Tesla Model 3 owners are finding out that the Referral Program also applies to them

References to Tesla’s ever-popular Referral Program are starting to make its way into the company’s app for Model 3 owners. The incentivized sales referral program has been applicable to Model S and Model X owners for the past three years. But unbeknownst to first time Tesla owners that have taken delivery of their Model 3, they […]

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Tesla Model 3 drag races Pontiac Firebird Trans Am in tense 1/4-mile battle

A Tesla Model 3 equipped with range-saving Aero Wheels recently battled an all-American muscle car — the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. In a standing quarter-mile race, the Long Range RWD Model 3 proved that while it does not have the brutal acceleration of the Model S P100D or the optimized setup of the Model 3 […]

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Tesla Model 3 Performance with Dual Motor badge and carbon spoiler spotted in the wild

If recent sightings are any indication, the Model 3 Performance will soon be in several key Tesla locations to be used as test drive vehicles. Last weekend, sightings of the Model 3 Performance were reported by the Tesla community in social media, with the electric car being spotted in facilities like the Buena Park, CA […]

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Tesla owner cuts open Model X tire to reveal acoustic foam used for noise reduction

A video uploaded on YouTube showcases Tesla’s use foam-lined tires to ensure that its vehicles are as silent as they can be on the road. As it turns out, however, inexperienced tire centers can find it quite difficult to repair Tesla’s tires of choice due to their noise-reducing components. Acoustically insulated tires were introduced as […]

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Tesla Model S, Model 3 set hypermile records: 701 mi. (1128 km) and 623 mi. (1001 km), respectively

German car rental company nextmove recently set a new hypermile record for the Tesla Model S, traveling a total of 701 miles (1,128 kilometers) on a single charge over more than 30 straight hours of driving at the DEKRA test circuit at Lausitzring in Brandenburg, Germany. Being a car rental company, nextmove was quite familiar […]

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Tesla Model S teaches eardrum-assaulting turbo Honda Civic a hard lesson

A Tesla Model S P85D, together with its younger, faster brother, the Model S P100D, recently took to the track to battle several high-performance ICE vehicles. In a series of bouts, the two Teslas established themselves as the cars to beat on the strip, with the P85D even teaching a heavily-tuned Honda Civic a hard […]

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Tesla Model S teaches eardrum-assaulting turbo Honda Civic a hard lesson

A Tesla Model S P85D, together with its younger, faster brother, the Model S P100D, recently took to the track to battle several high-performance ICE vehicles. In a series of bouts, the two Teslas established themselves as the cars to beat on the strip, with the P85D even teaching a heavily-tuned Honda Civic a hard […]

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Electric GT’s Tesla racing series will be a test of driver strategy to avoid overheating

Electric GT, officially known as the Electric Production Car Series, is expected to begin its inaugural season this coming November. Teams of the electric car championship series will be using 10 track-modified Tesla Model S P100D, which are stripped down and fitted with racing components to reduce weight and maximize power. The first track-ready car […]

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Electric GT’s Tesla racing series will be a test of driver strategy to avoid overheating

Electric GT, officially known as the Electric Production Car Series, is expected to begin its inaugural season this coming November. Teams of the electric car championship series will be using 10 track-modified Tesla Model S P100D, which are stripped down and fitted with racing components to reduce weight and maximize power. The first track-ready car […]

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Tesla Tales: How a Model 3 led to the perfect proposal

If there is one thing that Texas-based engineering student Matthew Piccolo and his girlfriend Jessica Kuzma have in common, it is their love for Tesla’s electric cars. For Matthew, he was sure that she was the one. Thus, when it came to ask Jessica the all-important question, he knew he had to come up with […]

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