Tesla recharges interest in electric vehicle market

 

Elon Musk and Tesla have redefined the way auto consumers think about electric vehicles. 

For a long period of time cars like the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi MiEV were the pinnacles of electric production vehicles. While great for the environment, they were impractical. And to the average consumer, they were very unattractive. Tesla stormed it's way onto the EV scene in 2008 with the Tesla roadster, the first electric sports car. 

Tesla really became a major player when the Model S debuted in 2012. It had features like genuine autopilot, supercharger stations, and in some models 0-60 performance that rivals or even beats that of million-dollar hypecars like Lamborghini and Ferrari. Tesla achieves that by employing an all-wheel drive system in addition to a feature called Ludicrous mode. Ludicrous Mode unlocks 100% of the battery's power and achieves that max power at 0rpm and 0mph through electricity's instant torque where combustion engines need to reach a certain rpm range to achieve peak power and thrust.

The Tesla's feature a hydraulic lift for the low hanging nose which may not seem like new technology if you look at sports car even a decade old, but the Tesla goes to far as to use it's GPS in order to recognize when you've arrived at a steep driveway or somewhere you've raised the nose before and takes the liberty of doing so on it's own. 

The Tesla also includes a center console touch screen display similar to that of an iPad on steroids, and uses an OS which mimics iOS from Apple so many gestures and interfaces are similar to that on your smartphone. Not to mention, a full charge on a Tesla Model S 85 costs about $7-8 for 265 miles of range.

Through innovation, integration, and general convenience Elon Musk and Tesla are changing the perspective on and future for electric vehicles.