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Tesla Model 3 (Page 23)

By Jeremy Johnson on
After driving a Tesla 32,000 miles, what is the true cost of ownership. Is it truly less than a gas powered car? Let's look at one Tesla owners experience to answer this!
By John Goreham on
If you want to increase your miles driven per gallon of fuel used and save money on fuel, there are just two things you can do today to make that happen.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Amprius claims it has created a lithium battery with a silicon nanowire anode that contains 73% more energy than the cells of the Tesla Model 3, with 37% less volume.
By Marc Stern on
Just how serious is Tesla's "phantom braking" problem? After hundreds of owners complained of their cars stopping at the wrong time, as on major highways or slowing unacceptably, there may have been a fatality related to the problem as a Tesla Model 3 stopped dead on I-70 in Missouri causing a three-car pileup that left one operator dead.
By Nicolas Caballero on
As it is widely known so far, Tesla opened up its charging network to other EV brands a while ago; although it is very good news, it can also bring along security issues.
By John Goreham on
Consumer Reports has released its list of the ten best vehicles of 2022. The Toyota RAV4 Prime and Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrids earn a spot, but Tesla’s Model 3 gets bumped off.
By John Goreham on
EV owners get very riled up when charging stations are blocked by gasoline-powered cars. Here is what EV owners suggest should be done when this occurs.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla registered a patent for an automatic tire inflation system for its electric truck: the Tesla Semi will use a new system that avoids failures and problems that are normally caused by the leakage of pollutants.
By John Goreham on
Electric vehicles offer so many advantages over traditional vehicles, they are hard to count. One important aspect of EV ownership is the ability to charge at home. Here’s why we think a home charger is critically important to those who own an EV.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla China is the first in the Tesla family to offer customers an electric opening mechanism for the liftgate of the Model 3, though only available in China at the moment.
By Marc Stern on
Tesla has an issue, honestly several. Aside from running into emergency vehicles and having reports of vehicles having issues with FSD Beta software, there's another problem, "phantom braking," where Model3 and ModelY vehicles are suddenly slowing or stopping on Interstates.
By Nicolas Caballero on
One of the most prestigious analysts at Bernstein consulting group assures that without a $25,000 electric car, Tesla will not be able to achieve its growth objectives in the near future.
By John Goreham on
The Tesla Model 3 has lost its slot to the Ford Mustang Mach-E on Consumer Reports’ list of the ten best vehicles. Here‘s what changed.
By Nicolas Caballero on
The new LFP (lithium iron-phosphate) batteries of the Tesla Model 2 RWD have shown their performance in a 1,000 Km (620 miles) test in Norway at the controls of youtuber Bjorn Nyland, who completed the trip in 10 hours and five minutes.
By John Goreham on
Things are not going well for Hertz in a case that could cost the bankrupt rental car company half a billion dollars in fines.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla continues growing, increasing its staff at a steady pace. All in all in 2021 the firm had 30% more employees than in 2020, exceeding a total of 100,000 well-qualified workers.
By Nicolas Caballero on
According to Adam Jonas, a well-known analyst from Morgan Stanley, in eight years (by 2030) Tesla will surpass the overall market share of Ford and General Motors in the United States. According to his estimates, Tesla will have an 18% stake, as compared to a 10% for Ford and 12% for General Motors.
By Nicolas Caballero on
For the fourth consecutive year Tesla Model 3 has been crowned the best-selling electric car in the world: launched in 2017, it has been claiming this title on an annual basis since 2018, its first year in full production. However, its reign could end soon due to the rise of another top-selling fully electric superstar: the Model Y.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla mobile app just added a cool new function: it shows the charging statistics so that the monthly charging costs are reflected and can be easily compared with those of an ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) car.
By Nicolas Caballero on
The race to find the perfect match in battery chemistry has led university teams and private companies around the world – including Tesla, obviously - to research multiple possible pathways. One of those companies, "C4V", just introduced an interesting alternative to Lithium-Iron batteries, with LFP properties but way more efficient.
By Peter Neilson on
When it comes to battery technology, Toyota and Tesla are two companies I keep my eye on. With the announcement of LFP for Tesla and Solid-state for Toyota, is there a clear winner? Here is what I think.
By Nicolas Caballero on
According to official data, the adoption of electric vehicles in Switzerland is growing at an exponential rate. In one year, new electric vehicle registrations grew by an impressive 63%: yet another positive, tangible example for the world.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Battery storage is becoming an increasingly efficient tool to regulate and balance the electricity grid, in order to make the most of renewable sources; a clean alternative to fossil fuels that has a long way to go in terms of production. Tesla has indicated they hope to contribute by raising their annual production at rates of Terawatt-hours (TWh).
By Tinsae Aregay on
Following the disappointment caused by Tesla's latest earnings call, Musk has started emphasizing FSD's value. Elon says besides Tesla it will take all other competitors at least 5 years to reach level 5 autonomy.
By Tinsae Aregay on
A new video shows the refreshed Model Y driving around Giga Texas. This marks the first time the vehicle has been seen out in the wild.
By Nicolas Caballero on
IIHS crash tests show outstanding results for the Tesla Model Y, which in fact turns out to be slightly safer than Model 3.
By Nicolas Caballero on
The two most popular Tesla models, Model 3 and Model Y, have just updated their different ranges due to slight, subtle changes in their equipment and chip processing technology.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Tesla's unified computing architecture has become a key part of the manufacturer's dodging of the recent semiconductors crisis, allowing its AI engineers to rewrite its own software as they see fit; a huge and decisive difference also related to widely using Open Source Software.
By Nicolas Caballero on
Volkswagen Group has detailed its 2021 sales totals in a recent report, based on its battery electric car production; and although still far behind from Tesla, it does show significant progress.
By Nicolas Caballero on
All new Tesla Model 3 and Model Y will start incorporating a series of improvements, most of which are not critically important but will be highly appreciated by customers. These changes have been communicated in an internal memorandum and have not been officially made public, but social media user Sawyer Merritt has shared them in an interesting Twitter thread.