Back in March, reports from Texas emerged stating that a brand new Model Y had caught fire and took down a garage as a result. The news spread in social media quickly, with Dallas Texas TV even noting that the blaze, which “everybody saw all over Dallas,” was caused by a Tesla “basically exploding.” While […]
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One of the most remarkable things about Tesla’s facilities is that they progressively get better. The company’s purchase of the Fremont Factory allowed it to transition from a niche sports car maker into one that made mid-volume production cars. Giga Shanghai took this a step further by coming right out of the gate with the […]
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The Tesla Model 3 has received stellar ratings since its first tests with safety agencies across the globe. From the NHTSA in the United States to the ANCAP in Australia, the scores of the Model 3 have remained excellent, if not close to perfect, over the years. This streak has unfortunately been broken, with safety […]
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Germany’s players in the utility sector are starting to feel quite nervous about Tesla’s expansion into the country’s energy market. This is especially true when it comes to the deployment of Autobidder, which could very well make Tesla a serious utility provider. In a statement to news outlet Handelsblatt, one of Germany’s major electricity companies admitted […]
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Tesla’s lofty goals for its Full Self-Driving suite were recently reiterated by CEO Elon Musk, who noted that ultimately, the company is looking to develop a driver-assist system that is about 10x safer than the average human driver. With this level of safety achieved, regulators would likely be incentivized to allow FSD to operate as […]
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Elon Musk may have a habit of perennially announcing overly aggressive timetables, but the CEO also tends to underplay some of the progress in Tesla’s innovations from time to time. This became quite evident when the company was leading up to the Model Y’s release, which happened sooner than expected. Now, Musk seems to be […]
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Automotive teardown specialist Sandy Munro is a brutally honest veteran who tells things as they are. This is one of the reasons why he regularly criticizes Tesla for its vehicles’ inconsistent build quality, and, more recently, why he came away unimpressed after operating Ford’s upcoming BlueCruise driver assist system, which allows drivers to take their […]
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Ford has doubled the production target for the F-150 Lightning to over 80,000 vehicles annually in 2024. This is in no small part due to the demand for the all-electric pickup truck, which has received about 120,000 customer reservations since its unveiling earlier this year. To accomplish this target, Ford is looking to spend an […]
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Despite the Tesla Model S Plaid’s rather understated exterior, it is a completely different car underneath. It takes a lot of engineering and effort to make a four-door sedan that accelerates like nothing else on the road, after all. But while the Model S Plaid has been gracing the internet with its feats since its […]
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There’s just something quite satisfying about a four-door family sedan stomping a purpose-built production drag car despite the latter getting a huge head start. This exact thing happened when a Tesla Model S Plaid faced off against the Dodge Demon in the quarter mile, and on separate tracks. In both instances, the formidable Demon was […]
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