Automotive

Converting a Truck to Electric – LEAF battery in an S-10

https://insideevs.com/putting-nissan-leaf-battery-modules-chevrolet-s-10-truck-video/ Inside EV’s featured an article on an S-10 built by Jay Summet who retrofitted his S-10 which was previously converted to an electric vehicle and upgraded the previous 20 lead-acid batteries with 48 lithium-ion modules from a wrecked Nissan LEAF.

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Tesla Model 3 – Motor and Gear Box High Endurance Test

Elon Must recently tweeted about a 1 million mile test conducted on the Tesla Model 3 motor and gear box.  I assume this was a fatigue test done in a lab, but the limited details seem impressive… Model 3 motor & gearbox still in good condition after driving 1M miles. Designed for ultra high endurance. https://t.co/LVO2clQZ3V — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 15, 2018

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Tesla Model X Buying Experience – Steps and What to Expect

Fluctuation in Pricing The Tesla Model X is a vehicle a friend of mine introduced me to back around 2014 when it was only available for pre-order.  Back then, you could put a pre-order in on the vehicle and it would have an estimated starting price of $49,999.  By the time it hit production the starting price actually came in at $99,999.

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Tesla, Before Elon

This video from Business Casual talks about the early days of Tesla, before Elon Musk’s involvement in the company.  A brief story about Martin Eberhard, the founder of Tesla and his business partner  Marc Tarpenning.  The duo went from selling off an e-book reader company to starting what is today the most synonymous name in electric vehicles, Tesla Motors.

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