“@rocketrepreneur Meant to say 200 AR for production vac engine. Dev will be up to 150. Beyond that, too much flow separation in Earth atmos.”
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“@ID_AA_Carmack yup”
“@huntster1701 yes”
“@DavidKYoon yes”
“@williamwinters @rocketrepreneur pretty close”
“@rocketrepreneur 382s is with a 150 area ratio vacuum (or Mars ambient pressure) nozzle. Will go over specs for both versions on Tues.”
“Chamber pressure is almost 3X Merlin, so engine is about the same size for a given area ratio”
“Production Raptor goal is specific impulse of 382 seconds and thrust of 3 MN (~310 metric tons) at 300 bar”
“Mach diamonds https://t.co/TCX7ZGFnN0”
“SpaceX propulsion just achieved first firing of the Raptor interplanetary transport engine https://t.co/vRleyJvBkx”
“Good Forbes article on Tesla/SolarCity merger https://t.co/guNh5q2zrl http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2016/09/23/why-investors-should-support-the-tesla-solarcity-merger/?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix#329d7ef64c32”
“Aiming for Oct 28 unveil in SF Bay Area of new Tesla/SolarCity solar roof with integrated Powerwall 2.0 battery and Tesla charger.”
“@ccyuan2013 @TeslaMotors @tsrandall yes. Also, only worked if you logged on to a malicious hotspot & used browser. No customers were hacked.”
“@tylerthecreator thanks for ordering a car!”
“Tesla is sometimes criticized for government support, but all US car companies (plus some non) got loans and only Tesla has paid its back https://t.co/yRW2hGUcxW https://x.com/forbes/status/778711909541392384”
“@thefrownyface @massossltd I read a story about a father whose son died incredibly quickly. Can be as little as half an hour in hot sun.”
“@RoyArne83 currently stops at 20% state of charge. This number will be configurable.”
“@ninjas "smart" preconditioning should be less dumb in 8.0”
“@notch also, the Tesla is poison free!”
“@Scott_Helme can't always detect babies and pets”
“Can be turned on or off. V8.1 will allow always-on min and max temps to be set.”
“Tesla keeps temp below 40C/105F by automatically venting cabin & turning on AC when needed. Can do this for up to a year on a full charge.”
“My favorite new feature is the always-on max temp control for keeping kids and pets safe from overheating.”
“This is a major overhaul on almost every level compared to V7.”
“V8.0 starts downloading tonight. Release will be gradual to make sure there aren't small regressions. Many car configs, many environments.”
“@PassionPlanet1 Yeah, definitely one of my favorite names”
“@thescalex @SpaceX @IAC2016 @YouTube its it is”
“Preview of the @SpaceX interplanetary transport system at @IAC2016 https://t.co/Rz4XmeAoRw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7TYJyCCO8Dc”
“@JonasPolsky @schellgames that's a great one”
“@andyzalk sounds like the right name for the rocket booster”
“@LarryMasters778 That is my favorite fictional spaceship. Powered by improbability!”
“@TheMikeBartley yeah!”
“Maybe Ultimate Spaceship, Version 2? Mostly because it is not the ultimate and there isn't a version 1.”
“I love the suggestions!”
“@kzmakino sounds about right”
“Turns out MCT can go well beyond Mars, so will need a new name…”
“@asunshinegreene yes”
“@danielringdahl @P100D won't affect performance”
“@vicentes @EdibleApple Hoping to start WW rollout of 8.0 on Wednesday if no last minute issues discovered.”
“Tesla P100D put to the test by Drag Times https://t.co/5qP3o2VDdW http://bgr.com/2016/09/15/tesla-model-s-p100d-speed-review/”
“@danielringdahl @P100D Glad you like it! I think we will probably stop at 100 kWh on battery size.”
“Turns out ExxonMobil not 100% forthcoming about climate change https://t.co/nWhe0O18WK via @BW http://bloom.bg/2cFtsLJ”
“Tesla Model S loses 28% after 50k miles, a Mercedes S-Class will lose 38%, a BMW 7-series will lose 40%, and an Audi A8 will lose 41%.”
“Comprehensive study by Autolist shows that a Tesla retains its value far better than gasoline sedans https://t.co/QrBuVj3qKi https://electrek.co/2016/09/13/tesla-model-s-value-retention-leading-segment-losing-only-28-after-50k-miles/”
“Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans https://t.co/ihmrY43rHa via @BorowitzReport http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/scientists-earth-endangered-by-new-strain-of-fact-resistant-humans”
“Climate change explained in comic book form by xkcd https://t.co/3tEfEnXW0L http://xkcd.com/1732”
“Will do some press Q&A on Autopilot post at 11am PDT tmrw and then publish at noon. Sorry about delay. Unusually difficult couple of weeks.”
“Thoughtful Op-ed in Space News much appreciated https://t.co/CJq5g3NIEK http://spacenews.com/op-ed-despite-spacex-setback-future-of-private-space-exploration-is-bright/”
“@abadcliche Most likely true, but we can't yet find it on any vehicle sensors”
“Will get back to Autopilot update blog tomorrow.”
