Tesla India: The Three Directors leading Tesla into new lands

Tesla has officially received a business license in India that will allow the automaker to function as a full-fledged car manufacturer in one of the world’s most populous countries. Without a team of highly-experienced executives who are versed in international business, financials, and manufacturing, Tesla wouldn’t have a chance at being successful anywhere, let alone […]

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Tesla Model Y snags five-star crash safety rating from NHTSA

The Tesla Model Y has snagged five-star crash safety ratings from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration in all categories and subcategories. With Tesla holding five-star ratings for its other three currently-produced vehicles, the Model Y had a tall task ahead of itself. However, the compact SUV from Tesla kept the tradition of five-star ratings […]

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Tesla Model Y heated steering wheel observed in US-made Standard Range vehicle

It appears that the Tesla Model Y heated steering wheel is now a standard feature for US-produced variants of the all-electric crossover, including the recently-released entry-level Standard Range variant.  Images of the feature were shared on Twitter by electric vehicle advocate group The Kilowatts, which also posted a brief clip of how the function is accessed […]

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Tesla shares inside look at Model Y seven seater’s third row in video

A Tesla Model Y instructional video provided the community and potential buyers of the vehicle’s seven-seater option an inside look into the third row of the all-electric crossover. The extensive video showed the differences, in terms of seats and rows, between the Model Y five-seater and seven seater.  With the Model Y seven seater has […]

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Tesla Model Y single-piece rear ‘Megacast’ spotted in production vehicle

A Tesla Model Y single-piece rear “Megacast” has been spotted in a production vehicle, suggesting that the electric car maker started using Giga Press machines at the Fremont Factory. The Giga Press machines are capable of creating Model Y rear underbodies from a single piece of metal.  An image of the Model Y single-piece rear […]

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Tesla’s Margins: Is there wiggle room for even more affordability?

Earlier this week, a report was released that revealed Tesla’s margins for the Model Y crossover in Shanghai. Guosen Securities, a Shenzen-based financial firm, found that Tesla holds a nearly 30% marginal rate on every unit. As the Model Y just recently began production and has become available for Chinese citizens to order, Tesla is already winning […]

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Tesla cleared in NHTSA investigation over claims of ‘sudden acceleration’

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed a review of 662,000 Tesla electric vehicles after finding no defects that caused sudden acceleration. The NHTSA and the U.S. Department of Transportation released an Office of Defections Investigation (ODI) Resume on January 8, 2020, showing that a petition that “alleges that the subject vehicles contain […]

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First look at Tesla Model Y seven seat configuration with third row seats

The first photos of the Tesla Model Y’s third row seats for its seven-seat configuration have been leaked online. Based on the images, which feature a Model Y with a white interior, Tesla has come up with a way to ensure that the all-electric crossover retains a good amount of its cargo-carrying capacity even when […]

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Tesla Giga Berlin recruits give inside look at interview process and why they applied to the company

Two new Gigafactory Berlin employees sat down with Business Insider Germany to talk about the company’s hiring process. Both of the new Tesla Giga Berlin recruits stated that the interviews mainly focused on their motiviation and  identification with the company’s mission. One of them emphasized that applying for Tesla was not about the money, but […]

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Tesla Model Y Standard Range trim, seven seat option now available

Tesla launched the seven-seat option for the Model Y, alongside a new Standard Range Rear-Wheel Drive variant, in its online configurator. The new entry-level Model Y trim is available for $41,990 before incentives, and the seven-seat option is available as a $3,000 option. The Tesla Model Y Standard Range RWD features 244 miles of EPA-estimated […]

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