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An Inside Look at Tesla's Model S

Posted March 18, 2011 11:02 AM

From Fast Company:

This past week, Fast Company visited Tesla Motors headquarters for a look at the automaker's progress on its first mass-market vehicle, the Model S electric sedan. We had the chance to see the Model S Alpha testing fleet, see some of the vehicle's innards, and speak with JB Straubel, Tesla's CTO as well as Peter Rawlinson, VP of Engineering (we also spoke with Rawlinson at January's Detroit Auto Show). Here's what we learned.

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Re: An Inside Look at Tesla's Model S

03/24/2011 1:10 PM

Something just occurred to me about electric vehicles that I hadn't thought of before. What if you only have one car, it's in the garage being charged and you get an emergency call from a friend or relative that is urgent and requires that you have a car to jump into and leave immediately. Are there any provisions for emergency power in critical situations?

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