D Models have new location for 12 V battery

[Matias]

As has been reported before, D Models have new place for 12 V battery. Is the battery bigger than before?

Source http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/show...elivery-Thread?p=911707&viewfull=1#post911707

source http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/show...elivery-Thread?p=912074&viewfull=1#post912074

 

[FlasherZ]

Looks to be the same size to me, it just appears to be more serviceable.

 

[tezzla]

What's the liquid for? (next to the battery)

 

[Park2670]

What's the liquid for? (next to the battery)

Is it coolant for the front motor?

 

[breser]

What's the liquid for? (next to the battery)

Battery coolant reservoir. Source: I asked when I took the first picture in this thread.

The color picture actually originally came from reddit here:
Want to know what it *really* looks like under the hood? : teslamotors

 

[kennybobby]

At least now it will be easy for someone to put a clamp-on current probe on the 12V negative cable and get some real data on the current draw.

 

[scottm]

Do D's still have the redundant "booster" battery posts behind the front grill?