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According to Musk at a shareholders meeting a few weeks ago, he claims that they were going to announce a way to "recharge" the Model S's power supply faster than the average gas station fill up. I guess we'll see at the demo.

If he can solve the 1) Charge time and 2) network of charging stations nationally, then Tesla is primed to be the luxury electric automaker of the future. In 3-4 years, they plan on releasing a smaller version of the Model S that will cost in the 30-40k range which opens up the market tremendously. The Model X is a SUV releasing in the next year or so with Falcon doors and all of the top of the line features.

I am starting to become a believer and Thursday could do a lot to shake up the industry and make electric viable.

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Posted by dewster

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Posted on 6/19/13 at 11:56 am to lynxcat

I thought Musk was kind of foolish at first, and didn't have much faith in Tesla....looks like they have a better shot at success than Fisker now.

This post was edited on 6/19/13 at 12:00 pm

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Posted by Meauxjeaux

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Posted on 6/20/13 at 10:23 am to lynxcat

400 miles between charges and a battery swap with a car in the right price slot and they are golden.

Maybe even 300 miles between swaps.

A typical day for a suburbanite is a commute plus running kids all over the place.

Then every once in a while, a trip to the beach.

If you can do that daily stuff without stopping, then charge overnight PLUS when you take a long trip, swap a battery like you used to stop for gas, they have a winner.

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