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Tesla CTO Talks Model S, Batteries and In-car Linux

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 16, 2012 @09:28PM from the driving-free dept.

angry tapir writes "The IDG News Service recently had a chance to speak to JB Straubel, chief technology officer for Tesla, about the Model S all-electric car, its design and technology, and his outlook on electric vehicle technology. He also shed a little light on the car's Linux-based software system."

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Re:Never going to take off by frontiersman · 2012-08-16 23:05 · Score: 5, Informative

The Model S is actually built on the platform of the Lotus Evora...
The Model S is actually designed from scratch and has no Lotus heritage whatsoever. The Roadster has 7% of its parts in common with the Lotus Elise and was built on the same production line.