• DocumentCode
    1637159
  • Title

    Reliability insights from 15 million electric miles

  • Author

    Sarakakis, Georgios ; Lassar, Noah ; Frederickson, Christian

  • Author_Institution
    Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The Tesla Roadster hit the streets in 2008 as the first and only fully electric production supercar. Since 2008, over 1,800 Roadsters have been accumulating zero emission miles in more than 31 countries. In this paper we provide insights and lessons learned from supporting the Roadster´s field performance and reliability with over 15 million all-electric miles driven by Roadster owners. This discussion is presented through elements of Tesla´s reliability program, field service strategy and continuous improvement efforts.
  • Keywords
    electric vehicles; reliability; Tesla Roadster; electric miles; emission miles; field service strategy; fully electric production supercar; reliability insights; Companies; Electric vehicles; Measurement; Production; Reliability engineering; electric vehicle reliability; lessons learned;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 2012 Proceedings - Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Reno, NV
  • ISSN
    0149-144X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1849-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RAMS.2012.6175469
  • Filename
    6175469