Tesla’s Model S and Model X have gone through a refresh, but this time around, it’s more of an engineering refresh rather than a design refresh — Tesla engineers were able to optimize the drivetrain design in such a way that these vehicles are able to provide significantly more range than they were able to deliver previously using the same 100 kWh battery pack.
The crazy cats over at Armor Max got all up into the Tesla Model S and completely overhauled it to make it fully bulletproof. One of the guys over at What’s Inside? was given exclusive access to get in and explore the car before it was shipped off to the wealthy customer in the Middle East.
Tesla Autopilot is poised to be the self-driving industry leader. That said, many drivers are uneasy about trying Autopilot’s current suite of semi-autonomous features. Lauren Larson writes in GQ that she was “skeptical of Teslas … [because] Teslas have features that nobody has ever needed. They have features that most consumers aren’t even imaginative enough to want.”
Elon Musk has tweeted that the new Tesla Roadster will have an optional performance upgrade that will make it even quicker than the base model. He also hinted something about flying cars and rockets. What is Musk up to now?
Originally published on EV Obsession. Tesla has seemingly decided to lower the cost of the “Ludicrous mode” upgrade (for Model S owners) from $7,500 to $5,000, going by the company’s website. So, those wanting to bring the already quite impressive performance of their previously purchased Model Ss to new heights … [continued]
