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I just got an email inviting my to make a battery swap appointment at Harris Ranch. So the program seems to be alive for now. I was wondering what Elon was talking about when he said invitations had gone out and there were no takers. I have charged at Harris Ranch so it would seem I should...

I expect the higher power will be needed when the 100 kWh packs are announced since they should be able to handle higher peak currents.

Tesla has achieved a two speed transmission by having dual motors with different gear ratios. The rear is geared low for acceleration and the front is geared for highway and above speeds. They can dynamically switch between either or both motors.

I think two things changed: 1) 60 to 70 kWh 2) single to dual motors. The single to two motors can be the real source of the improvement since it is like having a two speed transmission vs. a single speed. The front motor is geared for high speed and the rear motor is geared for low...

Just tried it with 6.1 - works as shown. You can leave it as it is still functionally the same interface with different labels.

Garage doors use rolling codes to prevent this kind of hack. Do key FOBs have rolling codes?

I just had my 12 V battery replaced by a Tesla Ranger. This is the new one which is the same as the old one. Changing the battery is a 45 minute operation as the battery is buried deep on the passenger side in the frunk. It is below the air filter and about 20 things need to be removed...

Considering this is likely to fail every year Tesla needs to make this a much simpler operation. Which brings up the larger issue that for some reason Tesla thinks its OK to not have a Service Manual. Every other car on the planet has a service manual.

My reading of the extended warranty is that the battery is not covered period. Maintenance/Parts, including but not limited to the following: o Parts and normal or expendable maintenance items and procedures such as annual service anddiagnostics checks...

The funny thing is when I use WiFi at home the car browser is just as slow as the 4G connection. So there is more to it than just the data rate of the connection.

I would think the greatest advantage of switching to the Model S batteries for the Roadster would be the self-discharge characteristics. If you leave a Roadster unplugged for two months the battery is toast and costs $40,000 to replace. If you leave a Model S unplugged it will be fine a year...

My car is in the service center now to have the contactors replaced. I was getting a failure once a week where I would get in the car and it said it needed service. I would simply get out of the car, lock up and start again and that would clear up the problem but Tesla has decided the...

The World Record was broken. 507 Electric Vehicles bettered the 481 of the previous record. There were over 72 Tesla Model S and over a dozen Tesla Roadsters. National Drive Electric Week: September 15 - 21, 2014

If you are in the Cupertino CA area Saturday you can bring your electric car to set a world record. National Drive Electric Week Event - Cupertino

Any snow on the rear hatch will move forward onto the flat part of the roof. The flacon wings expose two edges of the flat roof full of snow. The snow will pour in from the front and rear flat part of the roof onto the rear passenger seats.