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Tesla Model Y (Page 27)

Tesla Model Y

In this section of Torque News you will find Tesla Model Y news and reports.

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We compare the prices of the Nissan Ariya to its nearest battery-electric crossover peers. Here is how the numbers break out.
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Tesla’s market share seems to have declined over a period of three consecutive quarters in all markets. Here’s why the next couple of quarters may paint a clearer picture.
By Nicolas Caballero on
The world's largest battery manufacturer – a key Tesla provider - continues to maintain Europe as one of the main markets for its products. The Chinese manufacturer is evaluating the possibility of a new center, but there are some serious doubts.
By Jeremy Johnson on
The 2023 Tesla Model Y will come with some new features and some features removed. What will these be?
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Tesla has just released an adapter that will allow for Tesla vehicles to use Electrify America, EVGo and other public DC fast chargers.
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Perspectives on new vehicle prices in a market plagued with scarcity and high inflation.
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Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla has decided to put on hold plans to produce 4680 cells in Giga Berlin. However, today, we have received conflicting information from individuals on the ground citing senior Tesla staff, that suggests work on the Giga Berlin battery plant is progressing according to plan.
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For many homeowners, adding an electric vehicle car charger at home is cost prohibitive due to needed service upgrades. A new product may make adding the circuit dramatically more affordable.
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Tesla recently removed radar from the company's vehicles and moved to a camera-based pure vision system. However, today we have gotten conflicting information that suggests, Tesla is planning to bring back updated HD radar to the company's vehicles with the upcoming Autopilot Hardware 4 upgrade.
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Tesla has once again brought back the Cyberwhistle to the company's online shop. And this time, the EV maker has increased the price of the Cybertruck-inspired whistle by 37%.
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Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research, has specified that Tesla will deliver more than 500,000 electric cars in the fourth quarter of 2022. This would mean reaching one and a half million units registered throughout the current year.
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Electric vehicles are better than ever, and with every passing day, automakers big and small announce new models. So why do respected EV experts say the golden age of EVs has passed?
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A few weeks, back we got our first images of Tesla's next-generation V4 Superchargers with taller and thinner stalls. And today, we have seen plans for the first Tesla V4 supercharger station to be built in Yuma County, Arizona. The upcoming supercharger station, in addition to the new superchargers, also features solar panels and a megapack.
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Tesla workshops are in the middle of a changing process to become a top technical service, one that basically uses F-1 techniques; that's the way Elon Musk wants it to happen, and for that purpose he is introducing changes that may force the service workshops to eventually pay the customers back.
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Euro NCAP has just published the safety test results of several new models, most notably the Tesla Model Y, with its - almost perfect - 5 stars: 97% for adult occupant (driver) protection and 98% for automatic safety assistance systems.
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Tesla China has just posted its second-highest monthly delivery number in August, producing and selling 76,965 vehicles. And even more impressively, August's delivery numbers mark the second time Giga Shanghai was able to surpass an annualized production run rate of 900,000 vehicles.
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Elon Musk stated that Tesla plans to have 10 to 12 Gigafactories around the world, and that their production will be reaching 20 million EV units in 2030. How would this be possible?
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The Tesla Model Y has received a leading score of 98 percent in Euro NCAP's automatic emergency braking test despite the vehicle not being equipped with radar. This is a great testament to Elon Musk's and Tesla's belief that level 5 autonomy can be achieved using only cameras.
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SolarBotanic presents its new "solar trees" to obtain solar photovoltaic energy; something that would be perfect to combine or integrate with Tesla Superchargers. These solar trees can be used as charging points for electric cars but also for energy supply at home; again, a good combination with Tesla Powerwall units. The arrival is scheduled for 2023.
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California is currently experiencing record heat waves and a record electricity demand with authorities warning residents to prepare for rolling blackout. And in response, Elon Musk says the state needs more solar panels & stationary batteries to deal with the current situation.
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Tesla carried out very strong durability tests on its 3 most famous EV models on the Dubai desert, where temperatures were well above 122ºF on average.
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In a report published a few days ago, Tesla revealed its intention to start manufacturing batteries at the original Fremont-California plant.
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Tesla's FSD package is in the top ranks for autonomous performance; however, Elon Musk wants to go further and hopes to launch the first truly autonomous electric vehicles later this year.
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We update our story about how Tesla-owned dealerships rank against privately owned dealer franchises from other brands. Tesla shows a declining trend while other brands’ review scores are moving up.
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After undergoing a small renovation just a few weeks ago, the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandeburg has doubled its output in just a few days: 2,000 units a week that bring the plant closer to its production target.
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Tesla is currently in the process of getting ready to launch the Cybertruck. And today, we got a glimpse into that process as a new Cybertruck prototype was spotted which appeared to have been off-road testing. This Cybertruck prototype had a broken windshield, several scratches all over the body, bolted-on Lidar sensors, and a new unconventional wheel design.
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A new ranking of automotive technology ranks Genesis and Hyundai tops in the industry. That is unless you count Tesla, who trounces both.
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Tesla recently released a major autopilot update. The new software called FSD Beta 10.69 incorporates major improvements including solving Chuck Cook style unprotected left turn. However, despite FSD Beta 10.69's improvements, some testers are reporting issues with the new software. And Musk, frustrated with the criticism, has asked early testers to stop complaining.
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Tesla launched a new software update for its electric cars that includes a series of functions that will greatly improve the driving experience thanks to the synchronization of driving profiles in the cloud.
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Here’s a quick summary of how the new federal EV Incentive plan works in terms anyone can understand. No Math. We promise.