Maybe for some of you Left Coaster (maybe Right as well) a Tesla isn’t as rare as it is out here in the Southwest. But for in the smallish city they are rare. So the excitement of seeing on in our non-assuming neighborhood is a very cool site.
Of course as you might expect I missed the it, (by a day!!) but I have a lot of associates and friends that will snap a shot of something and toss it may way.
These pics were from our personal trainer – outside the very studio I worked out the day before. Lucky Christine is also friend and is often tips me off when there’s an AOI (Auto Of Interest) about.
So she when she saw the Tesla she snapped a couple shots for me. So vicariously I’ve seen my first Tesla in the wild. (Come on now…that funny!!!)
Here are the shots. It the S-Model sedan.
Tesla S-Model – I love the wheels
A bit aggressive looking front end.
Like how the rear window blends into the roof.
Here are some specs:
- Body
- Lightweight aluminum body reinforced with high strength, boron steel elements
- UV and infrared blocking safety glass windshield
- Rain sensing, adjustable speed windshield wipers
- Frameless, tempered safety glass front windows
- Solar absorbing, laminated safety glass rear window with defroster
- Flush mounted door handles
- Manual folding side mirrors
- 19″ aluminum alloy wheels with all-season tires (Goodyear Eagle RS-A2 245/45R19). Note: optional 21″ wheels come with Continental Extreme Contact DW 245/35R21 high-performance tires
- Aluminum roof
- Halogen headlights with automatic on/off and LED daytime running lights
- Backlit side turn signals, front side marker lights and rear reflex lights
- LED rear taillights and high-mounted LED stop lamp
- Powertrain
- Model S is a rear wheel drive electric vehicle. The liquid-cooled powertrain includes the battery, motor, drive inverter, and gear box.
- 60 kWh microprocessor controlled, lithium-ion battery
- Three phase, four pole AC induction motor with copper rotor
- Drive inverter with variable frequency drive and regenerative braking system
- Single speed fixed gear with 9.73:1 reduction ratio
- Suspension, Steering, and Brakes
- Double wishbone, virtual steer axis coil spring front suspension and independent multi-link coil spring rear suspension
- Variable ratio, speed sensitive, rack and pinion electronic power steering
- Electronic Stability Control
- Traction Control
- Anti-Lock disc brakes (ABS) with ventilated rotors and electronically actuated parking brake; front: 355 mm x 32 mm; rear: 365 mm x 28 mm
- Charging
- 10 kW capable on-board charger with the following input compatibility: 85-265 V, 45-65 Hz, 1-40 A (Optional 20 kW capable Twin Chargers increases input compatibility to 80 A)
- Peak charger efficiency of 92%
- 10 kW capable Universal Mobile Connector with 110 V, 240 V, and J1772 adapters
Got a Pic of a local Telsa – drop me a note.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
