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Tesla's own supercharger map show the Czech Republic with at least 1 and possible more superchargers by 2015. It doesn't seem like they have started the permit process yet, so they are running out of time for their own time limit. Is it feasible to get those done in time or? Cobos

I've seen people touch on this in another thread, but I thought we could discuss this further here. The Model S is sold as a luxury car as compared to other luxury/premium brands. I thought I would ask what makes the Model S a luxury car? I can start by saying luxury brands to me would be...

Is it just me or did someone shrink the Model S? I just found the old FAQ page from Tesla which has these bits of information: "Will Model S fit in my garage? Model S has approximately the following dimensions: Overall length 16’4" (4973 mm) Overall height 4’8" (1426 mm) Overall width...

The new numbers listed on the website for ground clearance does make the car a lot more useable here in Oslo. Now I've got some more questions maybe someone that was at Freemont can answer. The Model S in insanely wide, it's about a 1/2 inch wider than the Series 7 from BMW. It's also pretty...

The official database for charging points in Norway is NOBIL which is maintained and paid for by Transnova (a public organization for supporting energy efficient changes in Norway) and NORSTART the EV organization. NOBIL is available for cellphones and webpages to access the data, the largest...

Supposedly Norway has the second largest number of Model S reservations after the USA. The article says in Norwegian that Norway has just north of 100 Model S reservations and the Sig#1 for Europe as well. This is in many ways pretty impressive as we have about 5 mill inhabitants and a good...

E24 a business newssite has an exclusive carsection where they test good cars. They deemed Tesla Roadster one of the cars that will be remembered in 50 years as one of the classics from those 10 years. Take a look at the company it has in the article. Cobos

I thought I'd ask you guys how much you would spend on a car. I figure buying a Model S as I want to is a bit on the crazy side and I thought I'd get some feedback. How would you guys link your household income and maximum car price? As in what percentage would you say is the maximum you would...

Shouldn't there be signs of the loans by now? Wasn't there in March when Chu said he would make sure they would hurry with getting through the applications? I'd really like Tesla to start building prototypes and getting their factory up and running :) Cobos

I thought I'd look at a few ICE premium cars and select the features and options that I want the Model S to have at least as an option. I'll admit my categorization isn't very well thought out. Luxury and comfort features *Nice non-leather seat option *Modest wheels in size and looks *UV and...

I'm curious if the Model S V1.0 will have ESP/ESC or whatever they want to call it. Electronic stability control, will actually be required of all new cars in Europe by 2012 I beleive. I've already been in a situation where I would have greatly appreciated having ESP, and thus have woved any new...

I've heard rumours that that Roadster is coming to Norway this week as well. And we get 12 months parental leave shared between the parents, it's pretty unusual for the father to get 9 months. Cobos

Thought I should mention that E24 Exclusive has an article about the 15 best rides/reviews they had this year and the Tesla Roadster made the list. Look at the cars they also drove here. Cobos PS: E24 is a business website which is a joint project between the biggest 3 newspapers in Norway...

This turned out to be a very good sunday :) Thanks to the friendly people at Ferdinand Motors and the event hosted by Bellona, the Tesla Roadster was visiting Oslo again this weekend. Saturday was an event for the press, I'll make sure to post links when I see anything. Sunday was a day for...

I've noticed that the Roadster has a traction control system. I've always thought that was the same as a electronic stability control (ESC/ESP) system? Can someone please explain the difference to me, I'm most concerned with the security benefits for the Model S, and if TCS wont be as good on...

The Roadster made a PR appearance in a Norwegian climate conference today, and this article says it's PR tour should continue to Oslo THIS weekend. But that is a also the only reference I've seen on that :( The conference has a website in english. Anyone know anything about this PR tour ? It...

I thought I'd throw out another question for you technically knowledgable persons. I seem to have caught somewhere that an electric engine doesn't get much less efficient at smaller loads as the power increases? In other words if I have a 30kW electric engine and a 225kw engine and my 2500lbs...

A new blog up on Tesla's blogpage by Darryl Siry where he mentions among other things that Martins car had issues with the roof fit as the cause of the delay. Interesting read if not much new info for us that frequent these boards :) Cobos

It seems one of Norways few speciality importers of sportscars has signed some kind of deal with Tesla as they are now officially taking orders for the European Signature 250 models. Take a look at their listing on Norways biggest classified system: FINN bil - Norges største bilmarked. Søk...

I just came home from the EV event here in Oslo I might have mentioned earlier here somewhere. It's called Klimabil 2008 which translates to climatecar 2008. An event organized by ZERO an enviromental organization here in Norway, and it's an event for climate neutral cars. It had an EV race and...

All this talk about the CARB backing down again allowed me to find a possible good idea someone posted in the comments on ABG. I've always wondered why the big three complain about the 35mpg cafe standard when they are already MAKING lots of cars that exceed that standard today. Just not for...

I thought I'd ask you guys what you think the Whitestar body panels will be made of, or how they'll be made? The Roadster has carbon fiber which is way too expensive for the Whitestar, so it has to be something different. Do you think they could use plastic as the body panels the way Think does...

Pictures of the new 5 seat Think It seems one of Norways largest newspapers got an exclusive, at least they got some outside pictures of the new Think. The article is in Norwegian and has a very few details, mostly talking about how the car will be online, and you will unlock it with a...

Looking at the Think purchase model you would after I beleive 3 years get an option of getting your battery replaced and still pay the same mobility-pack monthly fee, OR keep your lower performing battery and pay a substantially lower mobility-pack fee. So they also expect the old batteries to...

Norwegians minister for oil and energy has personally bought a Th!nk and will be using it as her number 2 car. It seems she will get one of the first models to roll off the assembly line in march/april timeframe. I think this is a good PR result for Th!nk and the article claims she has bought it...

I'm currently in San Francisco on vacation (attending a very good friend of my wife's wedding) for a few more days. I just checked on the map and my hotel is only like 10 miles from Tesla's San Carlos headquarter! So I was curious if anyone knows if I could just arrive there to see an actual...

Thought I might mention that in the 35th comment on the latest Feel blog (Web2.0 vs Dead trees) in a comment made by Dirk the editor mentions that they will release more Whitestar info soon. Their definition of soon might not match mine, but I figure the Town Hall meeting on Thursday would be a...

I feel a bit stupid asking this, but could someone please explain to me what the rationale for a DC or a AC system is ? It seems all personal EV conversions use a DC system while Tesla and I believe Think both uses AC. Am I correct when I assume AC is more expensive, but why then doesn't every...

It seems Alstom has made trams that can run on batteries. They only last about 600 meters but is used in Lyon for historic parts of the town where they do not want overhead power lines. I can imagine this could be very usefull for a limited area power-outage as well. Just to get the tram past...

Thought I'd mention that the first mass-produced Think is rolling off assembly lines today. Though they wont ramp up production before first half next year. Their factory can do 3500 cars a year with one shift, double that with double shifts. There's also a picture series on how they make the...

I read this article a few days ago and thought I should share how you can get almost 100% efficient bio-diesel from forestry work. So how do you do this, simple... You take all the cellulose compress it into bio-pellets and burn them in an oven at your home to produce the cozy warmth you need...

I just discovered this page and it seems like their Hyundai Accent EV option would fit the bill as a practical, fairly safe EV at least until the Whitestar arrives? Their website is www.lionev.com. Is there something I should take note of or is this a unknown good option? Cobos

Thought we'd do a discussion on what cars would be useful "alternatives" to the Roadster. Assuming a customer has plenty of cash (otherwise a Roadster would be out of the question anyway) and isn't particularily concerned about the enviroment. Which cars would give a similar experience to the...

I'm curious about something... Looking at the Tesla Roadster and to a smaller extent at the few glimpses we've got of the Whitestar, it seems they will both have good acceleration. In the case of the Roadster as a sports car it is a pretty essential part, especially at that price range...

....in reverse :) This is a thing that has bugged me. Since the TR has a reverse that is just reversing the engine shouldn't it have exactly the same specs for top speed and acceleration in reverse as forward ? Even if I suppose they've electronicly locked it I'm pretty sure there are no other...

:) This is wishfull thinking of course, but it does make lots of sense. Norway does have a few factors that make selling the Roadster a lot easier than than in the US, and then I'm talking on price alone. We have cheap hydrobased electricity, our gas costs as of today 7,86$ / gallon and...