Life with Tesla Model S: replacing the drive unit (aka ‘the funny noise’)

2013 Tesla Model S owned by David Noland, Catskill Mountains, NY, Oct 2015Back in 2014, Tesla had a spate of problems with the drive units in early-production versions of its Model S electric sedan. (The drive unit is essentially the car’s power train: electric motor, inverter, and gear box.) High-profile multiple failures occurred in long-term test cars driven by Motor Trend magazine and the automotive website...