http://bostonherald.com/business/automotive/2013/06/driving_a_tesla_model_s_just_electric Driving a Tesla Model S just electric By Jordan Graham Jun 6 2013
[video http://content-mp4.newsinc.com/mp4/390/24867962/4978806.mp4 A look at the Tesla Model S Boston Herald Top Videos 6/5/2013 ] Tesla Motors should have called its Model S sports sedan the Model W — for wow. I took the four-door, electric car for a spin around Boston yesterday, putting the fully loaded model through its paces for a couple hours. The fun started even before I got in the car. The recessed door handles popped out thanks to two quick pushes on the key fob, shaped like a mini Model S. By the time I sat down and looked around, the car was already on — sensors in the driver’s seat combined with the key in the car, automatically turned it on. When I put my foot on the brake for the first time, the car was ready to drive. No buttons to push, no key to turn, just sitting and hitting the brake. The car was a blast to drive. Acceleration was quick and smooth, and it felt like rushing downhill on a roller coaster. Telsa says the Model S goes 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds, and that is not hard to believe. The most impressive part, to me, is the Model S felt like a driveable smartphone, not a car. The massive 17-inch HD multi-touch screen on the front panel includes music, navigation — Google Maps is built in — and climate control, but it also let me create profiles to save my seat and steering wheel adjustments, music preferences and more. There are two USB ports that can be used to play music. Best of all, the software is still being updated. Because the car comes with 3G, Tesla can push software updates to every one of its cars. One recent update added an option to let the driver creep forward when their foot is taken off the brake. Needless to say, it blew my 2004 Toyota Corolla — featuring a tape deck — out of the water. [© Boston Herald] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Spark & BMW i3 EVs Complete L3 Combo DC Fast Charge Testing EVLN: 400Wh/kg li-ion Envia prototype packs are out there, today EVLN: Mia-Electric EV targets delivery fleet market EVLN: Chile's customized VoZE EV rides + EVLN: European-Built Focus Electric Production Begins in Saarlouis.de {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Taking-the-four-door-Tesla-S-EV-for-a-spin-around-Boston-video-tp4663576.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
