There was once a time when a 0-60 mph time of 3.2 seconds was reserved only for the world’s most prestigious supercars. The McLaren F1, a car dubbed by Elon Musk as one of the best automobiles ever made, hit 60 mph in 3.2 seconds, and so did other powerful gasoline-powered vehicles like the Lamborghini […]
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A panda-painted Tesla Model S P100D recently made an appearance at a Volkswagen festival in the UK, battling two high-performance vehicles in the quarter mile. The Volkswagen event, dubbed Bug Jam 32, was held at the Santa Pod Raceway in Podington, Bedfordshire, England, a location popular for 1/8-mile and 1/4-mile drag races. In a video […]
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Tesla lists its Dual Motor Model 3 Performance with a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds, but as acceleration tests of the car seem to suggest, the vehicle is actually faster than Tesla’s estimates. This was demonstrated recently by Tesla owner-enthusiast Erik Strait, better known as the host of YouTube’s DÆrik channel, as he performed […]
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Self-proclaimed car guru Rich Benoit has learned that even Teslas that are left damaged and abandoned in salvage yards could still be valuable. From flooded battery packs to junk electric motors, Rich has breathed new life into what, otherwise, insurance companies deemed as salvaged, and, arguably, is bringing the sexy back into backyard DIY projects. […]
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The Tesla Model 3 Performance is intended to be a vehicle that is quick off the line and balanced enough to endure extended track driving. Videos of the Model 3 Performance doing acceleration runs began to emerge online almost immediately after the company began to offer test drives in select showrooms across the US. A […]
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As Tesla achieved its critical Model 3 production target during the final week of Q2 2018, Gigafactory 1 in Nevada also managed to hit its own milestone. During the second quarter, the facility’s battery production reached an annualized run rate of approximately 20 GWh, allowing Gigafactory 1 to become the highest-volume battery plant in the […]
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Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor Performance is marketed as an electric car that is quick, nimble, and capable of dominating track legends such as the BMW M3 and Porsche Boxster. With a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph, the Model 3 Performance packs some serious speed, thanks to […]
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One of Tesla’s first residential Solar Roof customers has provided more details about his recently-installed solar and battery system. In a follow-up interview with E for Electric‘s Alex Guberman, Tri Huynh, the owner of the Solar Roof-equipped home, discussed the costs associated with the installation, how much power his solar shingles gather on average, the […]
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In the two months since SpaceX first debuted its Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket upgrade with a successful May 2018 launch and landing, the company has forged ahead with final Block 4 or older launch and two additional launches and recoveries of brand new Block 5 boosters, growing the fleet of flight-proven and thus flight-worthy […]
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Looking at the listed performance specs for the Long Range Tesla Model 3 in single motor configuration, the vehicle’s 0-60 mph time of 5.1 seconds and a top speed of 140 mph isn’t the frightening power and acceleration of Tesla’s flagship sedan, the dual motor Model S P100D. Tesla’s exotic car killer is capable of […]
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