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ammulder · 12-01-2014, 06:58 PM

Tesla is now producing the Model S with two seperate axes of engine options:

You can have more range or less range, controlled by the size of battery installed (60 kWh vs 85 kWh). And you can separately have more or less power/speed: You can have one motor or two (one per axle), and they're also using three different sizes of motors (221hp, 380hp, 470hp).

OK, they're not making every combination available (at least, not yet). Still, the options for electric sound eerily like configuring a gas engine: you pick your engine size, and separately pick the amount of fuel on board.

http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/dual...-and-autopilot
http://www.teslamotors.com/models/design

12-01-2014, 06:58 PM	#68
ammulder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Philadelphia Area	More on Electric cars Tesla is now producing the Model S with two seperate axes of engine options: You can have more range or less range, controlled by the size of battery installed (60 kWh vs 85 kWh). And you can separately have more or less power/speed: You can have one motor or two (one per axle), and they're also using three different sizes of motors (221hp, 380hp, 470hp). OK, they're not making every combination available (at least, not yet). Still, the options for electric sound eerily like configuring a gas engine: you pick your engine size, and separately pick the amount of fuel on board. http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/dual...-and-autopilot http://www.teslamotors.com/models/design Last edited by ammulder; 12-11-2014 at 07:09 AM.