It has been quite a while since I have put finger tip to key board and joined the Tesla blogosphere. This might have something to do with my being a little bit busy as we have been maturing the Roadster from an amazing prototype to a full-blown production car. Read more…
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50 State Legal
Published on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in Safety, Crash test, British.
The Most Coddled Automotive Battery Ever?
Published on Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 in First Post, Safety, Vehicle Engineering, Battery.
We get some great questions and comments from the readers of our blogs, and this post takes its title from Brent, who on May 30 wrote: “ The Roadster’s battery is arguably the most coddled automotive battery in history. It has its own climate control system, several monitoring computers, and perhaps some other mojo ‘they’ are not telling us. ” Read more…
Slip-Sliding Away
Published on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 in Performance, First Post, On the road, Safety, Vehicle Engineering.
To ensure that the Tesla Roadster is as safe as possible in extreme conditions, we have just finished putting one of our Engineering Prototypes through an extensive test schedule at the Continental Proving Ground in Arvidsjaur, Sweden. The proving ground is in a beautiful location on and around a frozen lake about 60 miles from the Arctic Circle. Read more…
Good Vibrations
Published on Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 in Performance, On the road, Safety, British.
Imagine yourself strapped into a Tesla Roadster speeding down a rough cobblestone path intended to cause so much agitation that the ride stops being fun and starts becoming more like work. It’s just a typical day at the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA), an engineering and testing facility where we are punishing two of our Tesla Roadster Engineering Prototypes (and several of our engineers as well!).
Safety first - ouch!
Published on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 in Uncategorized, First Post, Safety, Crash test, Vehicle Engineering, British.
This blog continues to attract some fascinating questions and perceptions regarding the philosophies of energy consumption, alternative fuels, well-to-wheel efficiency and other significant issues that affect us all. Then there’s the technology of the car itself with its lithium ion battery pack, onboard charging system, power electronics to handle the immense energy available and that little motor that blasts you towards the horizon at warp speed……Linking all these systems and their safety monitors involves more computing power than the combined total on board all the cars I’ve ever owned. You could probably add your total in too! So, apart from the new high tech stuff, what else do we do at Tesla Motors to ensure that our customers can enjoy this unique offering? Read more… |
