Battery / Charging

Tesla Model S Cold Weather Battery Indicator Bar

The Tesla Model S battery indicator bar is color coded green, yellow and red based on the percentage of charge…

A Peek into Tesla’s Battery Swap Station at Harris Ranch

Less than a week after Tesla's official announcement of its battery swap pilot program, I decided to pit stop at Harris Ranch,…

Pictures Reveal Tesla Motors Battery Swap Pilot Program

Tesla Motors released details about its battery swap pilot program last Friday and confirmed that the location is Harris Ranch,…

Tesla Battery Swap Stations in Beta Between SF and LA

Travelers making the journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles this holiday might be in for an early holiday surprise.…

Solid State Battery Technology, a Tesla Gigafactory Killer?

With 2014 coming to an end, automotive battery news has been trickling out and solid state battery technology appears, again.…

S in the City: Model S Owner Experience in the Big City

Whether you live or work in the city, or drive in for entertainment, there are notable nuances with driving a Tesla Model…

Tesla UMC Extension Cord via Camco 50 AMP 30′ PowerGrip

The gas crowd has a leg up on us. There, I said it. Every time they go to fuel up…

Tesla Road Trip Battery Range Planning

My Tesla road trip down to NJ was a success, for the most part, but it didn't come without some high stress…

Tesla Destination Charging Tips

I learned a lot from my first Tesla road trip - mainly to enjoy the experience, decide how much charge you'll need at…

Top 5 Tips to Maintaining EV Battery Life

Electric vehicles are a joy to own but this new technology using advanced Lithium-ion battery packs requires a different type of maintenance than your traditional gasoline…

PowerHydrant Charges Tesla Using Robotic Arm

We've been obsessed with wireless inductive charging lately because from a technology standpoint, it just seems so magical. Hands-free charging…

Tesla Expanding Charging Network Beyond Superchargers

A source of ours close to Tesla Motors in Silicon Valley has informed us that the electric vehicle carmaker is in…

Tesla Model S Delivery Preparations

Preparing for the delivery of the Tesla Model S

How to Build a Tesla Supercharger Station

The pace in which the Tesla Supercharger network is growing has really propelled adoption of electric vehicle mobility in a Model S, and…

Review: Tesla Model S J1772 Charger Lock

Driving a Model S is a terrific experience but it does come with new territory from time to time. Things…

EV Basics – What’s a kilowatt hour?

So what's a kilowatt hour or shall we ask Watts a Kilowatt hour? As more car buyers take the plunge into…

What Happened to the Tesla Battery Swap?

It's hard to imagine that over a year ago Tesla Motors was drumming its Tesla battery swap system on its…

Tesla Battery Technology is Years Ahead of the Competition

Watching JB Straubel, Tesla's Chief Technical Officer deliver the keynote speech at the 2014 Energy Storage Symposium, gives us a…

[Video] Tesla Model S Battery Replacement Service

As luck would have it, shortly after our story comparing Tesla's battery technology against the competition, we received a message…

Comparing Tesla battery technology against the competition

I bought my Model S for many reasons, but battery efficiency was not one of them. The question of whether…