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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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A new Prius is out the Toyota factory with a new suffix and some design and tech features. The new Prius C is the successor and younger sibling to last year’s Prius V, which was the midrange hatch in the hybrid category of the Japanese automakers. Loaded with new car tech and a very fuel […]
Apr 27 2012 | Posted in
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However, that said, a personal test spanning over a week gave some overly satisfying statistics. In a week of travelling through both city and on the highway, gave an average of a little over 50 mpg. The highway average was constantly over 50 as compared to 46 provided by the EPA. This difference in numbers […]
Apr 27 2012 | Posted in
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The Eco Score system installed in the car awards the driver points on best handling. The scores range from 1 through 100. The Eco Score hands out the points on good start, cruise and stop. After a while it turns out that a good start in C is easy but the stopping and cruising are […]
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