The Rest of the Story - 2013 Tesla Model S Long-Term Road Test

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The Rest of the Story - 2013 Tesla Model S Long-Term Road Test

Here's a recap of our cross-country run in our long-term 2013 Tesla Model S.

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gslippy

This isn't really the rest of the story, since:
a) we haven't gotten the details about the return trip,
b) InsideEVs is reporting that you've sold the Model S: http://insideevs.com/real-imagined-tesla-model-s-drivetrain-defective/

I have a bunch of questions posted here: http://www.edmunds.com/tesla/model-s/2013/long-term-road-test/2013-tesla-model-s-drive-unit-iv-the-milling.html

Your readers will want some answers.

duck87

@gslippy said:
This isn't really the rest of the story, since:
a) we haven't gotten the details about the return trip,
b) InsideEVs is reporting that you've sold the Model S: http://insideevs.com/real-imagined-tesla-model-s-drivetrain-defective/

I have a bunch of questions posted here: http://www.edmunds.com/tesla/model-s/2013/long-term-road-test/2013-tesla-model-s-drive-unit-iv-the-milling.html

Your readers will want some answers.

That insideEV thing was the stupidest thing I ever read. There are tons of fragile performance cars (see: GT-R) that wither under multiple launches just as there are cars that let you do it over and over again (Porsche PDK), but that doesn't explain how the Tesla is one its FOURTH powertrain at 30K miles.

gslippy

@duck87 said:
That insideEV thing was the stupidest thing I ever read.

Agreed. And it doesn't explain why a Toyota RAV4 EV with the Tesla drivetrain did the same thing.