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A Tesla Model X and Model 3 just drove the length of the Americas

Teslarati

A group of documentarians has just driven the entire length of the Americas in a Tesla Model X and a Tesla Model 3, traveling from Alaska to the Southern most point of Argentina. Electric Americas is a project that groups together some of my favorite things; Tesla vehicles, extreme sports, and documentaries.

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5 Best EV Podcasts of 2022

Clean Fleet Report

Drivers passing through a large city are almost certain to encounter at least one, and EVs have started to dominate conversations, too. You could listen to all the latest Tesla news. Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast. Fans of Tesla, makers of some of the best EVs available today, have an option just for them.

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How to improve EV traction motor efficiency

Charged EVs

The vast majority of losses in an ICE vehicle occur in the conversion of chemical energy to mechanical—the so-called Carnot Efficiency—which might approach 40% in the best of cases. Tesla, compared to 1.8-2.0 There are numerous magnetic materials with much lower losses, but few of them are suitable for use in motors.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply Neutral KilgoreTrout @ Apr 19th 2009 5:14PM True, but if I havent been mislead by the documentary I have seen, the Tesla should have an even better solution: you just plug it in any normal home outlet and it doesnt require any special plug. Tesla probably did not sign up because they are already making EV cars.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Today’s electric grid was designed by Nicolas Tesla and Thomas Edison with help from Westinghouse and General Electric some 100 years ago. However, Tesla owners do not pay twice the cost of a PHEV in order to share their energy with the world. This is demonstrated by the all-electric Tesla car which rockets.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is thought that the cars that Renault is building to function with the Better Place model will have the ability to have its power supply swapped and the newly announced Tesla Model S is said to also incorporate this concept. BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes.