Electric Vehicles

New Tesla Model S/X Interiors Coming Soon?

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Electrek has an article which includes concept renderings of the direction the interior of the Tesla Model S and Model X may be headed.  It’s a direction towards a more minimalistic interior which takes similar queues from the Tesla Model 3 and may also reduce production cost. What are your thoughts on this new interior design?  Comment below. Exclusive first look at Tesla Model S and Model X interior refresh: going spartan like Model 3

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Tesla Games! Tesla + Atari = TeslAtari? (No console required)

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Elon Musk had tweeted back in August about Atari games coming as “Easter Eggs” in the Tesla v9.0 update. The over-the-air update started rolling out on October 5th, our vehicle was queued up on October 13th. The games that are part of this update are Asteroids, Centipede, Lunar Lander, and Missile Command.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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