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By Nicolas Caballero on March 24, 2022 - 2:36PM
IHS Markit consulting firm from London has analyzed different strategies of current EV manufacturers around the world, as to how their electric motors are produced: turns out most brands tend to develop them in-house.
By Jeremy Johnson on March 2, 2022 - 10:54AM
Elon Musk just stated that Tesla could have made a 600 mile range Model S, 12 months ago. He also said that the vehicle would not have handled as well, weighed down by extra battery and would cost more. Do customers want a 600 mile range EV? Let's discuss this and more.
By Jeremy Johnson on February 10, 2022 - 7:11PM
Sandy Munro just tore down the Tesla Model S Plaid battery. He says it's an engineering masterpiece.
By Jeremy Johnson on February 7, 2022 - 11:12AM
Sandy Munro says Tesla Model S Plaid engineering "To Die For". This is after multiple videos showing a tear down of the Tesla Model S Plaid, which was made available by generous donations to Munro and Associates.
By Jeremy Johnson on February 5, 2022 - 4:12PM
Jay Leno test drove a Tesla Model S Plaid a while back and we have some of his thoughts about Tesla's most highly performing and expensive vehicle. Let's see what he had to say.
By Timothy Boyer on January 27, 2022 - 2:02PM
Is Tesla’s “Bioweapon Defense Mode” feature more of a gimmick than living up to its name? Here’s a demo that shows what happens when Tesla’s Bioweapon Defense Mode is put to the test in a smoke-filled bubble.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 25, 2022 - 11:28PM
In the red corner, we have the Tesla Model S Plaid. Costing at around $124,490 with 1,020 horsepower. In the blue corner, we have the Lucid Air Dream Edition, of which only 520 have and ever will be made, costing around $169,000 with 1,111 horsepower. Who will win this drag race matchup?
By Tinsae Aregay on January 19, 2022 - 9:48AM
Tesla fans have been complaining after the EV maker recently increased FSD price to $12,000 in the US. Elon Musk explained why the price increase is fair saying "people do not yet understand how valuable an autonomous vehicle will be."
By Tinsae Aregay on January 17, 2022 - 5:23AM
Tesla's steel supplier, Steel Dynamics, recently opened a new plant in Sinton, Texas. According to General Manager Dennis Black, the plant will use 90% recycled scrap metal. The plant is expected to supply Tesla with stainless steel for the Cybertruck.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 16, 2022 - 4:07AM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is famous for saying the EV maker's stock price is too high. And despite his calls, Tesla stock just keeps rising. However, now Musk seems to be ringing the alarm saying Tesla shares, with the broader stock market, have reached their peak.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 12, 2022 - 6:09AM
According to the wholesale number released by China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) Tesla sold 70,847 vehicles in the month of December. This is a 34% growth month over month and 3 times the production year over year.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 8, 2022 - 6:22AM
Over the years, as Tesla has moved out of the brink of bankruptcy to the most valuable automaker in the world, more and more companies are starting to notice the EV maker's value. And a recent addition to this group is Apple which has officially added Tesla to its select group of peer companies.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 5, 2022 - 12:53PM
Nikola has agreed to drop the $2 billion patent infringement case against Tesla. The two companies agreed to withdraw the case against each other after Nikola's founder got indicted for securities fraud.
By Jeremy Johnson on January 4, 2022 - 7:32PM
We have a new video of the Tesla Model S Plaid reaching a top speed of 175 miles per hour. This makes it faster than the previous fastest EV, the Lucid Air Dream Edition, at 168 MPH.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 4, 2022 - 12:32PM
Following Tesla's incredible Q4 delivery numbers, the EV maker's stock has surged 14% in a single day. Even more bullish for Tesla, the surge in the stock price is taking place before some of the company's most exciting projects have come to fruition.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 3, 2022 - 11:13AM
After stopping Model S & X production back in 2020, Elon Musk had promised Tesla will be back to producing 1000 Model S's a week in the fourth quarter. And now, after the EV maker released Q4 2021 production numbers, we see Elon Musk has kept his promise setting up Tesla for a record-breaking 2022.
By John Goreham on January 3, 2022 - 11:07AM
Tesla’s Model X and Model S vehicles have hit a historic low for the company. Here’s how few the company delivered in 2021.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 30, 2021 - 2:33PM
Today Tesla submitted the final paperwork necessary for Giga Berlin's environmental review process. Following this milestone, Brandenburg’s Minister-President Dietmar Woidke says he is hopeful Tesla can begin production early next year.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 30, 2021 - 2:13PM
Days before the official presentation of the Mercedes VISION EQXX, the brand has launched a video miniseries on its official YouTube channel through which we will know the details behind the development of this electric car, which will apparently be direct competition for no other than the Tesla Model S Plaid.
By Nicolas Caballero on December 29, 2021 - 1:22PM
The Tesla Model X received the same set of updates as the Model S Plaid, and the first units are already being quietly delivered to customers in the US.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 27, 2021 - 4:37PM
Tesla has a small selection of vehicles you can order: Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X. There's also upcoming options for the Cybertruck, Semi, and Roadster. This small set of vehicle options gives Tesla a big advantage against other automakers.
By Marc Stern on December 24, 2021 - 5:29PM
Tesla Motors, driven by software, has more than once updated its infotainment system with good results. Sometimes, though, the results resemble updates that have gone out to the AutoPilot subroutine. In this case. the automaker's large front screen could access video games that could be played by the operator -- not a great situation at 70 mph.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 23, 2021 - 11:25AM
After years of lagging behind, Elon Musk has finally promised to release a significant autopilot upgrade to Tesla owners outside of the US.
By Jeremy Johnson on December 11, 2021 - 5:05PM
We've found an owner of a Tesla Model S who recently put 3 jet engines on the back of it and tested it using the jet engines and not using the jet engines. Let's see how impactful putting jet engines on your Tesla is.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 11, 2021 - 1:28PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed the giant windshield wiper recently spotted on the new Cybertruck will not make it to production. Musk has put out 2 alternative wiper ideas.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 11, 2021 - 7:37AM
According to rumors circulating around Tesla Twitter, the EV maker's new quad-motor Cybertruck will have 0 to 60 time less than 1.99 seconds. We expect Elon Musk to announce the vehicle At Tesla's upcoming Q4 earnings call in January.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 10, 2021 - 10:42AM
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made one of his famous jokes claiming he is considering quitting his job to become an influencer. And surprisingly, the mainstream media took his joke at face value and ran articles claiming Musk was quitting his CEO position.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 9, 2021 - 10:12AM
Elon Musk is a strong proponent of solar power as the main source of energy to clean up our grid. However, in a recent tweet Musk has come out in support of keeping open existing nuclear power plants.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 7, 2021 - 5:22PM
Elon Musk has debunked the Tesla conspiracy theory going around Twitter which claimed, the EV maker is going to do a stock split on December 9.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 26, 2021 - 1:54PM
Sumitomo Metal Mining from Japan will begin recycling cobalt, lithium and other key materials from used-up electric vehicle batteries, using a cost-competitive, proprietary process to extract high-quality metals.