It's expected that when the
Tesla Model S hits full production it'll be rolling out of the company's newly acquired facility in Fremont, California -- formerly the NUMMI plant jointly owned by
General Motors and
Toyota. For now, though, the cars are being put together at Tesla HQ in Palo Alto and the company invited some media to go check things out.
GigaOM has some pictures showing various Teslas in various states of disassembly, including motor and rear suspension assemblies about to be bolted in, and Chief Engineer
Peter Rawlinson talking about the car's massive front radiator assembly. Oh, and the matte orange models? No, they're sadly not the first examples of a special General Lee edition. Those cars are destined to be run into various walls at various speeds to test the car's performance in a crash, much like
this poor Volvo was.
Do spare a thought.
Tesla opens its workshop, shows off more Model S prototypes originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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