Tesla Model S: familiarity

All kinds of reviews of the first production electric car full Tesla Model S in the network a lot. Almost all of them have in common is that they are written by professionals who are somehow connected with the automobile business, industry and specialized online and offline publications. In no way questioning their experience and knowledge worth Vse also be noted that it is their iskushennost not give them a look at this innovative car from the point of view of the average user.

Today I want to fill this gap and talk about Model S just from the perspective of the motorist. Opportunity to get acquainted with the car I had the right to work: our CEO Dmitry Grishin bought a car, which I want to tell everyone, and invited all comers among colleagues see, touch and try the Tesla in action. While only a passenger. Vse But I also wanted to share a story about the cabin, instruments and controls of this curious vehicle.



Now become the owner of "machines of the future" is quite simple. The main thing - to have available a little more than 5 million rubles. A further possible options: can be trusted intermediaries delivery of the car from Europe / USA or bring your own. Go, choose, buy, to drive, customs clearance and enjoy all the pleasures of owning electric cars in Russia. But even despite the abolition of import duties for this class of cars is still a bunch of taxes, transportation costs, and so on. Therefore, the cost of the car here grows twice.





Nedeshevo, yeah. Add to that the lack of service centers (nearest is in Austria), the inability to insure the car on Hull (according to the owners, this can be done only through a lease for a legal entity) and difficulties with charging the battery. However, until the end of the year in Moscow promised to install more than 500 charging stations.

And the problem with the service should not be too badly because of the absence in the car a number of complex components and assemblies, such as the same checkpoint. Also experienced a few putem Model S owners have found that the car fit some parts for Jaguar.

Charge your car in three ways:

• the home electrical outlet (full charge takes 15 hours);
• from the special charger, worth about $ 1,200 (full charge for 6-8 hours);
  
  
  
• to « fast" charging station . Within just 20 minutes, the battery is charged to 80%. The US also has a physical replacement service for fully charged batteries. This procedure takes a few minutes.
  
  
  
  These stations have been in Moscow, their addresses can be found here . By the way, the cars themselves can exchange information with each other about the existing charging stations and their employment, constantly updating its database.
  
  Generally Model S is available in versions with batteries treh different emkosti. The most expensive model, P85 +, with a battery of 85 kW / h, can travel without recharging about 420 km. And to get hundreds of P85 + 4, 2 seconds. Top speed: 190 km / h.
  
  The European version of the Model S equipped with a cold weather package that includes heated seats, heated wiper rest area and washer nozzles. In the opinion of the owners, even at -20 car drives well, and the charge of the batteries will decrease slightly. At the same time Model S has a great feature: if you release while driving the gas pedal, the engine starts to operate as a generator, recharging the battery! Thus there is a gradual "engine braking". Of course, the power consumption is not fully covered, but is markedly reduced.
  
  
  
  
  
  Despite legky aluminum housing, the lack of a combustion engine and gearbox, weight of vehicle passes for 2 t. This is because of the battery that is located almost along the entire length of the bottom. A motor is located between the rear GEARS, so that the car will receive two trunk: 150 liters Front and rear nearly 900. In the rear luggage compartment can install a third row of seats for children.
  
  
  
  Thanks to the battery (from 350 to 550 kg depending on emkosti) car has a very low center of gravity. In turn, this made quite variable high clearance (15, 5 to 20 cm) without the appearance of "valkost" and driveability. By the way, this version of the Tesla battery consists of approximately 7,000 "Battery", laid a cunning way.
  
  When you touch the door handle to extend it, and then automatically hide back. By the way, when approaching his car driver "uznaet" pushes the handle and helpful. Of course, there is no face recognition Vse deal available radio module in the ignition key. By the way, to go anywhere to insert the key itself is not necessary. Car starts from the brake pedal.
  
  
  
  Shop at Model S looks very strange. Finish - only skin and carbon. Buttons on the dash just two - emergency gang and opening the glove compartment. By the way, close the glove compartment Vse pridetsya still the old fashioned. Somehow illogical turns.
  
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  Usual shift lever is not. A Model S single-stage automatic transmission. So the switch is simply nothing.
  
  
  
  All mechanical controls on the steering wheel and assembled steering column, controls turn signals and driving modes as well as buttons and kolesiki responsible for the volume, switch music tracks and change the information on the dashboard.
  
  
  
  The dashboard is made in the form of the display, which displays the motion parameters and various information about the car's condition. The resolution of the display panel is 1280h480 pixels. Instead, the number of revolutions of the engine panel displays information from the ammeter.
  
  
  
  Vse management and configuration is done with the help of a huge touch screen with a diagonal of 17 inches, which is located in the center of the torpedo.
  
  
  
  The resolution of the display is quite decent - 1080h1920. Through it you can control clearance, adjust the brakes and steering, navigation information display, control the climate in the cabin and many other systems and parameters. Even the battery door razema and sunroof are controlled by virtual buttons and sliders. The operating system used by Ubuntu.
  
  The display can be divided into two parts: one will show the settings of the car, in the other passengers can show movies or display card. I wonder how udaroustoychiv display? Well, that car starts not from the display. And that would cause the tow truck if accidentally razobetsya this 17-inch TV.
  
  Furthermore, Model S can independently update svoe software through Wi-Fi. You can also remotely turn on the heating or air conditioning through a mobile app.
  
  Here is a very interesting video about using the Control Display:
  
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  The car is packed with sensors that determine the state of the unit and structure. In case of emergency the system switches off the power from the battery. No joke, take the hand after hitting the housing, which is under such stress! Generally Model S is officially recognized as one of the safest cars in the world according to the results of all kinds of crash tests. Even track the position of the driver to the right time security system worked optimally. Total cabin has 8 airbags.
  
  Test drive (almost) And now I want to share my impressions from the trip on this car. Yes, I still managed to ride it a bit, even in the passenger seat.
  
  
  
  So, before hundreds of the vehicle accelerates for 4.4 seconds. And this is just a dry figure, until you feel the acceleration in their own skin. To be honest, I did not even able to somehow articulate their feelings at first did not understand what was happening. But as soon as the driver to press the gas pedal as the world outside the windows of the car starts quickly rush you to the meeting. In this little brain freezes. We're all used to: press on the gas, the car is accelerating, with audible growl rumbling and rattling of the engine, which is the stronger, the greater the acceleration. In the case of the Tesla is not so. No sound. Cotton silence. The world is rushing at a speed of 100 km / h in absolute silence, even the rustle of tires on asphalt is not heard (or is it my ears popped?). Therefore, in the first seconds is impossible to understand what was happening, but then the brain adapts, and is already clearly realize and understand what and how.
  
  
  
  Transmissions in the car is not, so the car by pressing a gas reacts instantly, no transfer switch, the fuel is not supplied, so the force of acceleration is not abating - the thrill of it all is quite unusual, but you get used to it quickly.
  
  You can ride around the city, almost without using the brake pedal - it is necessary to let go of "gas", as there is something similar to engine braking, the car slows down quite heavily, so you can roll under a traffic light, just releasing the gas pedal.
  
  
  
  Another of the features of the car, located under the bottom of the battery, which means that the center of gravity is very low, so even at a speed of 80 km / h Tesla snake makes flawlessly and is included in the turns with virtually no banks. I had to do 5 takes to catch even a small roll of a vehicle in a turn (in the photo).
  
  
  
  On the back row without any problems and can accommodate three people - legroom abound here, and there is no central tunnel. And, you can order a seven-seater version (!) With children's chairs in the trunk, which are set against a course of movement (and as a trunk to use "hood space»).
  
  
  
  That is the future!
  
  
  
  
  
  Source: habrahabr.ru/company/mailru/blog/228585/