Electric car maker Tesla lowered its sales expectations for 2012 after the supply chain issues remained mainly unsolved. Tesla makes plug-in electric vehicles mostly sports cars and now a luxury sedan called Model S. However, due to a demand of more sophisticated and mostly customized components, the supply chain has been disrupted, which eventually has […]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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General Motors is facing troubled times with its electric vehicle Chevrolet Volt. The plug-in electric car has seen a decrease in demand in the US. The company has announced to halt the production at its Detroit-Hamtramck based production units temporarily. The Hamtramck unit will go idle on production from September 17 to October 15, for […]
Aug 28 2012 | Posted in
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Tesla official unleashed the much anticipated sedan version of its electric vehicles, the Model S. The new luxury car incorporates sleek cuts and a reasonable power train to take from point A to B in blistering speeds. The company showed off its new range of sedans in Fremont, California with a bunch of journalists hovering […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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The mileage depends on the battery size, to state the obvious. The company states that 85 kWh model gives a mileage of 300 miles to full charge. However, after rigorous tests Environment Protection Agency slated the average to 265 miles to full charge of battery. The 40 kWh battery churns out 160 miles on the […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Cabin Tech Tesla has kept the outside shell to minimal gimmicks with no-nonsense, simple design. Even the door handles are designed in such a way that they reduce the air resistance to the minimum. The interior is even more simplistic but with all requisite technology that at luxury car needs. The centre of attention on […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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The car is quite while driving. The electric motor does not hum and outside is fairly disconnected to from cabin environment. However, still a slight whistle of the wind dragging on the sides and the rattle of the wheels make their way into the cabin. On straight roads, the car accelerates reasonably. Tesla claims that […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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The screen also has full control of the car’s interior, from wing-mirrors to Air/Con. The back side of the car is aerodynamic and has a sports-oriented shape of less resistance to the air friction. The side skirts are also a work of art to indulge the car into a more sporty form. Under the hood […]
Dec 21 2011 | Posted in
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Tesla, the US automotive manufacturers who specialize in electric cars, released the four-door sedan version of their product, Tesla Model S. The base model has been offered at $49,900, exclusive of $7,500 in tax that takes the net price to $57,400. The car comes several months after the company’s CEO and founder, Elon Musk promised […]
Dec 21 2011 | Posted in
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