 BTW a meme - blackomega 18:01:56 02/23/12 I couldn't find that definition anywhere. (n/m) - zellamay 11:34:43 02/24/12 man, we got screwed...thats like 200 patriot missles - dpjax 07:42:01 02/23/12 Thanks for the laugh, and putting it in perspective. (n/m) - zellamay 07:51:31 02/23/12 patriot missiles are so 1991, you probably still drive some - LJZTT 11:10:33 02/23/12 Re: NZR: Oops and a slight design shortcoming - ZwheelZ 18:09:20 02/22/12 Wow. (n/m) - SeedyROM 19:59:59 02/22/12 Tesla had issues since day one. Would never buy their stuff - ztunerz 21:11:44 02/22/12 As all startups needing big $ do. (All) - CoHPhasor 22:05:00 02/22/12 "Fake it 'til you make it"--Steve Young (n/m) - LJZTT 11:19:32 02/23/12 the part that really got me was how they completely - LJZTT 11:17:22 02/23/12 Yeah agreed. If the risk is so bad i'd expect a statement - ztunerz 11:32:53 02/23/12 Hard to believe they can't fix this. It seems they could - zellamay 21:40:26 02/22/12 That wouldn't work. - CoHPhasor 22:13:04 02/22/12 I'm not sure what you've said. You said "wouldn't work", - zellamay 22:54:01 02/22/12 My suggestion was a secondary pack the owner could - CoHPhasor 01:04:51 02/23/12 I'm no battery expert, but don't batteries drain at a - zellamay 07:45:05 02/23/12 It's also a highly costly vehicle, and something like that - CoHPhasor 17:51:42 02/23/12 They actually DO do this... - Keaner 16:00:16 02/23/12 Either the writer lied or you are mistaken because he cites - LJZTT 06:01:11 02/25/12 No thanks, I 'll keep my gasoline car... still far away - CmyZ 22:26:55 02/22/12 Why can't they add some solar panels on the roof ? (n/m) - ArubaDave 22:35:02 02/22/12 Good question, but I don't think it'd be enough. - CoHPhasor 22:38:20 02/22/12 mabe add feature that shuts off subsystems - nissan300zxwork 23:10:56 02/22/12 I agree. Problems like this are solvable. We on this forum - zellamay 07:48:27 02/23/12 A wind turbines would be better, kill the birds before - njz 11:24:48 02/23/12 Dang! Just three weeks ago... - 240Z FeO2 22:56:56 02/22/12
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