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 inks agreement for Shanghai factory

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Tesla has reached an agreement with the Shanghai government to build the company’s much-anticipated Chinese Gigafactory. And none too soon – last week, in response to new US tariffs, China increased the import duty on American-made cars to 40 percent, forcing Tesla to raise prices by as much as $30,000. “We expect construction to begin… Read more »

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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Tesla streamlines Model 3 customer delivery process with 5-minute “Sign & Drive”

As Tesla begins to go all-out in its push to deliver the Model 3 en masse to reservation holders, the company has rolled out a new “Sign & Drive” program that would enable owners to drive away with their new electric car in as little as five minutes. The new delivery process was recently shared […]

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