Tesla teases world’s largest Virtual Power Plant in South Australia

Tesla recently posted the first teaser of its virtual power plant project in South Australia, providing a brief overview of the initiative, the resources it will entail, as well as its benefits to residents in the region. Tesla’s South Australia virtual power plant, which will be comprised of 50,000 residential homes fitted with solar panels […]

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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon preps for debut as race to return astronauts to US craft nears final stages

After spending two weeks testing in a specialized NASA-run facility, SpaceX’s first flightworthy Crew Dragon spacecraft was shipped from Ohio to Florida, where it will now spend a number of months preparing for its first (uncrewed) launch into Earth orbit. Known as Demonstration Mission 1 (DM-1), this critical milestone must be passed before the capsule will […]

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First close look at Tesla Model 3 Performance with white interior on delivery lot

As Tesla begins the rollout of the Model 3 Performance as designated test drive units to some of its showrooms, sightings of the dual motor, high-performance variant of the electric car have started emerging.  Over the past weekend, reports from members of the Tesla community indicated that the Model 3 Performance had been delivered to […]

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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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Tesla upsells Model 3 Performance as Musk ponders ‘mental scar tissue’ from production ramp

Tesla is starting to upsell the Model 3 Performance to reservation holders, with CEO Elon Musk announcing more exciting aspects of the vehicle on Twitter. Musk’s recent announcements describe the vehicle’s suspension and brakes, as well as the company’s ongoing test drive program for the compact electric car. According to Musk, the Model 3 Performance […]

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Musk’s Boring Company shares glimpse of Boring Bricks being produced

Just a bit over a week since teasing an image of a gantry that would be utilized for the downtown Chicago-O’Hare high-speed transit line, Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, The Boring Company, has uploaded a clip of its Boring Bricks being manufactured. The short video of the Boring Bricks being produced showcases the unique characteristics of […]

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Elon Musk is trying to help solve the Flint Water Crisis

After building a mini-submarine to aid in the rescue attempt of the members of the Wild Boar soccer team in Thailand, Elon Musk is now flexing his philanthropic muscles towards a long-standing issue in the United States — the Flint Water Crisis. Musk previously noted on Twitter that he has already been helping out the […]

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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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