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Read the latest Tesla news here. At TorqueNews we cover Tesla’s automotive and financial news, and do reviews so that you can make the best decision when it comes to buying your next car, or if you’re just in the mood to learn a little about Tesla.

Tesla is one of the most well known names in the modern day automotive industry. It is the leading automotive manufacturer for battery powered cars. Yes, that means zero gasoline usage. It is without question that the evil genius behind this company, Elon Musk, has done anything except the abnormal. Their brand released their first car in 2008 and today in 2020 it is one of the most popular and practical options you can get on the market. Tesla’s have entered the market from the top down as they are quickly on their way to meet the $20,000 to $30,000 price mark, but their most popular models are $35,000 and above.

The brand is most noted by their quirky leader, their long range capabilities under one singular charge, their surprising performance aspects, and their cutting edge technology. Currently, the Model S holds the record for the longest range on one charge which was 370 miles, but Elon claims 400 miles is coming soon and also claims that the coming soon 2nd gen Tesla Roadster will not only be the fastest production car, but it will also have a range of 620 miles which is absurd.

 

The Current Tesla Lineup

  • Teslas Model 3 ————————————— Starting MSRP $35,000
  • Tesla Model S ————————————— Starting MSRP $75,000
  • Tesla Model X ————————————— Starting MSRP $81,000
  • Tesla Model Y ————————————— Starting MSRP $52,990

Follow Torque News Tesla reporters Guillaume Humbert, Paul Fosse and Tinsae Aregay for daily Tesla News.

Electric Vehicle Tax breaks go to the wealthy.
Tax Breaks For the Rich - 63 Percent of Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Applied To Luxury Vehicles In November
By John Goreham on
A close look at which electric vehicles buyers actually take home reveals that they are primarily luxury models costing between about $50K and $150K.
Tesla Model 3 sales outpace some brands'.
Tesla Model 3 Outsells Every Car Model At BMW, Lexus - Outsells All of Audi and Acura
By John Goreham on
The Tesla Model 3 U.S. market sales juggernaut is hard to overstate. But we will try out best.
T-Lazy Ranch CO Model X crash on Twitter and Model X Courtesy Tesla
Horrific Colorado Tesla Crash Proves Not Only Tesla Built Means Safety, But Also a Happier Holiday Season
By Al Castro on
Traditional and conventional engineering wisdom dictated for years that the purpose of a Mercedes Benz was to enable you to withstand a crash, so that you can survive to buy another Mercedes. Perhaps that conventional thinking now also applies to a Tesla. Five kids driving and riding in a high speed Tesla crash their Model X into a tree and creek. The car was destroyed. Fatalities: 0. The hero: the Tesla.
Did Elon Musk just admit to lying to investors?
Did Elon Musk Just Admit On Video That He Lied To Investors About Tesla's Finances?
By John Goreham on
Watch Elon Musk talk about Tesla being weeks from death earlier this year - at exactly the time he scoffed at the media, investors, and shorts who were all saying that was exactly the situation.
Mass production of VW Neo and Hyundai Kona Courtesy VWG and HMG Media Hyundai Kona by Al Castro
The Mass Incursion of BEV’s Begins! Hyundai Imports “Production Hell” onto the Pacific, While VW Gets Ready for Theirs onto the Atlantic
By Al Castro on
D Day Reversed! As Tesla prepares for Cheap Model 3 “Production Hell,” the competition takes a Last Stand: Hyundai is ready to unleash a manufacturing fury of a “Production Hell,” with Kona to invade America via the Pacific. While VW and Ford sign a war pact treaty to enact their diabolical anti-Tesla master plan to unleash triple flanking fury coming soon from Dearborn, Chattanooga, and from the North Atlantic shores.
Once known as ID Buzz, this car is now called Neo, the entry level People’s Electric Car.
Operation Polaris and VW’s Plan to Make $21,000 BEV VW Neo the Car to Beat Tesla Before Tesla Corners the BEV Market
By Al Castro on
As Tesla Corporation completes its plans to corner the BEV market with a nearly complete vehicle portfolio, VW Group launches Operation Polaris, a plan to beat Tesla at the same game VW invented before Tesla uses that same VW book to saturate it. While Tesla uses VW’s rulebook to reduce the cost of a cheaper Model 3, VW tries to outflank Tesla by throwing that same book back at them to launch production on such a massive D Day scale for their first ID electric car to try to drown out Tesla.
Pictures of Tesla Model Range, Model Y Reveal, Model U pickup render (TruckTrend), and Roadster 2
With Company History Making Record Productivity and Profits and Four New Vehicles Coming, Tesla Must Turn the Page and Forge Ahead
By Al Castro on
Tesla always seems to have side distractions they can never shake off, mostly originating from their mercurial CEO. But with both record profits and productivity, Tesla mustn’t destroy momentum to seize the moment and not be distracted by FBI investigations or stock fluctuations. They have four upcoming vehicles that will help them corner the electric car market at least for a while, and they need to capitalize on that.
Report: FBI investigates Tesla.
As If The FBI Didn't Have Enough On Its Plate - It's Now Investigating Tesla
By John Goreham on
Among its many duties protecting America, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now taxed with proving the obvious when it comes to Tesla's fibs.
Tesla Model S kicked off Consumer Reports List
Tesla Model S Booted From Consumer Reports Recommended List - Again
By John Goreham on
Consumer Reports closely follows the quality of vehicles. The pricey Tesla Model S is again out of favor.
All photos from either ChargePoint, Tesla, Electrify America, US DOE, or Porsche Media sites
Attention Electric Car Owners: Here’s an Update on Choices for EV Public Charging Options
By Al Castro on
One of the most frustrating things about owning an electric car is missing the easy dynamic once had by going to a gas station to refuel. As electric cars proliferate and investment money is spent, however, more and newer options, either now or coming on the horizon, will make public charging easier, and in a few cases, even for free.
Tesla pulls Full Self-Driving.
Tesla Pulls "Full Self-Driving" From Its Menu
By John Goreham on
Tesla just pulled Full Self-Driving off of its menu. What does this mean for Model 3 shoppers?
Tesla Model 3 actual cost.
New Mid-Range Model 3 - Tesla Just Can't Resist The Urge To Exaggerate Its Pricing
By John Goreham on
Tesla drops a lower-priced Model 3. Like always, the luxury automaker can't just be honest about its price.
Tesla Model S White Color 1200x900 size
The One Thing Tesla Model S Owners Would Like to Ask Elon to Change About Model S
By Armen Hareyan on
If you could ask Elon Musk to change one thing about your Tesla Model S what would it be?
Tesla vehicles get more expensive.
Buying a Tesla Vehicle Just Got $3,750 More Expensive
By John Goreham on
Tesla vehicles will be costing more as the company's qualification for the federal tax credit begins its wind-down.
Tesla stock is down $100 per share from one year ago.
Tesla Stock Trading About $100 Per Share Lower Than This Time One Year Ago
By John Goreham on
Tesla's stock has been up and down recently depending upon Elon Musk's state of agitation. A quick look at the trends is not pretty.
Tesla's Autopilot ranked second among leading brands automated driving systems
A New Ranking of Automated Driver Systems Puts Tesla's Autopilot Second - Guess Which Brand Ranked Higher
By John Goreham on
Tesla's Autopilot gets the lion's share of the news, both positive and negative. Very quietly, one brand's automated driving system has surpassed Tesla's.
The Different Faces of Jon Hall Stopped by Police over His Model 3 Screen
Cop Pulls Over Model 3 for Giant Screen: Here’s the Do’s and Don’ts
By Al Castro on
OPINION: As the Tesla Model 3 becomes less of an exotic out in the American wilderness to soon become a common domesticated pet, its oddness will continue to stick out while its familiarity will acquaint the many verses the few. Until then getting stopped by police for a giant screen on your dash should not shock everyone. Here’s what the do’s and don’ts are of getting stopped by police while we give the cops time and patience, please, thank you, to wrap their heads around it.
Tesla's Model 3 finally hits last December's sales target.
Tesla's September U.S. Sales Meet Last December's Goals - The Model 3 Is Officially Launched
By John Goreham on
Better late than never. The Tesla Model 3 and its siblings finally have the month that Elon Musk promised would happen in December of 2017.
Musk muzzled, out as Tesla Chairman.
Tesla's Elon Musk Muzzled, Out as Chairman, Remains as CEO - Full Details Of SEC Settlement Here
By John Goreham on
Subject to court approval, one of Elon Musks many legal issues was resolved this weekend. Here's the deal that Musk made with SEC.
DSRC devices on a sign post and car roof, DSRC V2X traffic signal, and V2X cars and a scooter
The Car Language Dilemma of Radio-Based DSRC v. Cellular Based V2X: VHS or Betamax? 100 Years Ago: Gas or Electric Car?
By Al Castro on
Which shall it be? Betamax or VHS? Although fully driverless autonomous cars are years and miles away, as we get there shortly, cars need to learn now, how to communicate to each other as they robotize. But car makers are battling each other over older radio DSRC v. the newer cellular V2X, and the debate, like American politics, is getting intense. It’s the same kind of moment we went through when deciding which video platform to use 40 years ago, even 100 years ago which kind of car, gas or electric?
Tesla Model 3 car carrier trailer makes its way on the Hollywood Freeway loaded with Model 3’s for delivery.
From The Production Hell to Logistics Hell: the Model 3 Car Carrier Crisis During Rush Week
By Al Castro on
It seems Tesla Corporation has another crisis at hand that they seem able to, in the end, solve one way or another, their way of course, and this time in the opposite of extremes. They are up to their necks with Model 3’s all around them that they can’t deliver them to customers on time. Actually because of either apparent poor planning or lack of a good relationship with several transportation companies to plan ahead, Tesla fabricates its own car carriers so they can ship their inventory.
SEC video explains why executives are fleeing Tesla.
SEC Press Conference Illustrates Perfectly Why Executives Have Been Fleeing Tesla
By John Goreham on
Elon Musk's coming legal problems have been apparent to those working with him. The reason so many key executives have fled Tesla over the past year is now obvious.
Elon Musk of Tesla sued by SEC.
SEC Sues Elon Musk For Fraud
By John Goreham on
The Securities & Exchange Commission has sued Tesla, Inc. CEO Elon Musk alleging fraud.
Array of BEV and PHEV cars from Tesla, Chevy, and Sono Motors
EVs On California HOV Lanes: Where All Plug-Ins are not the Same
By Al Castro on
ANALYSIS AND OPINION: One of the fringe benefits of golden state citizenry is you get exemption from occupancy rules on California HOV lanes if you drive some kind of electric plug-in. But lately too many single occupant cars are clogging up the lane. They need to narrow the criteria. They started by asking WHO should be allowed access? Instead, maybe Californians need to start a national conversation with a reset to ask exactly: WHAT KIND OF ELECTRIC CAR should have access?
Elon Musk and Tesla EV Pickup Truck
Where Electric Pickup Trucks Can Be Used If Produced Today
By Armen Hareyan on
Last month Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that Tesla pickup truck may come sooner than thought. A week ago GM's Mary Barra hinted at possible electric trucks as well (according to the News Wheel). Here we are taking a look at where electric pickup trucks can possibly be used if they were produced today with rumored capabilities.
Tesla being investigated by SEC and DOJ.
Not Just the SEC: Tesla Confirms It Has Been Contacted By Justice Department About New Criminal Probe
By John Goreham on
Tesla is now facing criminal and also civil investigations about the alleged fraud.
Tesla update leaves cars without safety features.
Tesla Model 3 OTA Update Goes Wrong - Temporarily Leaves Cars Without Safety Features
By John Goreham on
An over the air update left Model 3 owners without important safety features this past week. Here's what happened.
Tesla Model 3 in the Fast lane
Closing Pandora’s Box: Tesla Takes One Year Finding a Solution to a Hack in Same System Driverless Cars Will be Using
By Al Castro on
Thieves are hacking Tesla vehicles and their key fobs worldwide with special hacking computer hardware tools to steal the car within seconds. It took Tesla a year to solve it. All this, from the company that wants to bring us a world of electric cars without drivers, the problems that may seem too difficult for Tesla to solve over the electric cars they already have that still need them.
Which used car sells fastest?
Green Cars Sell Fastest On Used Car Lots, But Which Is the Fastest-Selling Of All? Here's a Hint, It's Not A Tesla
By John Goreham on
A new study finds that green cars sell the quickest in the used market. Tesla has a car on the list, but it's not the one that sells quickest. See where your favorites rank.
Tesla stock down 24% for the year.
Despite Tesla Model 3 Deliveries, Tesla Stock and Bonds Approach 1-Year Lows
By John Goreham on
Tesla's stock is taking a pounding despite Tesla having shipped significant amounts of Model 3 cars. Here's what experts say are the causes of Tesla's stock being down about 24% since this time last year and its bonds being at an all-time low.
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