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 »
Tag: Tesla Model 3
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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Tesla Model 3 Anti-Sell Ends – Performance Model Pushed, Test Drives Start
Tesla has been anti-selling the Model 3 ever since production began, but that’s not the case moving forward. Early reports suggested that Tesla was trying to convince people to leave their Model 3 dreams behind and choose the automaker’s pr…
Tesla shares (TSLA) bolstered by Elon Musk’s China Gigafactory 3 agreement
Tesla shares (NASDAQ:TSLA) are showing some recovery after last week’s dive, trading up 1.81% at $324.28 per share amidst reports stating that Elon Musk has signed an agreement with Chinese officials to build Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai. The upcoming factory, which will be capable of producing up to 500,000 vehicles per year, is expected to […]
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Tesla Expected To Open Model 3 Configurator To Everyone This Week
Tesla will reportedly bypass the reservation system and let anyone in the U.S. or Canada order a Model 3 via the Online Design Studio. In the past month, Tesla has revamped the process by which it’s allowing people to order and configure the Mode…
Tesla Model 3 Takes Commanding Lead In Electric Car Sales In Canada
Canada is experiencing tremendous growth of plug-in electric car sales with June set to be another record month this year. And Tesla has pulled out to a commanding the lead. After nearly 5,000 sales in May, it’s estimated that in June around 6,00…
Tesla Model 3 could get auto-tilting air vents to cool front seats, suggests Elon Musk
Elon Musk recently announced on Twitter that Tesla would introduce automatic functions to the Model 3’s air vents to prevent the car’s front seats from getting too hot when the vehicle is left out in the sun. The request for the Model 3’s automatic A/C vents feature was initially posted on the r/TeslaMotors subreddit on […]
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Here’s How To Jump Start Another Car With Your Tesla Model 3
Sure, an electric car can assist a dead ICE car. One of the Tesla Model 3 owners posted an interesting video using the car’s 12-volt battery to jump-start an internal-combustion engine car that had a dead battery. The video shows the connection a…
Let’s Check Out A Tesla Model 3 Modified By Mountain Pass Performance
Now you can see Mountain Pass Performance’s new, improved Tesla Model 3 up close. Our good friend Sasha Anis invited Trevor Page from Model 3 Owners Club to visit Mountian Pass Performance and check out what he and his team have been working on. …
