Recent content by Albern

For me, I'm waiting for the following: - 4680 cells / structural pack - front-rear single casting - 7-seat option - laminated acoustic glass Am somewhat hopeful this will all be available in 2021 but getting that and then potentially Cybertruck so close together has me hesitant. I have the CT...

This guy did an analysis of how the Cybertruck design could work in absence of traditional crumple zones. He did a neat proof of concept but I wish he could have included g-force rate reductions.

A quantitative analysis of the Cybertruck with solar panels.

So the customization on this MS was the pop-up projector and the license plate blinder? Does anyone know if anything else was done to that car?

I guess he's getting really serious about it now. He showcased another scent on Letterman a few years ago.

Great question. While I'm not a professional auto detailer, a fundamental rule to keep in mind is that if you want to mitigate scratches you should touch the body as little as possible. Since that is impractical in a number of instances, what do you do? Since the regular snow brushes that are...

Cool... I can see you really like your cars red. That's two-for-two Teslas that are red..

Great summary Doc. That would be amazing if your car can be saved. Looking forward to hearing more. Too bad the tow truck driver didn't listen and I'm not surprised by this.

I finally saw my first Model S sighting which turned out to be 3 over an 8 day period: - Last Saturday May 18 - White MS parked on the street in Bloor West Village - Last Sunday May 19 - Sig Red driving northbound on Cawthra in Mississauga and - This past Sunday May 27 - Sig Red driving through...

I can't recall other cars except the McLaren F1 that actually have a second set of calipers. I wonder if by making the parking brake electronically actuated we'll loose the function of emergency braking. What's the alternative if the braking system suddenly shuts down?

What do you mean, is it that restrictive?

I'm close to putting down a deposit and it will be for the Sport version. I'm budgeting up to $120k and just waiting for hopefully an AWD version that I assume will come out during or just after Model X. Fingers crossed it will be with the V1.5 or 2.0 improvements. I don't have much need for...

Ah that makes a lot more sense. If you look closely at the pictures I attached earlier you will see that there is no mechanism to manually release the hood. Once you've pressed the front trunk release from the inside you just have to lift up the hood. It makes sense that this is just missing...

Are you suggesting that the inner most side latch is a regular trunk latch while the outer one is a safety latch? Is there a difference? While it isn't uncommon to see multiple latches on the front hood of a car they are usually placed on the left, center, and right sides. But in the case for...

When I visited the Red Beta S at the Toronto tour it looked like it could only be open from the inside via the touchscreen. There was no handles to indicate that it could be opened from the outside. I'd be really surprised if you couldn't open the frunk via the mobile app. Here's some detailed...