My Tesla Paris Model S Test Drive

After two visits at the Tesla Store Paris, I finally test drove a Tesla Model S yesterday, with my son :-)

Part city and part freeway, under the rain with heavy traffic, Traction Control put to use few times while accelerating hard on the wet road

I must admit this car is probably the most powerful I have ever driven, it is an amazing feeling to feel pushed like this in a sporty / luxurious interior ...

DIY Solar Backup In Action During Storm / Tornado

This American guy I have been following on Youtube for years about his DIY Solar Battery Storage is using it these last days because of the general power outage caused by a tornado in Northern Alabama.

This is real and happening now like he says !

"Video showing how I power up the house during a severe storm that knocked out power in northern Alabama due to Tornado's etc"

Part 2: Now he can follow the news forecast on TV

Tesla - "Modern SpaceShip"

Here is a nice video video on the Tesla Model S and a little boy's dream ...

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Elon Musk on Tesla-Apple Meeting, Battery Giga Factory & the Model X being delayed

Betty Liu reports that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk met early last year with Apple's head of mergers and acquisitions on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop."

Though Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk didn't discuss the Tesla battery giga factory or the Tesla-Apple meet-up during the earnings call, he did hold a phone interview with Bloomberg in which both topics (and way more) were discussed.

On the Apple meet-up, Musk stated: "We had conversations with Apple. I can't comment on whether those revolved around any kind of acquisition."



The description that goes along with the Bloomberg video is as follows:
"Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Motors Inc., talks about the company's plans for a "gigafactory" to supply batteries, Model X SUV, talks with Apple Inc. and fourth-quarter profit. Tesla reported net income that beat analysts' estimates and projected a 55 percent increase in vehicle deliveries. Musk speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West."















Source: Inside EVs & Bloomberg

Stanford Energy now following me on Twitter

I am honored to be followed by Stanford Energy on Twitter  :-)

http://energy.stanford.edu

BMW i3 Video Commercial in a French Mall

For lunch break yesterday, I went to this Parly2 mall not far from work, where I test drove the i3 during the BMW i3 Tour, got to plug in my LEAF outside in a working outlet this time, and saw this right when I entered:  A beautiful Portrait Video Commercial for the BMW i3 French Launch

















In the meantime, I am charging ...

DIY ESS - Normaly used as a TV stand ...

I found another use for the ESS which is usually sold by Ikea as a TV stand / HiFi cabinet ... Now the video projector is sitting on it and providing entertainment for the whole family during dark winter evening

Watching this 80's French movie, Les Specialists with Gérard Lanvin and Bernard Giraudeau






BTW, here is the trailer

EVCCON 2013 - Opening Day1 : Quick tour of shop and gearing up for a great week !

Anne Kloppenborg - and his team - from Amsterdam based EVtv Europe / New Electric is reporting live from the first evening of EVCCON 2013, in the EVtv Motor Verks in Cape Girardeau



" Walk around the EVTV shop and do some interviews. Late night editing AFTER beer did not pan out, so here is a short mashup... more to follow soon! :) "