No, this is not a hot lap of the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife This time, Bjørn Nyland gives us a few solid laps of the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife in his Tesla Model X. While not designed for high-speed runs on curvy and narrow racing tracks like the Green Hell, the Model X seems to be a fun car […]
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Elon Musk candidly shows how Tesla’s factory is balancing the Alien Dreadnought and human work
Back in 2016, Elon Musk described that Tesla’s factory would be “the machine that builds the machine.” Speaking to investors then, Musk noted that the codename for the project was the “Alien Dreadnought,” a machine similar to the massive extraterrestrial crafts depicted in iconic sci-fi films. Musk noted then that the Alien Dreadnought would likely […]
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Tesla Model S, 3, X And Semi Unite In New Photo
Isn’t it a S3X(-y) Semi-Family? Tesla just released a photo with four of its electric vehicles – three production cars (Model 3, Model S and Model X) and the upcoming Semi truck. Well, the family is missing grandpa Roadster, and the new Roadster – although the new Roadster likes to hide in the trucks (remember […]
This Tesla Model X Drove 300,000 Miles In 2 Years
Each Tesla vehicle in Tesloop’s fleet routinely travels 17,000 miles a month on average Tesloop is an intercity shuttle service that utilizes a Tesla-only fleet of vehicles. They are based out of Hawthorne, California, and they use a mixed fleet of Tesla Model S and Model X cars. They combine the low cost of electric technology, matching it […]
Stolen Tesla Recovery Rate Nearly 100%
In the United States, at least. You’re in a restaurant, enjoying the latest foodie fad: the no-meat-but-still-tastes-like-meat Impossible Burger. It’s very good. Finished with your feeding frenzy, you exit the establishment to hop in your Tesla to hunt down a post-meal digestif but, alas, your ride is not where you parked it. The sinking feeling that […]
Tesla drivers will be able to rate Destination Chargers from their vehicle’s Nav, says Elon Musk
Tesla’s Destination Charging network gives its drivers the convenience of topping off their vehicle’s batteries when parked in select establishments, such as hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers, among other businesses. Just like the company’s high-power Superchargers, the Destination Charger network continues to grow larger by the day; and if a recent tweet from Elon Musk is […]
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Tesla introduces Enhanced Autopilot free trial: Here’s what you need to know
True to Elon Musk’s announcement during Tesla’s 2018 Annual Shareholder Meeting, the electric car company has started rolling out a 14-day free trial program for Enhanced Autopilot. Invitations for the program are being sent to Tesla owners who opted out of the driver-assist system when they purchased their vehicles. This would be the second time […]
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IIHS: Fatal Tesla Crash Proves Partial Automation Is Risky
Autopilot isn’t perfect. David Aylor has a job with some pretty interesting perks. Recently, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) manager of active safety testing has been putting miles on a Tesla Model S in an attempt to gauge the effectiveness of its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS). He’s found that the system has some […]
Shorts sellers burn, financial pundits fulminate as Elon Musk announces plan to take Tesla private
Wheee! What fun it must be to set the financial markets and the media ablaze with a single tweet, and incinerate $12 billion of your enemies’ wealth with a few keystrokes. Tesla has been through some roller coaster rides before, but this year has been unlike anything we’ve ever seen, and things just got even… Read more »
Wall Street comfortably digests Tesla’s Q2 results
Tesla isn’t like other companies, and you can never tell how Wall Street will react to a particular quarterly earnings report. Like gourmands digesting a culinary oeuvre, those of us who aspire to be seen as wise have learned to wait a day or so to let things settle before passing judgement (or making stock… Read more »
