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doug from TMC took a photo of the charging port on the European Model S: It's a modified Mennekes plug with a deeper socket and thicker pins near the base. Another poster guessed these would be used for supercharging: So a custom socket that's fully compatible with standard Mennekes plugs...

Not really due to the TMS. The battery pack in the Model S is only 2.5x the area of the Leaf's battery despite holding 3.5x more energy. So it's 35% denser even with the TMS. If you meant to say the Leaf can't use a proper TMS with its current battery chemistry, you'd definitely be right.

It's actually all on Tesla's website here: http://www.teslamotors.com/models/walkthrough" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; On a related note, I honestly think Tesla has one of best websites out of all the auto makers. Very Apple-esque.

It's more of an incentive than government assistance. It benefits everyone if the $7500 credit encourages luxury buyers to purchase an electric Model S instead of the gas-guzzling V6 BMW that they might've bought otherwise. If the credit manages to take gas cars off the road then I'd consider it...

??? I might be wrong about this, but the stations are spaced 150 miles apart and the 60 kWh model has an EPA range of 210 mi.

I still don't see BMW being a real competitor to Tesla at this point, at least not with their current line up. They have a tiny $45k city car with 90 miles of range and a $120k plug-in hybrid sports car with 20 miles of EV range that accelerates to 60mph in 5 seconds. Neither are in a market...

If you can't deal with this, don't buy an electric car. Thankfully most people can, considering how fast the Model S replenishes range compared to other electric cars. Personally I think the benefits of not having to use a gas station to fill up in everyday life beats out the small...

It really depends on the characteristics. Higher density doesn't exactly translate to better energy per kg. There's a pretty huge weight difference, for example, between a 1000mAh and 2400mAh AA NiMH.

Tesla are now saying that they use the same cells, but the 60kWh pack just uses less of them :). There's a weight difference of about 200lbs. http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/12879-60-kwh-vs-85-khw?p=261350&viewfull=1#post261350

Whether they deliver 2500 or 5000 cars this year is largely irrelevant. In order to remain profitable Tesla needs to produce cars at a certain rate, and delays in production can create issues in the short term but won't affect the sustainability of the company if the goal is reached on time and...

Lucky for you, sparky - the EPA just rated the 60 kWh Model S. 95 MPGe with a 208 mile (335 km) range :) http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1080960_tesla-model-s-60-kwh-version-epa-range-rated-at-208-miles?utm_source=GreenCarReports&utm_medium=twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return...