Ford Police Interceptor Sedan and Terradyne Gurkha seems to be a real cars. Could Tesla Motors Model L be also real? So student had an access to some preliminarily design of some Tesla vehicle? http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/14/steelmarket-institute-idUSnPnDE76730+160+PRN20130314
Works for me, but please try this one: College Students Unveil Creative Renderings at SMDI's Steel Wheel Design Competition
Great find! I bet that wheel resonating technology was what Elon was talking about when he mentioned "really cool tech" .
That's stretching things to draw any conclusions from this. The person who wrote the article could have simply made a mistake.
Funded by the Steel Industry. This is just another student design project that "borrows" the Tesla brand because it's cool. Real Tesla tends to prefer aluminum.
First gen Tesla(Roadster) preferred carbon fiber. Second gen Tesla(Model S) preferred aluminum. Third gen Tesla will prefer...
Model S is offered with three battery options, each offering different range and performance characteristics.