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Last night I received the 2019.24.4 software update for our Model 3. So this morning I tested Tesla’s CHAdeMO adapter to determine the rate of charge, and see how many miles I’d get and how long it would take to charge from a given SOC. Summary: 45 minutes gave me 139 miles of rated range and...

Many of my posts are variations on “Yo people, electric cars, they get the job done”. This post shows how EVs can work in Puerto Rico. On a recent work trip to Old San Juan we arrived at our lodgings around 10PM, and I was surprised to see a Model 3 parked on the street near our building...

This post is for those who are learning about EVs, and those wondering how an EV will fit into their lives. This post was written when we’d had our Model 3 for seven months and the odometer was at 11,000 miles. Most of our mileage comes from the daily work commute, but we’ve also taken a...

Tesla has been coming in for some criticism of late, with particular regard to the Autopilot system. In at least three cases this year, a Tesla model has buried itself into a stopped emergency vehicle. The problem mainly stems from the fact that the engineers (of any self-driving/autonomous...

The age of autonomous driving is upon us. Automakers are making the promise of self-driving cars a reality. From street ready auto-drive systems to beta-tests of fully automated vehicles, the industry is driving towards a future where humans no longer sit behind the wheel. Most players in...

This post is from Niruhan Viswarupan, an Engineering Intern at WSO2 Inc. You can read more of his posts on Medium.  Recently I stumbled upon a video on YouTube which shows a quarter mile drag race between a Tesla Model X and a Lamborghini Aventador. I was extremely surprised to see the Model...