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Tesla had some more patent applications pop up on the USPTO website, and three of those in particular seemed interesting enough to share. The first appears to be for a sunroof with electrochromic tint and user configurable LEDs that direct light to scattering centers embedded in the glass that...

Oh snap! There goes every other EV out there.

As seen here... DIY Model 3 Jack Pads And I believe here... FS: Model 3 lifting/jack pad (New Year Sale) I put together a set for my car and have enough pucks for 2 sets ($6+Shipping) and enough bumpers along for 5 sets ($3+Shipping). For shipping, my zip is close to 92603, and you will...

Does SpaceX or anyone else publish their launch trajectories prior to launch? I ask because the 2nd to last (I think) launch from Vandenberg was straight up and we got a great view of it, but the launch after that was barely visible. SpaceX rocket blew a temporary hole in Earth's upper...

Someone alluded to something really cool (related to the concept art) being in the car. [Discussion]Now that non-owner line-waiters are ordering, will we finally find out with the 'something special' is for line-waiters? • r/teslamotors Has anyone here gotten 'something special', and if so, is...

Interesting article about how quickly Tesla's big battery responded to a 560MW coal plant tripping and beat another coal plant that's contracted to spool up by several minutes. http://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-outsmarts-lumbering-coal-units-after-loy-yang-trips-70003/ My favorite...

I know I've said this before, but what Tesla's built is amazing. To be honest, I wouldn't believe the charge/discharge figures if this wasn't Tesla's application. Also, please link back to this post (Fred/electrek, I'm looking at you) if you use this in a media article/story/etc. Credit goes...

Does anyone have any links/screenshots of Tesla Corporate referencing FSD as Level 5 autonomous driving? Some *articles about FSD reference Level 5 driving, but the FSD on Tesla's website only appears to be Level 4 in urban environments, parking lots, and on the highway, and even those are I...

TEG's post on the Monroney stickers for the 3 prompted me to dig around for them. Unfortunately, I came up short in that search, but I found something just as good, maybe even better. Long story short, Tesla built a monster with the 3! It can put down 258hp, gets 126mpge (confirmed via the...

Tesla may be using the 220/310 mile range figure (and .23 Cd) as a lower bound for cars equipped with the 19" Sport wheels/tires. If that's the case, I wouldn't be surprised if the range with the 18" Aero wheels/tires (I'm assuming the tires also have a smidge lower Crr) is over 215/320 miles...

Really? Nah. Sure, I'd like Tesla to sell the long range version for $25,000 before the federal tax credit, with a 30% profit margin, and a hud, and an infinite supply of cheeseburgers in the frunk, but that ain't gonna happen. Looking at this objectively, Tesla hit it out of the park. The...

The California Air Resources Board's latest and greatest Executive Order is for one "MODEL 3 LONG RANGE"! https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/pcldtmdv/2017/tesla_pc_a3740018_0_z_e.pdf The speculative side of my wants to believe that early reservation holders will get "Long Range" Model...

Operation is supposed to start in 2018 and ideally the ship will be fully autonomous by 2020. The route looks fairly short, only about 30+ miles, but as the Tanchurian candidate would say, this is huge! The first ever zero emission, autonomous ... | Yara International I wouldn't be surprised...

All I can say is... Wow! I'm guessing this means their cell testing/assembly/diagnostics, chemistry, and BMS. Tesla battery research partner working on longevity breakthrough says work is going into the company’s products As far as I know, and I'm a layperson, Jeff Dahn is at the cutting edge...

It may not be due to Tesla this time. :eek: Tesla is confident it will get Model 3 production lines in time despite strike threats According to Tesla it's unlikely to cause production delays.

Since it's fun to speculate, I threw together a little python script that uses the EPA FTP-75/HWFET traces and the unadjusted EPA rating of the S 70D to guess at Model 3 range. Using an admittedly crude comparison, I'm guesstimating a 55kWh 3 will hit 240+ mile combined and 75kWh 3 will hit 325+...

In my opinion, it''ll be a few years before Tesla can focus on anything besides the Gigafactory and 3, but a certain poster got me thinking about EVs and motorsports. I think the Model S is a a little on the heavy side for competition, but I can see a stripped down Al/Carbon fiber "Model 3"...

The more I've posted, the more I've noticed I'm unable to edit posts after a day or so. It's not a big deal, but it is annoying because I tend to make mistakes and will correct them later. Can I just ping a mod with a list of corrections, or is there some kind of account setting I'm not aware of...

For those who have already ordered, how many kiosks were available and roughly how many people are able to register in an hour?

About 10 to 20 miles apparently. Shocking : Tesla Model S gets 26.5 mpg I think this estimate is pretty good because it takes data from the EPA/ANL for the national average, and State of CA for a regional average. Anyhoo, long story short, we use natural gas, coal, and electricity, that could...

I figured I'd start a discussion on this after a couple of Robert Boston's comments piqued my interest in this topic. Specifically, that current power pricing does not reflect current costs and that distribution/infrastructure/labor represent nearly 50% of the cost of residential electricity...

I'm really curious because on this link provided by stopcrazypp. http://www.nrel.gov/vehiclesandfuels/energystorage/pdfs/45048.pdf It may be possible to substantially increase battery life in warmer climates if the owner also has shorter trips (~35%-50% dod) and can modify the set-point to...