[AT] tractor hauling truck

[Mike M]

Lithium is not an unlimited resource, IMO it is a start to the day that
petroleum is depleted, which is a long way off. Hopefully by then we'll
have perfected an alternative.

Mike M


On 11/23/2019 4:58 PM, Frank DeWitt wrote:
> I have been studying Lithium batteries and Tesla for quite a while.
>
> The key to Lithium battery life is the charger.  The smarter the
> charger the longer the life.
>
> Tesla know this and has worked on there batteries and chargers to the
> point where privately owned fleet Teslas have run 300,000 miles with
> the original battery and are still running fine.  The owners are
> learning that the cost per mile is lower then gasoline powered cars
> and it makes sense to keep them longer.
>
> The data out there is for the model S.  The new model three has a new
> battery design and the company is predicting (and guaranteeing) longer
> life  They predict 500,000 and guarantee 120,000
>