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Model S driven in a flooded tunnel in Kazakhstan: All other cars, including a truck were stuck in the water, while the Model S still moved. Elon later confirmed on Twitter that the Model S will float for a short period of time and that thrust can be applied via wheel rotation!

If the Tesla had wings, it would have taken off first.

Is this new? I checked the online Tesla store today to check whether the Ludicrous upgrade was still offered and found this:

Here is a brief demonstration of the new Summon (beta) feature, aka garage auto-park: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B51g8kM1VR6wczFWU1Y4OEpWa28/preview Even though the feature is a very good start, the configuration of our garage requires me to come in at an angle and then straighten the...

A Model S collided with one of Google's autonomous vehicles: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/connect/0091e2b2-565b-4677-b8d0-99a0f4da3733/Google+Auto+LLC+8.20.15.pdf?MOD=AJPERES The Tesla was a 2013, so no autopilot malfunction! The big question though is, why do Google's autonomous cars...

During my commute to work, I have been trying to improve my efficiency, but have never really been able to drop consumption below 300-315 Wh/mi. Maybe it's the hilly terrain around here, but I've always felt that there even was a measurable penalty driving carefully in Insane mode vs. Sport, and...

When I received the email offering the P85D ludicrous upgrade, I requested additional information from Tesla, especially in comparison to the P90D. Today, I received the following response: "The Ludicrous Retrofit provides an estimated 10% increase in power over the P85D. It also provides a 0.2...

Here is an interesting comparison of the P85D and the P85+ from Australia: 2015 Tesla Model S P85D Review | CarAdvice Note how the P85D demolishes the P85+ early on, but later the difference seems to rapidly diminish. I wonder if the P85D slowed down or if they were still both going full throttle.

I received the following email this afternoon, basically stating that it's against Ohio law to provide a monetary credit for a referral of a car purchase and therefore Tesla will credit the entire amount to the buyer: August 28, 2015 Various states have laws that were enacted to prevent rogue...