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The 70D drive unit is approximately 12 inches narrower than the prior large rear drive units. The new dual motor configuration has two 259HP (*battery limited) drive units on each axle. When the 70D and 90D were released in mid-2015, the front and rear drive units became identical (the large rear motor preserved for the 'P' performance versions).

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It was also less powerful, but still a substantial upgrade to the DMC-12's 105HP at the wheels. The front drive unit on the first dual motor cars was significantly smaller than the rear drive unit. Then came along the Tesla 'D' - for dual motor. I briefly considered re-configuring the Tesla drive unit to position the motor length ways in the engine bay, but each change introduced innumerable new complications which detracted significantly from the beauty of using the Tesla motor. With the stated goal of keeping the DMC-12 externally unchanged (at least to the casual observer) I needed to find an alternative solution. This would have been a massive undertaking involving not only safety critical fabrication, but also would be likely to alter the driving characteristics and look of the DMC-12. While the large Tesla motor had very desirable performance characteristics, fitting the motor into the engine bay of the DMC-12 would have meant a complete removal and custom rebuild of the rear frame and rear suspension. The rear motor on the early Tesla Model S cars was approximately 32 inches wide. NetGain Motor's Warp9) and all manner of hybrid and battery electric vehicles from OEMs, and considering the design implications of each in depth, I landed on Tesla as the target motor. Table of ContentsĪfter looking at dedicated EV conversion motors (e.g. In many cases, the design and engineering selections are compromises seeking to balance space, weight, usability, maintainability, reliability, complexity, cool-factor, and cost (in no particular order). The sections below will describe and provide rationale for the design choices selected for the TesLorean. Using the battery as-configured in the Model S, but in an ICE conversion is essentially impossible with significant deconstruction and rebuilding. For example, the Tesla battery pack is attached to the bottom of the passenger cabin - in a flat slab like configuration - which also gives the Model S its excellent handling capability. The Tesla Model S was designed ground up as an electric vehicle and thus could accommodate design and engineering choices that are not available to a converted car.

However, Tesla vehicles with Autopilot have collided with stationary objects and large vehicles, including tractor trailers and fire trucks, on multiple occasions.Ī 50-year-old, Jeremy Beren Banner of Lake Worth, Florida, died when his Model 3 on Autopilot struck the side of a semi-trailer in Florida on March 1, 2019, resulting in the roof of his car being sheared off as it passed underneath.Incorporating Tesla technology into the DeLorean comes with design and engineering challenges. Investigators have not yet said whether any of these systems were in use during or just before the March 11 crash in Detroit. Some customers who purchase the FSD option also get access to a 'beta' version to try the newest features that are being added to the system before all bugs are worked out.

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The company's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (or FSD) technology do not make Tesla vehicles safe for operation without a driver at the wheel. These systems include Tesla's standard Autopilot package, and a more advanced option marketed as Full Self-Driving, which is sold today for $10,000. The NHTSA has previously embarked on probes into more than a dozen crashes that were thought to involve Tesla's advanced driver assist systems. The Detroit police department said in an email that the crash happened when a Tesla piloted by 'an unknown male driver' hit a semi-truck and 'became wedged under the trailer.' A passenger in the car is in critical condition, and the circumstances of the accident still under investigation.

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