Tesla must drastically reduce costs to make the $35,000 model 3 possible. Currently the lowest priced model 3 is $42,900. Tesla has to reduce the cost almost $8,000 to make the $35,000 Model 3 possible. It is important for Tesla to get this vehicle to market as soon as possible to transition to retain profitability and to truly bring sustainable transportation to the masses.

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: Extreme weather driving has taken a toll on electric vehicle ranges as we watch BEV owners struggle to stay charged through the winter, their Tesla Model 3 door handles thaw, while the rest watch and learn from their triumphs, trials, and mistakes. I like to say “less is more,” but when it comes to extreme weather driving and batteries, more is more, tiny is workable, keep it plugged in if its 20° F or less, keep it cool over 95° F, and be prepared with options regardless.

How to make sustainable transportation well sustainable: EV charging sustainable both financially and environmentally.

By selling the entire model range in three categories, Tesla Corporation makes each car more cheaply, and simplifies discerning which car is which. If you want “Ludicrous,” which now comes in a separate upgrade package at a $20,000 premium, no more looking at old school Bentley-like badges to see battery energy capacity, you just look for “Performance.” This also helps with pricing and sales: by having cheaper Base Models S and X, Tesla is getting ready to sell Base Model 3.

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: One of the worse things a driver can do in a late model car engaged in an accident is to fib or outright lie. You see, whether you realize it, their car may help you, but your car is going to make it really easy to tell your side of the story, with data and soon even images, sooner than later, and regardless of what kind of shape the car is in, and whether for your benefit or not. Your car always telling the truth, is one thing! Getting on the same page with you, is another.

Tesla's referral program goes the way of free supercharging. Here are the details.

A lot of people all over the world are about to get their Tesla Model 3. Here is a very nice delivery checklist that you can use. Thanks Navid Gondal and Chris Davis from TM3SLO website for permission to use this Model 3 delivery checklist.

This week two new models 1st production cars generated a whopping 4.6 million for charities. Looking back, Tesla missed a huge opportunity to do good.

We break down our expectations for 2019 EV sales in the U.S. market by model and name the winners, losers, and no-shows.

As Tesla enters its third calendar year of sales for the Model 3 without the promised base model "starting at $35K," we ponder whether a model that cheap from this luxury automaker would be a "real" Tesla.

Almost two-thirds of electric vehicle tax credits were used by luxury car shoppers. A little over half went to Tesla buyers. 39% of all EV tax credits in 2018 went to one Tesla model.

Here's why Tesla is not included in IIHS' 2019 Top Safety Picks.

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: Attention military, law enforcement, security, and/or hunters who validly possess a firearm, or anyone else with the gall to carry a firearm illegally: the chances of your battery electric vehicle catching fire from a purposeful or accidental firearms discharge through the battery pack are much greater than if pierced through a gas tank. Read this story now coming to light about a 2014 Tesla S to find out why.

A close look at which electric vehicles buyers actually take home reveals that they are primarily luxury models costing between about $50K and $150K.