Tesla’s founder and CEO Elon Musk is a visionary entrepreneur and he is not a Texan. So naturally you would think he is an anti-war, anti-military pacifist. Turns out Musk is a hard-core patriot, on the evidence of this unique TeslaVets P85 his company has commissioned to celebrate Veterans Day.
As mentioned, TeslaVets is based on a P85 Model S, customized and wrapped by SS Customs. The car features a hand cut and applied Camo vinyl wrap with one-off powder coated 21″ Model S wheels and Yakima roof basket on whispbars with full Armed Forces regalia.
One would argue that a desert camo wrap inspired by the Army’s Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU) would have been more precise, considering that is what most units use these days. But nevertheless, the jungle camo SS Customs has applied to this Model S looks pretty awesome. It is certainly a more appropriate salute to the U.S. Armed Forces than what Kim Kardashian has come up with!
Tesla Model S Full Specs:
Body
- Lightweight aluminum body reinforced with high strength, boron steel elements
- UV and infrared blocking safety glass windshield
- Rain sensing, adjustable speed windshield wipers
- Frameless, tempered safety glass front windows
- Solar absorbing, laminated safety glass rear window with defroster
- Flush mounted door handles
- Manual folding side mirrors
- 19″ aluminum alloy wheels with all-season tires (Goodyear Eagle RS-A2 245/45R19)
- Aluminum roof
- Xenon headlights with automatic on/off
- Backlit side turn signals, front side marker lights and rear reflex lights
- LED rear taillights and high-mounted LED stop lamp
Powertrain
- Model S is a rear wheel drive electric vehicle. The liquid-cooled powertrain includes the battery, motor, drive inverter, and gear box.
- 60 kWh microprocessor controlled, lithium-ion battery
- Three phase, four pole AC induction motor with copper rotor
- Drive inverter with variable frequency drive and regenerative braking system
- Single speed fixed gear with 9.73:1 reduction ratio
Suspension, Steering, and Brakes
- Double wishbone, virtual steer axis coil spring front suspension and independent multi-link coil spring rear suspension
- Variable ratio, speed sensitive, rack and pinion electronic power steering
- Electronic Stability Control
- Traction Control
- Anti-Lock disc brakes (ABS) with ventilated rotors and electronically actuated parking brake; front: 355 mm x 32 mm; rear: 365 mm x 28 mm
Charging
- 10 kW capable on-board charger with the following input compatibility: 85-265 V, 45-65 Hz, 1-40 A (Optional 20 kW capable Twin Chargers increases input compatibility to 80 A)
- Peak charger efficiency of 92%
- 10 kW capable Universal Mobile Connector with 110 V, 240 V, and J1772 adapters
Interior
- Twelve way, power adjustable, heated front seats
- Hand wrapped microfiber and synthetic leather interior surfaces in black
- Piano black décor accents
- Center armrest with two cup holders
- Open center console storage area
- Metal interior door handles
- 60/40 split fold-down second row seats
- 200 watt, seven speaker stereo system with AM/FM/HD radio. Supports MP3, AAC, and MP4 music formats. System includes four speakers, two tweeters and one center channel speaker.
Instrumentation
- 17″ capacitive touchscreen with media, communication, cabin, and vehicle controls
- Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling and streaming music
- Three spoke, multi-function steering wheel with tactile controls
- Tire pressure monitoring system
