There have been a dizzying amount of price and option changes over the course of the last few weeks, with something changing pretty much every day. And today is no different. One day after Tesla raised prices across its lineup (as expected after a c…
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Formula E continues this Saturday at the Marrakesh ePrix
Last month we got our first look at the new Formula E cars taking the track in Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia for the first race of the 2018-19 season. The season continues this Saturday in Morocco, at the third running of the Marrakesh ePrix.
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California utilities are offering bigger EV rebates for 2019 – SCE $1,000, PG&E $800
Last year, California utilities started offering rebates to EV-owning customers based on a simple application process with few strings attached. Next year, California is releasing more funds to utilities for these programs, and in response utilities …
Tesla extends referral program with new incentive to buy without a test drive
Just a week after extending the program through the end of the year, Tesla has again lengthened the duration of the program until March 11. The details stay mostly the same as ever – owners can provide a referral code to new buyers, and each par…
Formula E’s new race season starts this weekend, with much-improved Gen 2 car
Electric cars have been finding their way into racing success the last few years, and the biggest game in town is Formula E, the FIA’s all-electric open-wheel racing series. The series’ 5th season starts this weekend with the Ad Diriyah e…
VW’s Electrify America opens California’s first 350kW ultra-fast charger, before cars can actually use it
Yesterday, Electrify America opened California’s first 350kW quick charge location. The bank of chargers includes nine CCS plugs and one CC-CHAdeMO plug, and while most of them have an already-quick 150kW rate, two CCS plugs are capable of ultra…
The parallel stories of Tesla and Apple, as Model 3 has its ‘iPhone Moment’
Perhaps the most compelling detail from Tesla’s quarterly report yesterday was the company’s claim that Model 3 is now the highest revenue generating car model in the US. Similarly, Apple has long touted that despite some competitors havi…
Tesla tweaks referral program, replacing $100 credit with six months free supercharging
Buyers can now receive 6 months of free supercharging with any new Tesla vehicle order when using a current owner’s referral code to purchase a new Model S, X or Model 3.
This incentive replaces the previous $100 supercharging credit and is retr…
Tesla publishes first quarterly Vehicle Safety Report, responding to media coverage of Tesla crashes
Tesla has long complained that media coverage of crashes in Tesla vehicles is overblown. In response to this, the company announced that it would start reporting safety numbers each quarter, detailing the frequency of Tesla crashes, and today Tesla de…
Free supercharging from Tesla referral program ends Sept 16 – replaced with $100 charging credit
Last month, we reported on Tesla’s update to its referral program which will finally put an end to unlimited free supercharging, starting with orders placed after September 16th.
At the time, the plan was to downgrade the perk for ordering with a…
