All Tesla Motors BlogsTesla Motors BlogsMythbusters Part 1: Airbags We got em!- February 29, 2008 Let me cut to the chase and then rewind for the plot: contrary to some erroneous reports, the Tesla Roadster does indeed have driver and passenger airbags. Rewind: a while back I was talking with the web team about a desire to have a special blog created alongside these that would be reserved for us ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog3/?p=73 Driving P1- February 29, 2008 On February 1, 2008 Tesla Motors handed over the keys of the first production Roadster (P1) to Elon Musk, Chairman and now a proud Roadster owner. What has life been like behind the wheel of P1 Find out from Elon himself. It has been a blast driving my Tesla Roadster every day for the past ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog2/?p=56 The Spin Stops Here- February 29, 2008 Two weeks ago, I highlighted how Tesla moved from waves to bits in our motor and charge controller in the PEM. You might have left with the impression that as of June 2007, when the DMC replaced the analog controller, our work as DMC firmware engineers was complete. Fortunately for us (this is ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog4/?p=65 Lotus Engineering Newsletter Q&A with Teslas Car Guy- February 21, 2008 In the beginning of January, Tesla Motors Vice President of Vehicle Integration, Mac Powell, sat down with Dave Leggett of just-auto for a Q&38;A session which recently appeared in the 24th issue of the Lotus Engineering Newsletter, proActive. We wanted to share with you this excerpt from the Newsletter as well as include some comments ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog4/?p=64 Handing Over the Keys VI: Dr. Rob Wilder- February 15, 2008 Dr. Rob Wilder is Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index, the first Index on Wall Street for renewable energy, better energy efficiency, and zero-carbon solutions. He was previously on faculty at U.C. Santa Barbara, and University of Massachusetts; he has been a AAASEPA Fellow in Environmental Science &038; Technology, Fulbright Fellow, and National ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog5/?p=59 The Evolution of Motor Control: from Waves to Bits- February 11, 2008 When we last discussed motor control on this blog, EP10 was drifting around on the frozen lake in Arvidsjaur, Sweden. At that time (January 2007), we were in the process of co-evaluating Conti-Teves ABS system in tandem with Teslas motor control. We left the lake thinking highly of the Conti system and moderately pleased with ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog4/?p=63 Re: P1 Arriving Now! :)- February 6, 2008 On Friday, February 1, 2008 at 12:56 P.M., an email was sent to all San Carlos based employees of Tesla Motors: P1 Arriving Now! . This simple email signified the moment we had been working toward for the last few years. You see, P1 is the internal designation for the first production unit to ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog3/?p=72 Smarter Charging- February 5, 2008 Ten years ago when I was driving an EV1, one of the best perks was free parking and charging at LAX. I would pull into one of the EV parking places by Terminal One, plug in, and go on my trip. The charger would turn on right away typically this would be ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog4/?p=62 Handing Over the Keys V: Aaron p-nut Wills- February 1, 2008 Aaron &8216;p-nut&8217; Wills is the bassist and youngest member of the band 311. Known for his funk-slap bass style p-nut has brought his own sound and entertaining style to the stage. Aaron had a recent opportunity to drive a Tesla Roadster around Santa Monica and through the hills of Malibu. Following are ...http://www.teslamotors.com/blog5/?p=58 |