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This is the same question as why would you buy a BMW 525 rather than a BMW 325. They do pretty much the same, carry the same number of people etc, etc.A better question might be why would you but a BMW 525 rather than a Model S, or a BMW 325 rather than a Model 3?

It's nice to see Tesla acting in a sensible grown up fashion and fixing these issues as they become apparent. Other manufacturers attempted to get injunctions issued to prevent publication of the method!!

The AWD D will give you a little more range but probably not enough to be worth considering since software mods added a torque sleep function to the RWD ones which has reduced the differential. However the D is more stable on the road particularlynunder hard acceleration and in poor weather...

I have a 90D and after several thousand miles of recording the numbers off the dash 100%=75kWh which sounds in line with your 85D. Im presuming there is a buffer top and bottom plus some bricking protection (5kWh for each??) but I've yet to run from 100% down to 0% to see at what point it...

I tend to use the Electric Highway with a CHAdeMO adaptor as a backup when out of range of Superchargers in England - I'm an Ecotricity customer so the recent charge introduction is included in my bills but even without that I'd still use them as a backup. I haven't yet ventured into Scotland...

It seems likely in the incident that this thread is about that the driver inadvertently disabled the autopilot before the collision and the EBA did what it was supposed to and dropped the speed while effectively warning the driver of the crash. If the autopilot failed then the logs should show...

Hi there, you have probably figured this out by now but I've only just noticed your post. This is a typical problem with aircon systems where when you stop the car all the moisture extracted out of the air gets dumped as the matrix heats up. When you then start the car on a damp/cold day the...

3-4 months has been the typical waiting time but there are some hints it's been dropping. There isn't usually anything much in the way of updates until your car is about 1-2 weeks off which is annoying, but the car makes up for it!

I can't comment on the benefits relating to company car purchase because I bought my Model S as a personal purchase. I wanted to go for a full BEV and seriously considered the Merc B Class Electric and the Nissan Leaf, however the dealer experience with the former was terrible and after I found...

The traditional OEMs are certainly taking a very different approach to batteries than Tesla. All are outsourcing the cells, some are outsourcing the complete battery. This has the advantage that the tier 1 supplier take the risk, R&D costs etc and the OEM in theory gets a cheaper and higher...

SR machines do require switching electronics but not inverters. They do also do work directly off DC - the electronics switch the DC across each of the coils in turn to attract or repel the rotor poles. There are several variants of electronics and winding patterns proposed or in use which have...

I attended this years event with a small discount because I was volunteered to help on a stand, but am not sure if I'll get the go-ahead to attend the next one. The conference was very interesting but was a bit Europe centric. In particular there was a presentation made by AVL (a German/Austrian...

I'm not sure there are any CPO 90D's available yet. It seems to be regarded as a "sweet spot" so you may have to stump up the readies for a new one. Or get a divorce I guess following on from majorly failing in your husbandly duties :biggrin:

Looks good. If you haven't already read it, I recommend Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance.

I finally ordered my MS without the pano roof because having driven Prius' for the last 8 years I haven't had a sunroof and haven't missed it. I also thought the insulation would be better both from a noise and heat perspective, plus since I intend to keep the car a long time it might be more...