TESLA MODEL S

TESLA MODEL S

Tesla Model S is an electric, full-sized, five-door, luxury car, very popular all over, especially in Norway and California, since its June 2012 debut. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded it a perfect 5.0 overall safety rating. The Environmental Protection Agency has documented the Model S official range under battery power at 265 miles, tops in the electric car market.

The Model S has a three-phase, alternating current induction, 416-horsepower rear-mounted electric motor powering a single-speed fixed-gear transmission. A planned extended-range Model S version included a complementary gas internal combustion engine, but later revisions dropped this component, and the Model S became an electric-only car.

Model S top speed is 125 mph, and acceleration time from 0 to 60 mph is 5.4 seconds, remarkable performance for a 4,650-pound car. Tesla expects Model S sales to exceed 50,000 in 2015.