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Sure thing. Here's da info: Sunday, October 14, 2012 12PM - 5PM Tuck Mall, from Mass Row to Cemetery

There's gonna be a car show hosted by Dartmouth Formula Racing (DFR) on Sunday, October 14th in Hanover, New Hampshire. Please come show off your cool cars! The more the merrier. If you're planning to bring a car, please message me through Tesla Motors Club so the DFR can make arrangements. Be...

Has there ever been such an audacious bet in automotive history??? Seriously. This is unheard of!

Hertz Hmm.....Hertz put a Tesla Roadster on their ev site featuring info on their upcoming ev rental options.....maybe we'll be able to rent a Roadster in D.C. soon?:rolleyes: (the abg post said only volts and leafs are being introduced) Has anyone heard about any Roadsters available for...

This Toyota-Tesla deal is a big F****** deal. :biggrin:

I just saw the same ad today. I too was equally shocked to see a Tesla ad. WSJ is probably a good target audience....

New mercedes ev with wheel skirts 2010 Brabus E V12 Mercedes This made me laugh. "The bodywork blisters over the front fenders contribute to a stance that's wider by 1.4 inches. It's also hard to ignore the "Speed Spats" covering the rear wheels, which make the E V12 look like some sort of...

"Well it is never a good sign for little communication but its not like Chevy talks about the Volt everyday either." The Chevy Volt has been in development for years already. I don't recall GM being as open as they are now in the first year or so of developing the Volt. Besides, GM needs to...

Are you Swedish TEG? Then you must know Kalle Anka... Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck (Kalle Anka) cartoons on Christmas Eve. - By Jeremy Stahl - Slate Magazine

Here's Jim Husted's "Night Before Christmas" post from 2007. It's from the EV mailing-list, so it's oriented for the EV converter crowd. Enjoy. "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the list not a flame war was stiring, so no one was pist. 8^o The threads all are listed by David...

(I hope I'm not nosy) Antron, were you invited to the invite-only opening?

Tesla Motors - Store Locations - Schedule a Roadster Test Drive in Dania Beach The Tesla Store page for South Florida has FINALLY been updated. It seems that Dec. 18 they are opening for the public. They open up these stores awfully quick.

"They said 7800 cells for both 230mile range and 300 mile range..." I know very little about battery pack design, but I'd imagine the 230 mile and 300 mile range battery packs are not interchangeable. The 300 mile range pack would need better cooling since it would have to deal with longer...

Wow, 95 kwh. The Roadster's battery pack is roughly half, and weighs nearly one thousand pounds. To make a feasible 95 kwh battery pack for the Model S seems to require almost exponential improvements. If Tesla pulls it off though, it wouldn't just be badass - they'd set a whole standard for...

REPORT: Honda to show EV prototype in Tokyo, production in 2015 — Autoblog Green Finally. Now that Honda's EV-bashing Mr. Fukui is gone, maybe the company will finally abandon its FCX fantasy. Considering that Honda has tried the hardest in the alternatives fuels arena (first to...

The European standard charging plug for cars is selected after Mennekes design — Autoblog Green The Mennekes charging standard is a bit puzzling. "The plug works both for single phase 230-Volt connections, the vast majority of European outlets, as well as three-phasing up to 63 amps...

It's the day before and no leak....

"the future is electric The Aerovironment team used that in place of a license plate on the Impact prototype of the EV-1, but the GM team removed it because, they said, it was too strong a statement." I distinctly remember Chelsea Sexton telling me that GM used to use the, "the future is...

Arrêt! Debemos hablar español.

Kp/h? "kiilometers per / hour?" Is that how they say km/h in the UK?

Thank you TEG and vfx. I think the wrap-up clarification was necessary.

"It takes the high voltage from the ESS and converts it to 12V to run the accessories." AKA a DC/DC converter. A while back that's what TEG said the "toaster" was. I recall someone posting back, saying he's wrong.

From the Tesla blogs... "As well as controlling ESS temperature during any driving, we also need to keep its temperature within limits whilst charging. The ESS can safely drive the car at ambient temperatures down to -20°C (-4F°). However, charging must only take place at temperatures above...

Beauty doesn't matter. If Porsche made cars with wheel covers, in five years that would become the new style. Does anyone like the fins that used to be on old cars? I definitely don't, and I don't think anyone else does either nowadays. Back then, I'm sure they were considered classy or...

HA! I read 'drawback.' Sorry 'bout that.

"As for the Insight, I'm with him 100% on the CVT." True. The Insight is far from a perfect car. Normal car magazines have reviewed the car generally well - but for sure it has drawbacks. Clark isn't outright lying, just exaggerating a hell of a lot. "One of the draws I have to Tesla's...

How many other inert cars are at the show?

I remember Trexler's website. Charge Across America Photo Album Charge Across America Final Route Map

Gordon Bennett! I am bloodytired of Jeremy's barmy ol' rubbish. The Insight musn't be such an old banger should it be the best selling motorcar in Japan. Cheerio sir Clark!

Somewhat related, I recall our neraby Federal Reserve branch using GEM NEVs.

"...I can still go 100 miles on a battery pack that is officially rated at 120 miles...So if the ratings stay the same, then I fully expect a "400 mile pack" to carry me at least 375 miles on the freeway - not 200, or even 150." You're comparing the NiMH on a Rav4 EV to the lithium on a...

I recall a picture of a Tesla employee using a USB stick with the Roadster. I think the USB stick is located near the floor in the middle of the car. Anyone remember where the USB port for the Roadster is? If it exists - I only remember seeing a picture.

"While charging you need something that converts the AC back into DC. Part of this something are motor's big stator windings which can store a lot of energy in a form of magnetic field and thus form a strong charger. Charging is not much different than doing regen - when charging AC comes from...

OK, it's pretty obvious nobody would fit in the back.

http://www.vw.com/jetta/gallery/en/us/#/exterior/8/ Has anyone noticed how similar these rims look to the rims on the VW Jetta?

I think Lexus has some sort of system that slows down the car, but never to a complete stop. I saw a Volvo commercial showing their car, at low speeds, coming to a complete stop.

Dpeilow, BP is a major producer of solar panels. Solar panels produce electricity, which currently is not used in mass to power cars. Nor is oil used in mass provide electricity. So where's his motivation coming from? There's no clear connection between Mr. Koonin's job and his comment. What...

"The filmmaker offered an elaborate conspiracy theory involving oil companies, but the truth is that clunky inefficient batteries did the electric car in." Obviously this person did not see the film. Obviously this person has never driven an electric car. Obviously - seeing how the...

And - to further specify - ABG says those "rules that could keep Tesla from qualifying"are.... "matching equity funds and demonstrate financial viability." I think Tesla (almost) demonstrates that. That's just an curious fan's view.

How did you transport the car to where you live?

It seems like all the decent electric motorcycles are @ or near the 10k range.

The fact that (for a four-wheeler) ten million dollars is just a drop in the bucket relative to the required funds, is saddening. BUT, winning that contest is a big boost, so more investments would likely flow in.

Imagine a house without a roof.

Just compare the titles of the two articles. Elon response summed up all the difficulties of REEVs well, sweet and simple.

Cookie? Dollar? Toy?

Volkswagen CC !!!!

Hmm, that's funny. I recall the Honda Insight having a sticker that says the same thing, almost verbatim. 140 degress...paint booth....etc.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/Rulemaking/Rules/Associated%20Files/ESC_FR_03_2007.pdf "This rule requires installation of ESC in 100 percent of light vehicles by MY 2012 (with exceptions for some vehicles manufactured in stages or by small volume manufacturers)." Unless Tesla...

Isn't the M3 much smaller?

TEG, does the govt still operate all those Ford Ranger EVs. It looks like the document comes from 2002 (just before 2003, when lotsa cars were taken away :frown:) So did Ford take back cars they leased to the govt? You should know; you still have your Ranger EV, right?