Tesla owners on the Tesla Motors Club forums recently shared that Tesla has issued an emergency firmware update for owners in the path of Hurricane Irma. The update unlocks the additional battery capacity for owners of vehicles with software-limited battery capacity — like Model S and X vehicles with “60 kWh” of capacity that actually have 75 kWh batteries installed.
Tesla has dropped the price on the Model S 75 by $7,500 — to $69,500, from $77,000 — seemingly in anticipation of the end of federal tax credits in the US. What I mean by that is that Tesla is rapidly approaching the 200,000 electric vehicles sold mark, which will start the beginning of the phaseout of the federal tax credit (for the brand).
Tesla announced yesterday that it is discontinuing the Tesla Model S 60 and 60D versions.
In Part 2, we talked about heating hot water with electricity with a goal of supplying 100% of that electricity with solar panels.R
emember, we aren’t trying to cover 100% of instantaneous electricity use with solar PV, just 100% of the average electricity use for the entire year in a grid-connected system without batteries. For example, if you use 11,000kWh of electricity during the entire year, your PV system will need to generate at least that much energy for the year (and hopefully some extra to offset grid losses). We’ll talk about that more in Part 5.
Tesla just released its Quarter 3 2016 shareholder letter, providing a lot of good news with regard to the company’s performance. In addition to the letter revealing that Tesla has achieved its first quarterly net profit in more than 3 years, it also noted that the company achieved record vehicle production, delivery, and revenue figures during the quarter.
By Stephen J. Veneruso It’s summertime! That means it’s time to load up the Griswold-mobile for the great American pilgrimage to Wally World. But it’s a long way down the holiday road. Can you make it in a Tesla Model 3? Sure, the Tesla Model 3 is expected to have … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Owing to the fact that the new Tesla Model S 60 and 60D actually feature 75 kilowatt-hour battery packs, rather than 60 kilowatt-hour ones, they can be regularly charged to 100% without any harm being done to the long-term performance of the battery-pack — going … [continued]
Wait a second, is it Groundhog Day? Am I having a flashback? As you may recall, Tesla previously offered a Model S 60. It was even for sale last year. But then Tesla increased the battery size, and then it increased that to a Model S 70, and recently it announced a … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The question of just how much a used Tesla is actually worth is an interesting one. With how often the company increases battery-pack sizes, changes design, changes autopilot hardware, etc, how well does potential resale value hold up? There’s been a lot of speculation on … [continued]
