In a missive signed by Elon Musk himself, Tesla announced it would be adding titanium plates and aluminum deflectors to all new Model S sedans and offering free retrofits for the 20,000 or so ...

Tesla has developed new underbody protection for the Model S against road debris, in reaction to fires last year that resulted from the battery pack being punctured. The update will be offered to ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Feb. 27, 2013) -- When a military contractor approached the Army with a proposal for significant savings on armor tiles for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the impulse to ...

The new armor takes the form of a three-part system: there's a big hollow aluminum bar to deflect objects, a large titanium plate to absorb impacts, and an angled aluminum extrusion to cause the ...

When it was first introduced, the swap could be done in 90 seconds, but that was before Tesla added a titanium armor plate under the car to further protect the battery pack.