I test drove a Tesla

Re:I test drove a Tesla by wilshipley on Tuesday September 30, 2008 @05:14AM (#319443)

No, they originally delivered 2-speed cars that were locked in 2nd gear -- and now they're replacing that gearbox with a one-speed gearbox that's a lot stronger.

They increased the power of the engine while waiting to fix the gearbox, and found the car now accelerates fine with only one gear.

-W

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Re:I test drove a Tesla by DabAsteroid on Tuesday September 30, 2008 @07:39PM (#320155)

Thanks for clearing that up for me, Wil. (And welcome to HN, though I am new here, also.)

Do I understand correctly that the 1.5 drivetrain tends to get hot at high speeds and is automatically throttled to prevent overheating (thermal throttled, like some CPU's) and that that is the reason that though the car can indeed reach 120 or more MPH, it cannot sustain it for very long?

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