[mbillie1]

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.

[aianus]

I thought Teslas were already super popular in Norway?

[pi-rat]

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

[Scorponok]

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

[beltex]

Winter driving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxR99bGYEAQ

[_3u10]

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.

[totalforge]

iirc the Tesla battery pack has liquid heating and cooling.

[sliverstorm]

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.

[jonah]

Isn't the Model X AWD?

[beltex]

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

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

[chad_c]

Yep.