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Tesla Motors is doing all it can to make the electric car a more user-friendly proposition. One of the greatest disadvantages of EVs is battery-charging time, which takes a lot more than filling up a conventional car with petrol. Tesla Motors has been working on a solution to this problem and came up with a battery swapping technology.
- Tesla Motors Offers Unconditional Warranty For Model S Battery
Tesla Motors has announced new measures aimed at improving its client service, including offering "unconditional warranty" for the battery pack of the Model S sedan. Tesla says all damage to the battery is covered by warranty, including improper...
- Tesla Asked Customers To Pay For Cars Early To Help Report Its First-ever Quarterly Profit
Tesla Motors recently announced that it recorded its first-ever quarterly profit, a very important step for the company that took government loans to develop an relatively affordable electric saloon. Whether the Model S is a truly affordable EV is another...
- Mercedes' Parent Company Daimler Acquires 10% Stake In Tesla Motors
Turns out that the yesterday's rumors were spot on as Mercedes-Benz' parent company, Daimler AG, announced today in a press conference in Stuttgart that the German firm has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent of Tesla Motors. The two...
- Mercedes-benz Parent Company To Announce New Electric Vehicle Partner - Could It Be Tesla?
In a few hours from now, Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler AG, will announce details on a new "strategic cooperation" for its electric car business. While the German firm did not disclose the name of its partner, rumor has it that it could be...
- Tesla Model S Electric Sport Sedan: High-res Gallery And Official Details
The wraps finally came off Tesla's all-new, plug-in electric sports sedan, the Model S, on Thursday in Los Angeles. Concisely, the Model S can seat up to seven passengers (we'll explain this below), sprint from zero to 60mph or 96km/h in just...
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Tesla Battery Swap Takes 90 Seconds, Technology Will Come This Year
Tesla Motors is doing all it can to make the electric car a more user-friendly proposition. One of the greatest disadvantages of EVs is battery-charging time, which takes a lot more than filling up a conventional car with petrol. Tesla Motors has been working on a solution to this problem and came up with a battery swapping technology.
Mind you, it’s not a novel idea, as the now-defunct Better Place company was the first to implement it. However, Tesla has great confidence in its technology, which was demonstrated to hundreds of owners of Tesla EVs last night. Swapping the depleted battery of a Model S takes just over 90 seconds, less than half the time it takes to refill a gas tank.
Read more »- Tesla Motors Offers Unconditional Warranty For Model S Battery
Tesla Motors has announced new measures aimed at improving its client service, including offering "unconditional warranty" for the battery pack of the Model S sedan. Tesla says all damage to the battery is covered by warranty, including improper...
- Tesla Asked Customers To Pay For Cars Early To Help Report Its First-ever Quarterly Profit
Tesla Motors recently announced that it recorded its first-ever quarterly profit, a very important step for the company that took government loans to develop an relatively affordable electric saloon. Whether the Model S is a truly affordable EV is another...
- Mercedes' Parent Company Daimler Acquires 10% Stake In Tesla Motors
Turns out that the yesterday's rumors were spot on as Mercedes-Benz' parent company, Daimler AG, announced today in a press conference in Stuttgart that the German firm has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent of Tesla Motors. The two...
- Mercedes-benz Parent Company To Announce New Electric Vehicle Partner - Could It Be Tesla?
In a few hours from now, Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler AG, will announce details on a new "strategic cooperation" for its electric car business. While the German firm did not disclose the name of its partner, rumor has it that it could be...
- Tesla Model S Electric Sport Sedan: High-res Gallery And Official Details
The wraps finally came off Tesla's all-new, plug-in electric sports sedan, the Model S, on Thursday in Los Angeles. Concisely, the Model S can seat up to seven passengers (we'll explain this below), sprint from zero to 60mph or 96km/h in just...