CleanTechnica » Model S http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Tesla To Enter India With Model III http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/tesla-enter-india-model-iii/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/tesla-enter-india-model-iii/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:00:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76606 Speculation had suggested India might be next for Tesla, but it won’t be the Model S that launches in the land of curry and sacred cows, but rather the Model

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/tesla-enter-india-model-iii/feed/ 28 Limo Service In Chicago Using Tesla’s Model S EVs Is Booming http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/limo-service-chicago-using-teslas-model-s-evs-booming/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/limo-service-chicago-using-teslas-model-s-evs-booming/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:07:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76552 You may remember hearing pretty recently about a chauffeuring service using Tesla Model S EVs opening up in the city of Chicago — beginning operations just a couple of months ago, in October. Well, apparently, that company — E-Motion Chauffeurs and Hires — has struck it big… to use a somewhat inappropriate expression (they do use

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/limo-service-chicago-using-teslas-model-s-evs-booming/feed/ 3 Tesla Model S P85D Deliveries Begin http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/tesla-model-s-p85d-deliveries-begin/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/tesla-model-s-p85d-deliveries-begin/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:50:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76386 Tesla fans have responded with “off the charts” demand for the Model S P85D, and this month the first deliveries of this electric supercar have begun

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/tesla-model-s-p85d-deliveries-begin/feed/ 7 Fuel Cell Economics vs Batteries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/fuel-cell-economics-vs-batteries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/fuel-cell-economics-vs-batteries/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:06:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75648 We’ve been hearing a lot about fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) lately, thanks in large part to Toyota and its Mirai. But how does a FCEV really compare to a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) like the Tesla or a LEAF?  I wanted to look at the economics between FCEVs and BEVs, and then also make some guesses about infrastructure costs.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/fuel-cell-economics-vs-batteries/feed/ 172 Tesla Model S Awarded Perfect Marks In Euro NCAP Crash Test http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/tesla-model-s-awarded-perfect-marks-euro-ncap-crash-test/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/tesla-model-s-awarded-perfect-marks-euro-ncap-crash-test/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:35:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74778 Tesla’s Model S sedan — already no stranger to industry awards and praise — recently achieved a full 5 out of 5 possible stars in the Euro NCAP Crash Test, administered by the European New Car Assessment Programme. Of course, this isn’t a surprise, as the Model S actually achieved the “best crash test ratings

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/tesla-model-s-awarded-perfect-marks-euro-ncap-crash-test/feed/ 4 New Tesla Lease Cuts Costs 25%, Comes With “Happiness Guarantee” http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/new-tesla-lease-cuts-costs-25-comes-happiness-guarantee/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/new-tesla-lease-cuts-costs-25-comes-happiness-guarantee/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 21:50:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74171 In an effort to make the Model S more affordable, Tesla has signed a new deal with US bank to offer more favorable lease terms and a "happiness guarantee."

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/new-tesla-lease-cuts-costs-25-comes-happiness-guarantee/feed/ 1 Tesla Model III Design Could Include SUV And Wagon Versions http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/28/tesla-model-iii-design-include-suv-wagon-versions/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/28/tesla-model-iii-design-include-suv-wagon-versions/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:30:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74103 The Tesla Model III is being designed with a broad audience in mind, and that could include SUV and station wagon versions joining the $35,000 sedan.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/21/amsterdam-airport-enlists-167-tesla-taxis/feed/ 6 Tesla Teardown Reveals Similarity To Smartphones http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/20/tesla-teardown-reveals-similarity-smartphones/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/20/tesla-teardown-reveals-similarity-smartphones/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:50:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73696 A teardown of the Tesla Model S computing systems show more in common with smartphones and tablets than your traditional car, and that explains a lot

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/20/tesla-teardown-reveals-similarity-smartphones/feed/ 2 First Tesla Battery Swap Station Online Soon http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/first-tesla-battery-swap-station-online-soon/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/first-tesla-battery-swap-station-online-soon/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 19:50:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73596 Elon Musk says that Tesla will bring online its first battery swapping station in the next two months after remaining mum on the subject since last year

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/14/tesla-model-d-details-emerge/feed/ 37 Video: How To Get A Tesla Model S Into A Mall http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/video-get-tesla-model-s-mall/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/09/video-get-tesla-model-s-mall/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:50:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73203 Getting the Model S into the mall is sometimes easier said than done, though the benefits of all that extra foot traffic can't be understated

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/02/tesla-adds-first-driver-assist-features-model-s/feed/ 2 Tesla Model S Convertible Spotted In San Francisco http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/27/tesla-model-s-convertible-spotted-san-francisco/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/27/tesla-model-s-convertible-spotted-san-francisco/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:59:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72513 The first (as far as we know) Tesla Model S convertible was recently spotted on the streets of San Francisco. And now, thanks to a perhaps-a-bit-nosy someone, we can take a gander at it too (thanks to the photos they took). Hard to know what to make of the vehicle, especially when you consider the money that went

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