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Tesla Expands in Hong Kong to Tap Electric Vehicle Demand
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...o-tap-electric-vehicle-demand.html?cmpid=yhoo
Source: jkliu47
"Will double its workforce in Hong Kong", "Tesla’s workforce in Hong Kong will exceed 100 people by the end of the year".
Anyone joining them from our forum?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...o-tap-electric-vehicle-demand.html?cmpid=yhoo
Source: jkliu47
"Will double its workforce in Hong Kong", "Tesla’s workforce in Hong Kong will exceed 100 people by the end of the year".
Anyone joining them from our forum?
http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/speed-assist-lane-change-confirmed-tesla
So it looks like new cars being produced are being delivered with speed assist and lane departure warning. Hopefully the fun police won't ban these features for use on Hong Kong cars.
So it looks like new cars being produced are being delivered with speed assist and lane departure warning. Hopefully the fun police won't ban these features for use on Hong Kong cars.
InTheShadows
Active Member
Fremont Factory Delays Shouldn't Affect Tesla's Sales This Quarter
Does this answer our cars' delay? And if the title is true, does that mean you won't be facing further postponement?
Fremont Factory Delays Shouldn't Affect Tesla's Sales This Quarter - Forbes
Does this answer our cars' delay? And if the title is true, does that mean you won't be facing further postponement?
Fremont Factory Delays Shouldn't Affect Tesla's Sales This Quarter - Forbes
Tesla will unveil new car and 'something else' on October 9th
Wow wow wow!~!!!
http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/1/6886301/tesla-prepares-to-unveil-new-car-and-something-else
Wow wow wow!~!!!
http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/1/6886301/tesla-prepares-to-unveil-new-car-and-something-else
Tesla Model S P85D details leaking out
Is D just AWD?
Tesla Model S P85D details leaking out - AutoblogGreen
Is D just AWD?
Tesla Model S P85D details leaking out - AutoblogGreen
We don't know yet. If you reread the article carefully, you'll notice that all of the sourcing for the article seems to come from TMC so... look around a bit?
We don't know yet. If you reread the article carefully, you'll notice that all of the sourcing for the article seems to come from TMC so... look around a bit?
D = Dual motors
(APW) Tesla Adding All-wheel Drive, Safety Features
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Tesla Adding All-wheel Drive, Safety Features
2014-10-10 04:00:37.291 GMT
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD
Hawthorne, Calif. (AP) -- Electric car maker Tesla Motors
is giving its Model S sedan an upgrade.
Tesla unveiled a faster, safer all-wheel-drive version of
its Model S sedan Thursday night. The additions will help the
Model S better compete with other luxury sedans.
The announcement put to rest a week of feverish
speculation. Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted about the news last week
with a tweet that said, "About time to unveil the D and
something else."
On Thursday, he said the "D'' stands for "dual motor." The
current Model S is a rear-wheel-drive car with one motor. The
"D'' designation will mean that the car has two motors powering
both the front and rear wheels.
Musk said unlike all-wheel-drive systems on gas-powered
cars, which tend to be heavy and make the cars less efficient,
Tesla's system improves the speed, acceleration and mileage by
optimizing which motor is used at any given time.
The all-wheel-drive version of the P85 performance version
will have a top speed of 155 mph, compared with 130 mph for the
current version. It will also accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.2
seconds, putting it in the range of an exotic sports car.
"This car is nuts. It's like taking off from a carrier
deck," Musk told a crowd of several hundred Tesla fans gathered
at a municipal airport near Los Angele. The airport is where
another of Musk's companies — the commercial rocket firm SpaceX
— is based.
All-wheel drive will be a $4,000 option on the base and
mid-range Model S, which start at $71,000. The base price for
the P85 with all-wheel drive — which will be known as P85D — is
$120,000. The P85D will go on sale in December, while the other
versions will go on sale in February.
Analysts have said Tesla needed an all-wheel drive system
to boost sales in the Northeast and Midwest as well as in
Europe. Tesla sales could use a boost — the company sold 13,850
cars in the U.S. through September, down 3 percent from a year
ago, according to Autodata Corp.
"If Tesla wants to be seen a true competitor to brands like
Audi, BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, it needs to offer all-wheel
drive," said Karl Brauer, a senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book.
Tesla has promised that its new Model X crossover, which is
expected to go on sale next year, will also have an all-wheel-
drive system. The company recently upgraded its factory in the
San Francisco Bay Area to produce the Model X, so it makes sense
to add the system to the Model S, which is produced at the same
facility.
Tesla is also significantly upgrading its safety features.
The Model S will now offer lane-keeping assist, which
steers the car back if it wanders from its lane, and automatic
braking if the car is about to hit something. Those features are
already offered on luxury competitors, including Audi and
Cadillac, as well as mainstream brands like Ford, Hyundai and
Toyota.
But Tesla is going a step further than others. Its new
system will move the car over a lane when the driver uses the
turn signal. It will also read speed limit signs and adjust the
car's speed to that on the sign. Volvo also has a system that
reads speed limit signs and will alert drivers if they're
exceeding them, but it doesn't adjust the car's speed.
___
Associated Press Auto Writer Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit
contributed.
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If that report about P85D's speed, efficiency and price are accurate, as an MS owner, my immediate reponse is oops
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Tesla Adding All-wheel Drive, Safety Features
2014-10-10 04:00:37.291 GMT
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD
Hawthorne, Calif. (AP) -- Electric car maker Tesla Motors
is giving its Model S sedan an upgrade.
Tesla unveiled a faster, safer all-wheel-drive version of
its Model S sedan Thursday night. The additions will help the
Model S better compete with other luxury sedans.
The announcement put to rest a week of feverish
speculation. Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted about the news last week
with a tweet that said, "About time to unveil the D and
something else."
On Thursday, he said the "D'' stands for "dual motor." The
current Model S is a rear-wheel-drive car with one motor. The
"D'' designation will mean that the car has two motors powering
both the front and rear wheels.
Musk said unlike all-wheel-drive systems on gas-powered
cars, which tend to be heavy and make the cars less efficient,
Tesla's system improves the speed, acceleration and mileage by
optimizing which motor is used at any given time.
The all-wheel-drive version of the P85 performance version
will have a top speed of 155 mph, compared with 130 mph for the
current version. It will also accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.2
seconds, putting it in the range of an exotic sports car.
"This car is nuts. It's like taking off from a carrier
deck," Musk told a crowd of several hundred Tesla fans gathered
at a municipal airport near Los Angele. The airport is where
another of Musk's companies — the commercial rocket firm SpaceX
— is based.
All-wheel drive will be a $4,000 option on the base and
mid-range Model S, which start at $71,000. The base price for
the P85 with all-wheel drive — which will be known as P85D — is
$120,000. The P85D will go on sale in December, while the other
versions will go on sale in February.
Analysts have said Tesla needed an all-wheel drive system
to boost sales in the Northeast and Midwest as well as in
Europe. Tesla sales could use a boost — the company sold 13,850
cars in the U.S. through September, down 3 percent from a year
ago, according to Autodata Corp.
"If Tesla wants to be seen a true competitor to brands like
Audi, BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, it needs to offer all-wheel
drive," said Karl Brauer, a senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book.
Tesla has promised that its new Model X crossover, which is
expected to go on sale next year, will also have an all-wheel-
drive system. The company recently upgraded its factory in the
San Francisco Bay Area to produce the Model X, so it makes sense
to add the system to the Model S, which is produced at the same
facility.
Tesla is also significantly upgrading its safety features.
The Model S will now offer lane-keeping assist, which
steers the car back if it wanders from its lane, and automatic
braking if the car is about to hit something. Those features are
already offered on luxury competitors, including Audi and
Cadillac, as well as mainstream brands like Ford, Hyundai and
Toyota.
But Tesla is going a step further than others. Its new
system will move the car over a lane when the driver uses the
turn signal. It will also read speed limit signs and adjust the
car's speed to that on the sign. Volvo also has a system that
reads speed limit signs and will alert drivers if they're
exceeding them, but it doesn't adjust the car's speed.
___
Associated Press Auto Writer Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit
contributed.
___
- - - Updated - - -
If that report about P85D's speed, efficiency and price are accurate, as an MS owner, my immediate reponse is oops
From http://insideevs.com/breaking-tesla-reveals-awd-model-s-6-60-mph-3-2-seconds-range-improved/
I thought this meant existing cars could be upgraded for 4,000 USD - but somehow that sounds too good to be true.
I wonder if it is possible at all to add 4WD to existing cars.
Does it ever snow in Hong Kong? Once in a decade or two, on a mountaintop.
Do I need it? No. Even my straight 85 smokes just about any other car. I didn't get this car to get a sports car, but a family car.
Do I want it? I have to say yes, despite not needing it, neither for traction nor for performance, I don't mind giving away some trunk space for one more thruster.
Lerxt, this is your "Warp Drive", right? You might just be able to add it on, or are you just a few weeks too early in your delivery? I think you wrote they produced your car already.
I thought this meant existing cars could be upgraded for 4,000 USD - but somehow that sounds too good to be true.
I wonder if it is possible at all to add 4WD to existing cars.
Does it ever snow in Hong Kong? Once in a decade or two, on a mountaintop.
Do I need it? No. Even my straight 85 smokes just about any other car. I didn't get this car to get a sports car, but a family car.
Do I want it? I have to say yes, despite not needing it, neither for traction nor for performance, I don't mind giving away some trunk space for one more thruster.
Lerxt, this is your "Warp Drive", right? You might just be able to add it on, or are you just a few weeks too early in your delivery? I think you wrote they produced your car already.
I am thinking about it depends on the wait for RHD version. Will give Tesla HK a call today
River Leung
Member
Some photos on the reported P85D. The dashboard display seems quite different.
My lap of terror in the Tesla D | The Verge
My lap of terror in the Tesla D | The Verge
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