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A fire occurred in a Tesla Model S charging at a Tesla Supercharger in Norway on January 1, 2016. [ 97 ] [ 98 ] The fire was slow, and the owner had time to unplug the car and retrieve possessions. An investigation by the Norwegian Accident Investigation Board (AIBN) indicated that the fire originated in the car, but was otherwise inconclusive ...
Charging an electric car can seem like a daunting task. Charging locations can be unreliable and sparse, and range anxiety remains a common fear for new electric vehicle (EV) drivers. But Tesla ...
To fix an overheating computer chip issue, Tesla will offer a free over-the-air software update that will improve CPU temperature management. Tesla recalls nearly 130,000 vehicles due to ...
In three recent cases, electric vehicles wouldn't power up after charging faults at Electrify America sites. We looked at each case to diagnose what went wrong. Charging Station Goes Boom, EV Won ...
As of 2016, a hybrid electric passenger car might use 5 kg (11 lb) of lithium carbonate equivalent, while one of Tesla's high performance electric cars could use as much as 80 kg (180 lb) of lithium carbonate equivalent. [19] Most electric vehicles use permanent magnet motors as they are more efficient than induction motors.
The original V1 and V2 Tesla supercharging stations were built with a single charger equipment cabinet consisting of four modules shared between two charge posts. When cars are connected to the two posts, and both request maximum power, the station will assign two or three of the four modules to the car plugged in first, and the rest to the ...
Tesla has also been making deals with other car makers and charging companies to use its “NACS” standard, so that vehicles made by other manufacturers could hook up to the Supercharger network.
A check engine light or malfunction indicator lamp (MIL), is a tell-tale that a computerized engine-management system uses to indicate a malfunction or problem with the vehicle ranging from minor (such as a loose gas cap) to serious (worn spark plugs, engine problems or a faulty oil valve, etc.).