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  1. racevpr

    First 3.0 Battery Upgrade Failures

    We have begun to document a new decline in the first 3.0 ESS Main Battery Packs. Roadsters begin losing punch and power, and eventually decline to undriveable. We are finding cells with increasingly higher impedance, with brick voltage drops during 100% throttle calls. This video documents our...
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    How to prep the car and remove a 2.X Roadster PEM

    In this video, we provide a detailed, step by step method, of removing the Power Electronics Module (PEM) from a 2.x Tesla Roadster, to prepare it for shipping to a PEM rebuild facility, and preparing the Roadster during the downtime.
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    Tesla Roadsters are becoming collectible

    Tesla Roadsters are climbing in value. Are they becoming collectible? What does this mean for other Tesla models? In this video, we explore the fundamental requirements of what makes a car collectible, and how and why the Tesla Roadster, although relatively new to the scene, is on an...
  4. racevpr

    Roadster takes on Ford

    A Cybertruck is not the only Tesla vehicle that can beat Ford in a pull. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeWKp3ro2zY&t=17s
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    Tech Tip - Roadster PEM Motor Connecting Block Failure

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    Carbon Fiber Roadster 3.0 Battery Pack Recovery

    The 3.0 packs do not respond as well to recovery efforts compared to legacy Roadster packs. With a 6 month brick, we usually find 1 or 2 sheets that need to be replaced. The 3.0 pack has 10 out of 11 bricked sheets. Oddly, some bricks within a sheet are healthy, and one right next to it may...
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    Auction houses kill Roadsters

    This morning, a 2010 Roadster will be crossing the auction block in PA. The car actually belongs to Tesla (trade-in?), most belong to insurance companies who have settled with the original owners. It came in November of last year showing 71 miles range, alive and runs and drives status. It...
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    Proactive PEM Maintenance

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    AC Propulsion

    We are repairing and rebuilding a 1.5 PEM in a 2008 Roadster. The sticker highlighted, is a nostalgic testament to the influence AC Propulsion had on early Roadster design and development. Arguably, without this small company's influence, and the Tzero proof of concept vehicle, Tesla Motors...
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    Tesla Roadster Newsletter - February 2018

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    Tesla Roadster Newsletter - December 2017

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    Tesla Roadster Newsletter - November 2017

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    Tesla Roadster Newsletter - October 2017

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    Tesla Roadster Newsletter - September 2017

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    Tesla Roadster Newsletter - August 2017

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    Tesla Roadster Newsletter - May

  17. racevpr

    Our Model S gave birth in our Service Center

  18. racevpr

    Roadster PEM failure

    The most common problem we are seeing with Tesla Roadster Power Electronics Modules (PEM) noted in a Tech Tip we generated and reported a year ago to forums and Tesla Service Centers, is becoming rapidly more widespread. We even spoke with the original manufacturer of the PEMs, and advised them...
  19. racevpr

    Ferris Bueller Sequel

    This totaled car was on the auction block in Phoenix yesterday, and unlike most cars sold for salvage, this one has an interesting story reading almost like a novel with triumph and tragedy. We often buy Tesla cars for parts, and noticed the long model number. The insurance lots processing...
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    Roadster Cooling Fan Tech Tip

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    A 1 Million Dollar Roadster

    If this guy sells this Roadster at the asking price, it just raised the bar.
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    Tesla LA Owners Club Event

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    Tesla Roadster ESS Sheet

    Tesla Motors refers to the Roadster's battery pack as the Energy Storage System or ESS. The ESS contains 6,831 18650 Lithium Ion Cells arranged into 11) "ESS Sheets" all connected in series. Each sheet contains 9) "bricks" connected in series. Each "brick" contains 69 cells connected in...
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    Tesla Roadster PEM Tech Tip Alert

    In every Tesla Roadster PEM we have serviced to date there is evidence of failing thermal insulating material between the IGBT Inverter Transistors and Aluminum Heat Sink. Corrective action is PEM removal and disassembly, and replacement of the thermal insulating material with an upgrade...
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    T Zero

    The T Zero pictures available online are few and low resolution. That just changed. I posted the first of many more on Flickr at - Pete Gruber’s albums | Flickr __________________________________________________________________________ Every collecting pursuit, from comic books to Beanie...
  26. racevpr

    When your trunk suddenly won't open

    So this happened yesterday. I get home, ready to unload groceries I had just placed in the trunk, and I hear Click, Thunk, and only one side opens slightly. I then fiddled with the dash switch, key fob, and placing the key in the rear lock, and all I hear is Click, Thunk, and only one side...
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    Cars & Coffee pictures

    Great weather, and great turnout. Pictures at: Scottsdale Cars Coffee - March 2016 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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    Tesla Roadster Secondary Battery

    The second Roadster battery resides behind the passenger headlight, behind a wheel well curtain. It is a 12 Volt, 8 Amp Hour AGM battery, which is a sealed, maintenance-free design, instead of a wet cell which requires periodic maintenance. This battery receives a constant charge from a DC to...
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    Scottsdale AZ Cars & Coffee Tesla Event

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    Nice shot of my 2011 Roadster.