Tesla delivers its 200,000th car, triggering the EV tax credit phase-out period

Tesla has delivered its 200,000th vehicle this month, triggering the phase-out period of the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles offered in the United States. As seen on Tesla’s official Electric Vehicle Incentives page, the phase-out period for the $7,500 federal tax credit is in effect for all Model S, Model X and Model 3 […]

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Tesla registers another strong batch of Model 3 VINs as Musk sees end to production hell

Just a day after registering more than 6,000 new Model 3 Dual Motor AWD vehicle identification numbers, Tesla has filed for another batch of 2,226 VINs for the compact electric car. With this latest filing, Tesla has registered 15,430 Model 3 for July so far, bringing the total number of registrations to 71,827. #Tesla registered […]

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Tesla confirms 200,000th delivery, tax credit to phase out

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Tesla has now confirmed their 200,000th delivery in the USA. That means that the US federal tax credit of 7,500 dollars will begin phasing out, and only apply in its full value for vehicles delivered by the end of 2018. Tesla vehicles which are delivered in the first half of 2019 will be subsidized with […]

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Tesla Model 3 makes strong impression at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Tesla has not yet released the Model 3 to the European market, but the electric car maker has opted to showcase the Model 3 in this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England nonetheless. With the Model 3 making an appearance at Goodwood, Europe-based Tesla fans attending the event were able get some […]

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Tesla reporter in recent Twitter scuffle with Elon Musk defends her coverage

A Tesla journalist who recently caught the ire of CEO Elon Musk on Twitter defended her coverage in a recent interview. During a segment on CNBC‘s Halftime Report, Business Insider senior finance correspondent Linette Lopez told her side of the story, reiterating the information in her negative Tesla reports, confirming that former Tesla employee Martin […]

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Tesla’s timeline for Gigafactory 3 in China is actually pretty conservative

Following reports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has signed a preliminary agreement with Chinese authorities to build a solely-owned facility in Shanghai, questions have been raised by Wall St. skeptics and investors alike on how the California-based electric carmaker plans to fund development of its overseas factory. Dubbed Gigafactory 3, the planned facility in China […]

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Tesla speeding up Model 3 orders – online at least

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The Tesla Model 3 configurator is live in North America meaning anyone can order without having to reserve. What surprises most though are the delivery times shown to new buyers: 2 – 4 months for the Model 3 Performance and 3 – 5 months for the dual motor electric car. We already reported yesterday that […]

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Tesla registers more than 6k new Model 3 VINs, estimated ~100% dual motor AWD

Tesla recently registered a large batch of 6,032 new Model 3 VINs, with almost all of the filings corresponding to the Dual Motor AWD variant of the compact electric car. The new vehicle identification registrations come at a time when Tesla is actively pushing its deliveries for the Model 3. The new batch of Model […]

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