You have likely heard of or seen electrical wiring ignite due to overheating. Whether the cause of that is outdated wiring, carelessness, or rats, the presence of a good protection device is worth its weight in gold. According to Green Car Reports, Tesla Motors recently updated its software to automatically … [continued]
This is a video created by Tesla Motors, so it is of course all about making the Model S look good (not that hard to do). But it seems that this is genuinely an honest owner testimonial, and I’ve seen many comments along all these same lines from Model S … [continued]
Tesla Motors opened its first Supercharger station (Lully) in Switzerland yesterday. The station is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and no form of charge pass is required. Two charging stalls are located at the station, with each able to provide up to 120 kW of DC power at … [continued]
The owner of a 60 kWh Tesla Model S electric vehicle recently wrote a story about his experience with his Tesla Model S’ “vampire” power draw. His name is David Noland, and he said it consumed 4.5 kWh per day, which is almost equivalent to leaving a 24,000 BTU air conditioner … [continued]
This will come as no surprise to those of you who know that the same guy who chairs the board at solar giant SolarCity is also co-founder and CEO of the high profile EV manufacturer Tesla Motors: SolarCity has just launched a nifty little solar power and energy storage package … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. 100% electric car sales are up about 300% in 2013 so far, while plug-in hybrid electric car sales are up about 31% for the same period. Note that Tesla doesn’t report its sales on a monthly basis — only on a quarterly basis — so … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. You may have caught my story the other day pointing out that the top-selling car in Norway two months in a row was an electric car (the Tesla Model S in October and the Nissan Leaf in November). Unfortunately, they didn’t top the list again … [continued]
New technology gets scrutinized much more then existing technology — it’s a fact of life. Since the Tesla Model S went into production, over 250,000 gasoline-powered cars have reportedly caught fire in the US. How many Teslas have caught fire? Three. Yep, that’s 250,000 to 3. Of course, a much smaller … [continued]
For two months in a row, the top-selling car in Norway has been an electric car. (Yes, the #1 best-selling car of any kind was an electric car in both September and October.) Interestingly, it wasn’t the same car. In September, it was the Tesla Model S that led Norwegian auto sales. In … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Confirming what I postulated last weekend, people are not familiar with electric cars yet. In a survey conducted by Navigant Research, only 31% of respondents were familiar with the highest-selling electric car to date, the Nissan Leaf. Only 22% were familiar with the Tesla Model … [continued]
