Tesla Model 3 Deliveries In China To Begin In March 2019

First Model 3 Long Range to enter the Chinese market in March of next year. The first customers in China who ordered a Model 3 are reporting a delivery notice from Tesla. The expected time for delivery is March 2019. The first units are to be Long Range versions (configuration should be available within weeks). Of course, […]

Tesla patent addresses panel gaps using clever clamping assembly

The build quality of Tesla’s vehicles would likely see a notable improvement in the near future. As revealed in a recently published patent, the company is working on a new type of clamping assembly that allows some flexibility between panels during manufacturing. With such a system in place, gaps between a vehicle’s panels could be […]

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Another Financial Guru Is Wooed By Tesla’s Efforts Compared To Rivals

HEDGE FUND MANAGER: BIG AUTO’S ELECTRIC CARS ARE ‘BLAH’ COMPARED TO TESLA Brad Cornell teaches financial economics at Caltech. He also happens to manage a hedge fund. And when it comes to Tesla, he’s by no means a bull. He still believes Tesla is overvalued. However, much like short seller Andrew Left, he’s becoming disillusioned with EV efforts from legacy […]

Tesla Model 3 Production Down As Mid Range Ramp Begins

Production at the Tesla Factory decreased to 5,000 S/X/3 per week Tesla’s ramp-up is kind of a neverending story of almost 1.5 years since the introduction of the Model 3. The most recent news is that the end of October brought a significant decrease in production rate. Electrek’s sources say that Tesla was producing only 5,000 […]

Watch Tesla Model 3 Navigate On Autopilot: New UI Images + Videos

Approaching full autonomy on highways. Tesla released a few new images of the Tesla Model 3‘s Navigate on Autopilot UI that shows us how it looks when the car drives in a mode that combines Autopilot with navigation. It’s the first time a manufacturer introduced a feature that enables the car (in Max mode) to do route-based lane […]

Tesla Model 3 Performance shocks Chevrolet Corvette in drag race

Thanks to the instant torque provided by their electric motors, Teslas are capable of incredibly impressive launches. Even against supercars like the Ferrari Superfast and the McLaren 720S, Tesla’s vehicles usually get the jump on their fossil fuel-powered competitors. What happens, then, if a Tesla is beaten off the line? As a video of a […]

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U.S. Tesla Sales In October 2018 Up By 861%

In October 2017, Tesla sold just 2,115 cars. This past October, over 20,000. It’s not the last month of a quarter, so no one should expect sales of 30,000 electric cars like in September, but even in October Tesla is able to achieve a groundbreaking result of growth of 861% year-over-year. Our estimates stand at over […]

Tesla owner evades tragedy after Model 3 gets hit by 37-pound boulder

When Tesla Model 3 owner Jade Insko left his home this past Monday, he thought his drive heading to his workplace would be just like any other. As Insko drove east on Highway 14 near Cape Horn, WA, though, a freak accident happened. Out of the blue, a 37-pound boulder crashed into his electric car. […]

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