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  1. Albern

    General "Should I Wait for Upgrades" Thread

    For me, I'm waiting for the following: - 4680 cells / structural pack - front-rear single casting - 7-seat option - laminated acoustic glass Am somewhat hopeful this will all be available in 2021 but getting that and then potentially Cybertruck so close together has me hesitant. I have the CT...
  2. Albern

    What will happen to CT in a severe frontal or side impact?

    This guy did an analysis of how the Cybertruck design could work in absence of traditional crumple zones. He did a neat proof of concept but I wish he could have included g-force rate reductions.
  3. Albern

    Solar Panel Option

    A quantitative analysis of the Cybertruck with solar panels.
  4. Albern

    Leilani Munter in "6" the Movie Trailer

    So the customization on this MS was the pop-up projector and the license plate blinder? Does anyone know if anything else was done to that car?
  5. Albern

    Elon Musk

    I guess he's getting really serious about it now. He showcased another scent on Letterman a few years ago.
  6. Albern

    Snow brush

    Great question. While I'm not a professional auto detailer, a fundamental rule to keep in mind is that if you want to mitigate scratches you should touch the body as little as possible. Since that is impractical in a number of instances, what do you do? Since the regular snow brushes that are...
  7. Albern

    Model S sightings in Ontario

    Cool... I can see you really like your cars red. That's two-for-two Teslas that are red..
  8. Albern

    What the Model S does after it detects that it's been in an accident

    Great summary Doc. That would be amazing if your car can be saved. Looking forward to hearing more. Too bad the tow truck driver didn't listen and I'm not surprised by this.
  9. Albern

    Model S sightings in Ontario

    I finally saw my first Model S sighting which turned out to be 3 over an 8 day period: - Last Saturday May 18 - White MS parked on the street in Bloor West Village - Last Sunday May 19 - Sig Red driving northbound on Cawthra in Mississauga and - This past Sunday May 27 - Sig Red driving through...
  10. Albern

    Two brakes per rear rotor

    I can't recall other cars except the McLaren F1 that actually have a second set of calipers. I wonder if by making the parking brake electronically actuated we'll loose the function of emergency braking. What's the alternative if the braking system suddenly shuts down?
  11. Albern

    Adjustable settings "Valet" or "Child"-mode

    What do you mean, is it that restrictive?
  12. Albern

    Model S Sport performance version

    I'm close to putting down a deposit and it will be for the Sport version. I'm budgeting up to $120k and just waiting for hopefully an AWD version that I assume will come out during or just after Model X. Fingers crossed it will be with the V1.5 or 2.0 improvements. I don't have much need for...
  13. Albern

    The Frunk

    Ah that makes a lot more sense. If you look closely at the pictures I attached earlier you will see that there is no mechanism to manually release the hood. Once you've pressed the front trunk release from the inside you just have to lift up the hood. It makes sense that this is just missing...
  14. Albern

    The Frunk

    Are you suggesting that the inner most side latch is a regular trunk latch while the outer one is a safety latch? Is there a difference? While it isn't uncommon to see multiple latches on the front hood of a car they are usually placed on the left, center, and right sides. But in the case for...
  15. Albern

    The Frunk

    When I visited the Red Beta S at the Toronto tour it looked like it could only be open from the inside via the touchscreen. There was no handles to indicate that it could be opened from the outside. I'd be really surprised if you couldn't open the frunk via the mobile app. Here's some detailed...
  16. Albern

    Pano Roof + Smartphone App

    Exactly. That's an excellent idea.
  17. Albern

    roof rack

    Here are two pics I captured of the rack mounts:
  18. Albern

    roof rack

    Interesting thing about the roof rack. I was at the Toronto event on both Saturday and Sunday, I even took a picture of an attachment point with the door open; I'll post it when I get home. Hans told me that the roof rack would only be compatible with the Pano roof and not the standard roof. I...
  19. Albern

    Model S Beta in Toronto

    Awesome, I'm there. Jaff, let us know if there are any particular photos you want us to take or if you have any specific questions. Hopefully at Tesla Rep will be there.
  20. Albern

    Model S in two showrooms this coming weekend

    Yes you are right but since Mercedes has unfortunately been refreshing their line up with LEDs to replace the fog lights at the bottom that function obviously no longer exists. I have yet to observe if the main headlight cluster does something in absence of the incandescent fog lights.
  21. Albern

    Aero wheels

    No problem, centrifugal forces will take care of that. :smile:
  22. Albern

    Aero wheels

    Polycarbonate. They're Dvinci Forgiato Radurra wheels. http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/12/06/the-dvinci-forgiato-radurra-see-through-rims/ I too wonder about heat resistance and strength. Let's not forget about brake ventilation, UV exposure, and cleaning. Despite this, I'm assuming that given the...
  23. Albern

    Aero wheels

    What about something like this? Or just make them go over the 21" Lorinster wheels.
  24. Albern

    Inside Model S Alpha Workshop

    Yes I think it is item #11 from your chart. I'm just referring to the fact that on the inside-facing portion of that disk is says "TESLA" on it.
  25. Albern

    Inside Model S Alpha Workshop

    Wicked find, thanks for posting. Did anyone notice the rear disk brake with "TESLA" on the inside portion. Why would they do that?
  26. Albern

    Model S specs

    Yes you're right dpeilow; I believe Fisker is using in-wheel motors from a military application (can't remember the name at the moment). PML Flightlink did build an electric Mini Cooper using their technology as a demonstration piece...
  27. Albern

    Alpha Hits the Road

    Yeah sorry about that. I'm in the process of catching up and in my excitement I hadn't seen the other discussion or the fact that someone had already posted this to the video section.
  28. Albern

    Alpha Hits the Road

    http://vimeo.com/18614767 http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/alpha-hits-road
  29. Albern

    Tesla Model S @ CES

    Nice!! If anyone had noticed from the Swedish video, I hope the CHMSL will be much wider than that. I'm nitpicking of course.
  30. Albern

    Which Car Should Replace the DeLorean in a "Back to the Future" Remake?

    Oh I hope this remake doesn't happen. The Roadster would be good, so would a Pagani Zonda R. My top pick would be the electric Mercedes SLS. It keeps to the movie's architype of gullwing doors and it further promotes EVs. While Doc Brown was great, he did get it wrong in not...
  31. Albern

    Model S concept on display in SF Autodesk gallery for the next year.

    Model S settled in / behind the scenes.
  32. Albern

    Model S at Design Matters Exhibit

  33. Albern

    Tesla gives Toyota CEO a new Roadster

    $49,000 paint job!!!???
  34. Albern

    Tesla gives Toyota CEO a new Roadster

    Thanks for the redirect. That custom Twilight Red is gorgeous; just when I though I was getting sick of red in general for cars (had 2 and currently own 1).
  35. Albern

    Model S alpha to be released

    What about EP and VP from the Roadster Program? Or does alpha and beta come before the two?
  36. Albern

    Tesla factory in Fremont (was NUMMI)

    That sure is a neat way of marking ones food :)
  37. Albern

    Production/Delivery Status

    Cool pic. Any idea where those two were being unloaded from? If confirmed, I'm surprised / impressed that Tesla would fly gliders in from across the Atlantic rather than by ship.
  38. Albern

    Roadster 2.5 The new Roadster

    It had cost $500,000 to design the current headlights, not including the requirement to crash test for certification and all.
  39. Albern

    "The Next Generation of Electric Cars"

    Another first??? - Interview from the engine bay of car...
  40. Albern

    Model S Battery/Motor: first impressions?

    All very good questions / points. Where did you hear that the battery pack is suppose to add structural integrity to the car? My thinking at this point is that what we are seeing is obviously the pack itself. When it does get installed into Model S it will probably be fitted into a bracket /...
  41. Albern

    Roadster Sport 2.5 Review - Left Lane News (Toronto)

    A neat video shot in my current city of residence - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; a suburb to the west of Toronto. Jaff, I'm assuming this is the car you test drove recently. Tesla Toronto has a red one too right (saw it on the Don Valley Parkway earlier last month).
  42. Albern

    Roadster Sport Review - Autoshow Canada (Toronto)

    Part 2 has been posted; A Q&A with Hans.
  43. Albern

    Toronto sales and service center

    Cool. Is that the same Toronto car that was on top of the tea cups last year?
  44. Albern

    Model S concept on display in SF Autodesk gallery for the next year.

    Watching the video TEG posted the first time made me think the car could move on its own. :wink: Here's another video with the car inside the building.
  45. Albern

    October WIRED Magazine - Elon Musk and the Tesla Model S on the Cover

    Yeah I just read that article yesterday - pretty interesting, not much new information that this forum has already captured, nice background stories on Tesla. I was surprised by how much security Toyoda was packing when he visited Musk - a bunch of black Toyota Siennas and a Lexus limo. The...
  46. Albern

    Congrats on 3000 Members

    Wow, congratulations everyone!! Wait, web stats even has info on the type of computers people are on? That's new to me.
  47. Albern

    Toronto sales and service center

    t Hey thanks, it works!! I guess this was a very recent update because I had started another post in the video section a moment ago and it doesn't work. I'll fix that too then.
  48. Albern

    Toronto sales and service center

    I have no idea how I missed this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07ZtB1p2ySE.
  49. Albern

    Roadster Sport Review - Autoshow Canada (Toronto)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ysdLQBXJk (part 2 next week) Update with Part 2:
  50. Albern

    All-Electric Vehicles Prepare to Shock The Automotive Market

    Great find. Are these new specs regarding Model S: