Tesla Releases Q3 Vehicle Safety Report: Autopilot Reduces Crash Risk

Autopilot lessens the likelihood of a crash. At Tesla, safety is paramount. As such, the automaker routinely releases safety-related reports (typically on crash-test results). But moving forward, the automaker now says it will release a quarterly safety report. The vast majority of this first such report focuses on Autopilot. Here are some highlights: Here’s a […]

Tesla Production And Deliveries Graphed Through Q3 2018

We need to keep increasing the scale of these here graphs. Tesla production and deliveries of electric cars in the third quarter more than tripled year-over-year in line with the company’s guidance. The latest results make previous quarters looks tiny, but the funny thing is that at full capacity numbers can be 60% higher (10,000 […]

Tesla delivers: Q3 delivery goals met, 50% more than last quarter’s all-time high


As expected, Tesla met its Model 3 delivery goals for the third quarter, obliterating previous production records and setting the stage for a new chapter in the history of the EV. In Q3, Tesla produced 80,142 vehicles, 50% more than last-quarter’s all-time high, including 53,239 Model 3s and 26,903 units of Model S and X…. Read more »

Tesla Q3 Production Eclipses 80,000: Deliveries Exceed 83,000

Tesla has just posted its Q3 2018 results and the numbers sure do impress. Our focus at InsideEVs is always on deliveries, not production, so here are those vital Tesla figures: Q3 deliveries totaled 83,500 vehicles: 55,840 Model 3, 14,470 Model S, and 13,190 Model X. To put this in perspective, in just Q3, we […]

Tesla Model 3 Sales Beyond Expectations: New Record In September

Raise the roof. Or rather, pop the top off of that tent. It’s a recurring theme here when it comes to Tesla Model 3 sales of late. In both May and June, Tesla Model 3 sales exceeded 6,000 units, but that’s tiny compared to the explosion of sales in July, which amounted to 14,250. Think that’s […]

Tesla delivers 83.5k vehicles for Q3 2018, Model 3 production hits 53,239

During the third quarter, Tesla produced a total of 80,142 electric cars, 50% more than the company’s prior all-time high in Q2 2018. Tesla produced 53,239 Model 3, as well as 26,903 Model S and X vehicles. Deliveries for Q3 totaled 83,500 vehicles, comprised of 55,840 Model 3, as well as 14,470 Model S, and 13,190 Model X. […]

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First look at Tesla ‘Mad Max’ mode for Autopilot lane changes in action

Tesla’s highly-anticipated Software Version 9 update has begun rolling out to the companys’ fleet, and it is proving to be one of the company’s most significant updates yet. Notably present in V9 are a number of features that were previously teased by Elon Musk, such as built-in Dashcam capabilities and “Mad Max” mode for Autopilot […]

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Tesla is ‘very close’ to profitability, says Musk: ‘If we go all out, we will achieve an epic victory’

As the third quarter trickles down to its final hours, Tesla remains fully determined to power forward and end Q3 on a strong note, delivering as many vehicles as it can to reservation holders. While the delivery figures for the quarter would most likely be impressive, questions remain if Tesla can achieve its other, more […]

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