Stanford Seminar: Electric Vehicles - Marc Tarpenning & Martin Eberhard, Co-Founders of Tesla

EE292H: Engineering and Climate Change
Electric Vehicles & Startups
Speakers:
Marc Tarpenning, Co-Founder of Tesla
Martin Eberhard, Co-Founder of Tesla

The purpose of this seminar series is to help students and professionals develop the tools to apply the engineering mindset to problems that stem from climate change, in order to consider and evaluate possible stabilizing, remedial and adaptive approaches. This course is not a crash course on climate change or policy. Instead we will focus on learning about and discussing climate problems that seem most likely to benefit from the engineering mindset.

#electricvehicle #tesla

[ismailnur]

Both Martin and Marc sound so professional!

[OFH_K]

Amazing interview. This should have millions of views.

[Yanquetino]

GREAT discussion! Thank you for posting it. I've always admired and respected Martin and Marc, and feel that they deserve much more recognition and credit for what Tesla has become and where it is going.

[goldreverre]

amazing inspirational men. It great to hear the thoughts of people who can offer knowledge and insight beyond the common superficial level of discussion.

[missingpiece]

Its obvious there are hard feelings, but I hope they can get over them and become friends again. Its obvious that they contributed a tremendous amount to helping start sustainable transportation.

[heltok]

Grat talk. Martin should work on letting other people finish their sentences.

[constructioneerful]

And petrol / diesel engines, in addition to the heat, also have to get rid of the noise, the poisons, and the co2.

[nowisek]

Android also wasn't from the start developed by google. But android from 2018 is far more different and better that one from 2005. With Tesla cars it's similiar.

[saminyasaranabil]

55:00 Real fact about the TESLA we know today.

[trangenusa]

It's called "economies of scale" more manufacturing drives down costs as that process gets more efficient.

[saminyasaranabil]

Well, Steve Jobs made his way to Apple again and did it like a boss. Hope they can also come back like a Champion!!!

[DOCORT]

" high quality waste heat..." 🔥

[mariusvalle]

51:50 Have never in my life seen this. Not once.

[robertjackson]

The coast of WA. OR is 15 miles west under 300' of water. That was the beginning of global warming !

[mithiraudugama]

Please don't say Google. Everytime google assistant Pops up

[curioussand]

43:09 OMG, it's becomes very clear why these egos are not working for the same company any more. Marc looks quite unhappy about the dominating Martin.

[coreymcniel]

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[nannettebattista]

I know more about diy from Avasva handbooks!

[DanFrederiksen]

The efficiency of Tesla's cars can be improved fairly significantly. Aero is far from optimal, particularly around the tires. AC induction is actually pretty poor in low power steady cruise which is why Model S gained some efficiency in the dual motor config. I believe in adding a low power ironless PM motor that's optimized for efficiency in long distance freeway cruise. In parallel it can spin without drag as can the AC induction so it's a good pair. You might gain 10-20% on range and that's huge.
You can drop battery weight thus structure weight etc etc Optimization is king. Model S is actually a pig in many ways.

[ronaldgarrison]

1:10:51 Best thing said in the whole session. (And immediately after some really cringeworthy, wussy stuff by Terpenning about how hopeless things look.)