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You're thinking, not the story of another electric car.
But this is what Tesla brought us. car start-up co-
Created by entrepreneur Elon Musk, who created PayPal, sold for a ton of cash, now launches rockets into space under a US government contract.
His side project is to speed up the adoption of electric vehicles by promising to solve big problems such as driving range, charging and price.
We 've heard this promise before, but we're shocked.
Horror, send this one.
To learn more about the technology, Tesla started using electric sports cars five years ago (based on Lotus)
Drive a Porsche to 100 km/h.
It then expanded its scope by contracting electricity
Mercedes Automotive TechnologyBenz -
The world's largest car manufacturer and inventor of the carand Toyota.
There are also good resumes.
Now, it has built its own ground.
Up model: Fashion 5-
The car door luxury Hatch is about the size of the BMW 5 Series sedan.
The model was launched in the United States at the end of last year and will be available in the Australian showroom at the end of this year.
Nissan's Leaf is valued at $50,000, the size of a star Hatch.
Holden Volt is priced at $60,000, the size of the Cruze sedan.
So it's a small miracle that Tesla has priced a large limousine off $60,000. The line-
Up also has two other models, with prices rising to $70,000 and $80,000 respectively, with more power and more drive range.
RRPs is realistic because Tesla has received a lot of money from Uncle Sam.
But the company insists it will be feasible in a few years.
The company plans to increase to 100,000 electric vehicles per year after the first full year increase to 25,000.
After the global financial crisis, Tesla bought an old Toyota factory that sold for a very low price.
Musk is a friend of Toyota boss Toyoda, which is very helpful.
The price in Australia is not yet determined, but the highest price
Line Model S could cost $80,000 to $100,000.
Tesla tesla cleverly integrated the battery pack onto the fully flat floor of the car's core structure.
This design is compared to a skateboard because it enables Tesla to add other body types to the same simple layout later onseat SUV-
The next one is a fashion car.
The large motor is neatly mounted at the rear with two power outputs to choose from.
Three battery packs (260 km, 370 km, 500 km) with their respective drive ranges ).
Tesla keeps the battery cool by using smaller lithium
Ion batteries than other electric cars.
But the coolest part of the car has nothing to do with electric: It's huge 17-
Inch touch screen on the dashboard.
It controls radio, air conditioning and navigation and can use Google Earth or template maps.
Google search will also navigate to recent points of interest.
Other cool things: when the car stops, the door handle pulls back when you're moving --
Reduce wind resistance.
Aviation rating is an industry.
Drag coefficient 0.
On the 24 th, the third best car in history, the most slippery car listed today.
Another trick of it is: a "supercharger" that can refuel S-type cars in less than an hour.
Charge normally for up to 8 hours.
The Tesla Model S looks small but big inside.
The boots (894 liters) are larger than many SUVs and the big screen TV needs some habits --
But you can dim the display by tapping the screen a few times.
Check carefully and you can see some component sharing: the indicator and wiper lever, steering wheel and power window switch are borrowed from MercedesBenz.
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Fisfisker, not Tesla, is news because its electric car is on fire.
Still, Tesla did recall 439 sports cars in 2010 due to potential fire failures.
Use a standard 12 v battery instead of a lithium battery
Ion packs that power the car.
Tesla said that since then it has not received reports of fire risk and tested its vehicles to Toyota and MercedesBenz standards.
The Model S has passed the US crash test requirements but has not yet passed the European NCAP test.
The company predicts 5-
Star safety rating based on internal testing.
The standard configuration has eight airbags (two front, two knees, two sides and two curtains) and stability control.
DRIVINGHere is the biggest surprise
It's like a V8 Mercedes-Benz that speeds up in an instant.
Then, miraculously, it didn't run out of puff.
Most electric cars were a little uncomfortable at first, but then they developed asthma.
Tesla Model S feels it can last forever.
Unfortunately, the speed limit determines the limit to which we cannot find its potential.
The other thing that got me scratching my head was that even though the Model S took the big 21st century bike, how good it was to handle bumps
Inch wheels and lowprofile tyres.
Feels as smooth as a roll
Royce, but deals with BMW's skills.
The key to its success is that it has the center of gravity of the sports car.
Because the battery pack is also the floor, it is only 12 cm away from the ground, which can make the low battery work easily.
Hanging aluminum body.
I don't curse traffic on the California coast highway, I pray for a red light so I can feel the acceleration again. It's epic.
The driver of the AMG did not know what hit them.
When we finally go to the mountains, we feel agile and turn straight.
The brakes provided by Brebo have an impressive normal feeling
Unlike other electric cars, they tend to have an initial dead angle before they bite too tightly.
If Tesla can make decent brakes on electric cars, why can't other manufacturers give a precise description of the car? It seems like a strange thing for mainstream cars, but enthusiasts and those who are interested in cars should ignore
If this is the electric car of the future, count me.
Reporter: @ JoshuaDowling--
On the glancesla model SPRICE, the $80,000 (est) warranty is 8 years/unlimited kmsecurity and there is no engine motor installed on the rear shaft.
Standard 270 KW/kWh nm, performance 310 KW/600 nm battery pack liquid cooled lithium-
Ion, 40kWh, 60kWh or 85 kWhRANGE 260 km-
500 km (depending on the battery pack) performance (0 to 100 km/h) 5.
6 seconds (std) 4.
Body aluminum, 5-6 seconds (perf)door, 5-
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