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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 19:39:08 UTC Bernie

   Today I rent a Tesla Model S Plaid to experience the fastest acceleration on a production car: 0-60 mph in 2 seconds 😰

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 19:53:13 UTC Bernie

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     60 mph is 96.5km/h if you think in metric units, or 26.8 m/s if you *really" think in metric units.

     Getting there in 2 seconds, means you experience an acceleration of 13.4 m/s². That's more than than 1g, yes... which means the wheels must have pretty good grip 😱

     #tesla

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 20:03:22 UTC Bernie

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     The thing I didn't consciously expect is how quietly it all happens. No engine roars, no star wars sound effects. Just push the pedal and go 🚀

     This is what living in the future feels like and its awesome. If the price of batteries keeps coming down, there will be no need to make fossil fuels illegal because 10 years from now nobody will want a car with an internal combustion engine, the same way nobody wants a CRT screen today.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 20:05:11 UTC Bernie

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     You don't know what a CRT screen is? Then you must be born in the 21st century 😆

     https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 20:06:10 UTC Bernie

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     • penguin42

     @penguin42 And I opted out of the damage waiver 😰

   • penguin42 (penguin42@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 20:06:12 UTC penguin42

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     @codewiz Remember you're renting it 🙂

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 20:34:37 UTC Bernie

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     On the other hand, the yoke is an underwhelming experience. It feels just like using a steering wheel with an unergonomic shape. You still have to turn it over 360 degrees when parking.

     It looks futuristic, but... meh! 😕

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 22:21:45 UTC Bernie

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     • Benoit

     @benoit It kind of is... but not enough: unless they make it feel more like flying a starship, I'm not interested 😜

   • Benoit (benoit@toots.benpro.fr)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 22:21:46 UTC Benoit

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     @codewiz on this picture it looks like a toy.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 22:21:57 UTC Bernie

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     • Benoit

     @benoit 😹

   • Benoit (benoit@toots.benpro.fr)'s status on Saturday, 06-Nov-2021 22:21:58 UTC Benoit

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     @codewiz How to lost you driver's license in 2s.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 05:08:41 UTC Bernie

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     Let's do some back-of-the-envelope analysis: I returned home with exactly 50% of charge.

     With the 110V plug (actually 119V), I can charge at 12Ah = 1.4 kWh.

     After charging for a few minutes, the car says will take 20h to charge to 75%, so let's double that to guess the total power I used today: 1.4 * 40 = 57 kWh. Or at least, that's the power I will need to pump into the battery from the gird...

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 05:11:41 UTC Bernie

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     Consider that I've been driving around in Plaid mode the entire time, and I even experimented with the Drag Strip Mode, which does... something that takes 10 minutes to condition the car for maximum performance.

     This is not a fair test of typical daily usage. But I was curious...

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 05:24:25 UTC Bernie

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     It seems that here in Los Angeles, electricity costs $0.22 per kWh (US average seems to be around $0.18).

     So today I spent 57 * 0.22 = $12.54.

     Since I drove about 100 miles, that's about $0.125 per mile.

   • maryam@mstdn.io's status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 05:27:47 UTC Maryam

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     @codewiz The most convincing argument I've heard for electric cars :-)

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 05:34:59 UTC Bernie

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     Mid-size cars seem to do around 25 miles per gallon:
     https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass/Midsize_Cars2019.shtml

     That's not at all a fair comparison: my car had more acceleration than a Lamborghini... but whatever.

     And premium gas price in California is $4.62:
     https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/

     So... 4.62 / 25 = $0.18 per mile for a mid-size gas car.

     Oh no! that's not at all the result I wanted to see! 😭

   • maryam@mstdn.io's status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 05:46:23 UTC Maryam

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     @codewiz why not that's 1.4x price per mile in Tesla.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 05:47:10 UTC Bernie

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     So, what would a real scientist do now? But of course: take different measurements and analyze them with different methods, until the results agree with my original beliefs... then claim that the result was surprising and unexpected 😜

     For example, the Tesla's trip stats screen claims that I used 35 kWh today. And that's only $0.077 per mile... Q.E.D.!

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 05:59:15 UTC Bernie

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     • Maryam

     @Maryam Wait, is $0.18 actually _less_ than $0.125? Ohh... I really do suck at math... 😉

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 06:07:42 UTC Bernie

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     • Maryam

     @Maryam I also got another thing wrong: premium gas is $4.933 in CA, so that's $0.20 per mile.

     Not sure why fueleconomy.gov gives only stats on premium gas... is it the most economic?

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 16:33:57 UTC Bernie

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     • penguin42

     @penguin42 Only 20 minutes? You should watch the entire Sapceballs movie and make yourself educated in nerd culture!

     If Elon applies all this stuff to Tesla and SpaceX high-tech products... should be required curriculum for all engineers! 😉

   • penguin42 (penguin42@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 16:33:58 UTC penguin42

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     @codewiz You've just lost me about 20 minutes reading about Plaid mode and Spaceballs.

   • penguin42 (penguin42@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 17:17:16 UTC penguin42

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     @codewiz I relied on 'Wargames' for my education

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 17:35:59 UTC Bernie

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     • penguin42

     @penguin42 You must be a software engineer!

     Customers who liked Wargames also liked:

     - Hackers (1995)
     - Mr Robot (2015)
     - Tron (1982)
     - Tron (2010)
     - Scanners (1981)
     - Pirates of the Silicon Valley (1999)
     - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
     - 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

   • Tanuki (tanuki@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 19:34:14 UTC Tanuki

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     • Maryam

     @codewiz @Maryam with SCE they'll pay you $1000 to switch to the TOU rate for electric vehicle recharging (you do have to prove you own the car), which is something to consider. And if charging off-peak, you pay 0.19¢/kWh. Here's my last month, it was a $58 bill (incl taxes and fixed fees)

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 22:27:21 UTC Bernie

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     • nige

     @swansinflight They say that Tesla batteries last over 300k miles. True?

     And how much do they cost to replace?

   • nige (swansinflight@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 07-Nov-2021 22:27:22 UTC nige

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     @codewiz I’m amused at the calculation haha. My boss has a Model 3, it’s a cool gimmick I guess, and drives nice. He’s going to sell it before it needs a battery though…