'Ludicrous? Perhaps. Cool? totally.' http://www.hybridcars.com/watch-european-tesla-p90d-owner-recharge-with-private-hydroelectric-generator/ Watch European Tesla P90D Owner Recharge With Private Hydroelectric Generator by Jeff Cobb October 6, 2015
[images http://www.hybridcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/P90D-668x409.jpg http://www.hybridcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pond.jpg This pool of water is fed into a waterfall to generate electricity http://www.hybridcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/waterfall.jpg The system opens a door, and water drops to create hydroelectric power http://www.hybridcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/generator-panel.jpg generator-panel video https://youtu.be/LOpWE9JLajo Tesla P90D - First in Europe Stephan Maag Oct 1, 2015 ] Some people will look at the private home charging setup for the first owner of a Tesla Model S P90D in Europe and say “it must be nice.” We don’t know for a fact it’s the “first” P90D but a YouTube account by Stephan Maag says it is, as he demonstrates a mini hydroelectric generator used to renewably power his car. The video shows a lovely home where he parks his expensive car and charges it with a suitably expensive electricity generator using a pool of water to turn it like a mini Grand Coulee Dam. To American eyes, this arrangement at a villa that looks like the basis for a fountain appears understated and tasteful enough for a member of a royal family – at least, say a young duke or prince living the good life. More ordinary people are considered ahead of the curve to have solar installations to get off the grid, but not as many have their own on-site hydroelectric station. The setup drops 317 gallons (1,200 liters) of water per second 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) and that waterfall is what generates the electricity. A video shows a three-hour recharge but unsaid was the battery’s state of charge when it was parked. If it was near empty, that is faster than a level 2 High Power Wall Connector which supplies 58 miles range per hour. Maag also has a referral link in the end of the video per Tesla’s referral program. If you have no other person to give a referral to, perhaps you can include him and help him cover the costs of this fine installation. [© hybridcars.com] http://www.autoblog.com/2015/10/07/lucky-tesla-model-s-owner-uses-waterfall-to-recharge-ev/ Inventive Tesla Model S owner uses waterfall to recharge EV Oct 7th 2015 Danny King [video] 12-Foot-Tall Waterfall Delivers 317 Gallons Per Second Ludicrous? Perhaps. Cool? totally. One inventive European Tesla Model S owner has posted a video showing how he powers his P90D with a hydroelectric power station at home. He claims to be the first on the continent to own a Tesla Model S P90D, but we're more impressed with his energy generation method. Stephan Maag took to YouTube to show off his P90D and his home in a three-minute video found by Hybrid Cars. That home includes a hydroelectric station that gets its power from a waterfall that drops 317 gallons of water per second and is almost 12 feet tall. That's certainly enough to give the super sedan enough charge to tool around town, though the gentleman didn't provide information on how long it takes the hydroelectric station to charge up the car or how the water gets to the point where Maag can run it through the generator (It's likely there is a river flowing nearby he can access, since it wouldn't make sense to pump it up there just to run it back down). The P90D is notable for its 90-kilowatt-hour battery, an option that was introduced this summer. The beast delivers 417 horsepower while boasting an official single-charge range of 253 miles. Around the same time, Tesla also announced its so-called Ludicrous mode, which included an upgrade that rockets the car from 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than three seconds. No word on whether Maag and his waterfall was powering up a Ludicrous-mode version of the Tesla, but that hydroelectric power still is pretty cool. Take a look at the video above. [© autoblog.com] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Maag-s-Tesla-S-P90D-EV-is-Recharged-From-his-Hydroelectric-Generator-tp4678005.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
