All posts tagged "Battery / Charging"
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9.6KLifestyleTesla 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 range situations...
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11.3KDIYTesla 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 each leg...
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36.1KLifestyleTop 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 engine. We...
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12.0KLifestylePowerHydrant 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 with zero...
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14.0KNewsTesla 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 the process...
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15.4KDIYTesla Model S Delivery Preparations
Preparing for the delivery of the Tesla Model S
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20.0KNewsHow 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 paving the...
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17.1KLifestyleReview: 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 that you...
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22.4KLifestyleEV 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 owning an...
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12.5KNewsWhat 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 Model S....
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11.0KNewsTesla 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 clearer insight...
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11.6KNews[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 from our...
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18.4KTesla Model SComparing 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 Tesla battery...
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25.8KLifestyleCharging a Tesla Model S Might Be Costing More Than You Think
When you fill up a normal ICE car you know exactly what your costs are for the fuel. With an electric vehicle...
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18.0KTesla Model SCharging the Tesla Model S with the HPWC
When I was buying my Model S I decided that I didn’t need the High Power Wall Charger (HPWC), but I did go...
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17.4KDIY[Video] How to charge your Tesla Model S using the J1772 adapter
The following video describes how to best use the Tesla Universal Mobile Connector (UMC) J1772 adapter when charging from a public Level II charger such...
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19.4KNewsShould Tesla move away from its battery technology?
Should Tesla replace its current battery system when it works so well?
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[Video] Reviewing the Tesla Model S Titanium Underbody Battery Shield
Consumer Reports takes a deeper look into Tesla Motors’ new titanium underbody shield. The shield is designed to prevent catastrophic damage to...
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35.0KLifestyleUsing public EV charging stations with your Tesla Model S
After completing my first Tesla Supercharger experience my next excursion was to find and use a public electric vehicle (EV) charging station. There’s quite a few types...
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9.0KLifestyleDo new Tesla owners suffer from ‘range anxiety’?
Exploring range anxiety with the Tesla Model S
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