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What’s a heat pump and why do EVs use them? Don't let it get you hot under the collar Story by Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. They’ve been hailed as a money saver, an essential feature for EVs, and in some cases: a game changer. What am I talking about? Heat pumps of course! The idea is that heat pumps prevent excess heat created by an EV’s battery and drivetrain from going to waste. They absorb the excess heat generated by EV‘s battery and drivetrain to improve the carâ€�...

The first step is getting your car in the air and sitting level. This lets you access the transmission and insures you'll fill it to the correct level. Next, find the fill plug on the upper portion of the transmission housing and unscrew it. Then, find the drain plug, and undo that to drain the gearbox. Make sure to have a catch pan ready. After everything's drained, reinstall the drain plug with a new washer, and refill the transmission, using a transfer pump to get the fluid up into the filler hole. Replace the fill plug with a new washer, clean up any excess fluid, and boom, you're done...

Tesla Model 3 Winter Road Trip: -18 Celsius & A Broken Supercharger, Oh My! ++ How do frigid temps impact an EV's range? Can the Tesla Model 3 handle it? When Tesla's vehicles first came to market, and for quite some time after that, the majority of Tesla owners didn't live in areas that were prone to sub-zero temps on a regular basis. However, that's certainly not the case today. People all over the world own Tesla vehicles, and some areas with cold temps and rough winters are actually hot spots for Tesla. Jason Fenske, the host of popular YouTube...

Tesla Roadster Delayed a Little, Rockets Still Promised Model S Plaid Plus previews some of the tech in the Roadster, minus the rockets. Tesla Elon Musk says engineering for upcoming Tesla Roadster will be complete by the end of 2021, production expected to start in 2022. Roadster is currently promised with a range of 621 miles, 1.9-second sprints to 60 mph and a 250-mph top speed. Rocket-assisted handling could be accomplished by a composite overwrapped pressure vessel, experts say, but system is expected to be heavy and bulky. Amid a busy week for Tesla, with the reveal of an updated Model...

A turbo would add weight, though, and that could lead to a cascade of compromises.