Tesla Archive

  • By Corey Conley Once again defying critics who accuse them of being just another piece of Silicon Valley vaporwear, electric-car upstart Tesla motors unveiled their second mainstream model, the 2014 Model X crossover. The sleek, shark-like X is, naturally, all electric, using the same three-phase AC induction motor and rear-drive fixed gearbox to drive the rear wheels as the Model S sedan. That’s not all it shares with its sedan brother, the crossover shares 60 percent of the Model S’s components, along with its ability to seat seven passengers and...

    What Tesla’s new crossover teaches us, and what Detroit doesn’t get

    Posted on May 21, 2012 | 2 Comments
    By Corey Conley Once again defying critics who accuse them of being just another piece of Silicon Valley vaporwear, electric-car upstart Tesla motors unveiled their second mainstream model, the 2014 Model X crossover. The sleek, shark-like X is, naturally, all electric, using the same three-phase AC induction motor and rear-drive fixed gearbox to drive the rear wheels as the Model S sedan. That’s not all it shares with its sedan brother, the crossover shares 60 percent of the Model S’s components, along with its ability to seat seven passengers and...

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  • By Corey Conley & Beatty Jamieson Hellman’s New Non-Perishable Longevity Mayonnaise We’ve all been there, looking in the fridge for our next hit of tangy, creamy mayo when we find the dreaded “old jar of mayo,” green and hideous. Inevitably, we reflect how mayo would be the perfect food if only it wasn’t so delicate. Well, Hellman’s has listened to your plaintive cries and responded with Hellman’s Longevity ™ mayo. It’s chock full of 230% more sweet, sweet preservatives. The sheer number and variety of these preservatives mean refrigerating your mayo is...

    The Hot List: 4 gadgets we’re really excited about

    Posted on April 1, 2012 | No Comments
    By Corey Conley & Beatty Jamieson Hellman’s New Non-Perishable Longevity Mayonnaise We’ve all been there, looking in the fridge for our next hit of tangy, creamy mayo when we find the dreaded “old jar of mayo,” green and hideous. Inevitably, we reflect how mayo would be the perfect food if only it wasn’t so delicate. Well, Hellman’s has listened to your plaintive cries and responded with Hellman’s Longevity ™ mayo. It’s chock full of 230% more sweet, sweet preservatives. The sheer number and variety of these preservatives mean refrigerating your mayo is...

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  • Check any kid’s toy box and sooner or later you’ll find a toy car; at some point every kid becomes fascinated by cars. They fulfill this wonder by playing with Hot Wheels and RC cars; but some of the lucky few get to drive around in those wicked-awesome Power Wheels Jeeps made by Fisher-Price. These are the plastic, battery-powered vehicles that top-out at five miles per hour and make every other kid in the neighborhood envious to the point of a tantrum. Being one of those envious kids, we would’ve...

    Tesla Motors: Power Wheels For Adults

    Posted on July 28, 2011 | No Comments
    Check any kid’s toy box and sooner or later you’ll find a toy car; at some point every kid becomes fascinated by cars. They fulfill this wonder by playing with Hot Wheels and RC cars; but some of the lucky few get to drive around in those wicked-awesome Power Wheels Jeeps made by Fisher-Price. These are the plastic, battery-powered vehicles that top-out at five miles per hour and make every other kid in the neighborhood envious to the point of a tantrum. Being one of those envious kids, we would’ve...

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