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I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a 4-wheel-drive Tesla model for those of us who live where it snows copiously... but that price tag might be a game-changer regardless. That's going to open up a whole new demographic for them.


I thought Teslas were already super popular in Norway?


Yes, currently second most selling car (after nissan leaf) or something like that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ5PqPeOPT0 <- winter review in Norway.


Isn't the Model X AWD?


Indeed. Dual motor all wheel drive. Musk speaking about it below.

http://youtu.be/2cpe0stVtLA?t=3m25s


Yep.


If it snows a lot, wouldn't you also have battery life problems because of the cold?



Gasoline cars have batteries that die in the cold too.

Which is one of the reasons you have to plug in a gas car in cold weather as well, the other being the oil freezing in the crankcase, a problem a Tesla doesn't have.


iirc the Tesla battery pack has liquid heating and cooling.


And what better time to run out of juice than in a blizzard. Good luck with them solar chargers when it's been grey for a week.




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