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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.

A Family Portrait of the Tesla Model Range Courtesy Tesla Media
With Lower Priced and Less S and X, Tesla Revamps Model Range Structure and Readies for Base Model 3 Production
By Al Castro on
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.
EV and ICE gas station pumps
How Cars Like Tesla Model S and Nissan Leaf Disrupt Gas Stations
By Damien Ludwick on
The disruption of the gas station is looming. What will the future gas station look like? Cars like Tesla Model S, Model 3, Nissan Leaf and Chevy Bolt will turn the future gas station into a Wall Connector charging your car inside your garage. Most likely it will be two cars load sharing on a charger powered by 14 solar panels.
The world of Tesla AutoPilot courtesy Tesla and Wikipedia
“My Tesla Did it:” The Push Button Excuse from Life’s Responsibilities. Owning Technology Before it Owns Us
By Al Castro on
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 lost a $ billion in 2018.
Tesla Lost About A Billion Dollars In 2018 - But There Is Good News
By John Goreham on
Tesla has lost another billion dollars, but look past that and the future is bright.
Tesla ends referral program.
Tesla's Latest Cancelled Program - Referral Perqs - Ends Friday
By John Goreham on
Tesla's referral program goes the way of free supercharging. Here are the details.
Tesla Autopilot on a highway
The Future Now - A Fighter Pilot’s View On Tesla Autopilot
By Damien Ludwick on
After completing a month on Tesla’s autopilot trial on the Model 3 it is clear - Tesla is currently the most technologically advanced automobile you can currently purchase and drive. The ability to update and improve the vehicle via a software update is a competitive advantage not available to any current automobile manufacturer. Including the ability to send an autopilot trial over the air.
Tesla Model 3 ready for delivery and checklist
Tesla Model 3 Delivery Checklist: Detailed and Complete
By Armen Hareyan on
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.
Tesla Model 3 Resale Value by Kelley Blue Book
Great News For Tesla Model 3 Resale Value Based on Very Little Data
By Armen Hareyan on
According to the list of Kelley Blue Book's 2019 Best Resale Value Award Winners Tesla Model 3 is apparently going to hold its resale value better than its closest competition. However, Tesla Model 3's resale valuation raises lots of questions as its based on a very little data.
1st cars raise money for charity.
1st Toyota Supra, Ford GT, Mustang Shelby Generate 5.7 Million For Charity Highlighting Missed Tesla Model 3 Opportunity
By John Goreham on
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.
White Porsche Taycan To Charge in 15 Minutes
Would Tesla Model S Be Able To Support Porsche Taycan Type Charge Rate?
By Armen Hareyan on
The new Porsche Taycan is expected to be able to charge at 350 kW. Would Tesla Model S cars be able to support that kind of charge rate as is? Could Porsche and Tesla partner together to handle the battery issue?
2019 electric vehicle sales forecast for the U.S market.
Our Annual Electric Vehicle Sales Forecast 2019 - Call Us Wrong
By John Goreham on
We break down our expectations for 2019 EV sales in the U.S. market by model and name the winners, losers, and no-shows.
We score our 2018 EV sales predictions an A+.
Our 2018 Electric Vehicle Forecast vs. Actual Sales - We Give Ourselves an A and Name the Winners, Losers and No Shows
By John Goreham on
We look back at how we did when we predicted the 2018 U.S. market EV sales. If you can find a more accurate prediction, please let us know.
Would a $35K Tesla Model 3 be a "Real" Tesla?
Would a $35K Tesla Model 3 Be a REAL Tesla?
By John Goreham on
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.
Tesla Model 3 sales pass Corolla.
Tesla's 2018 Model 3 Sales Were On Par With Civic and Corolla In December
By John Goreham on
The Tesla Model 3 was the second-leading sedan its size in sales for December 2018 in the American market.
EV tax credits for the wealthy.
About Two Thirds Of Electric Vehicle Tax Credits In 2018 Went to Luxury Car Buyers - Over Half Went To Tesla Buyers
By John Goreham on
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.
Tesla improves Model 3 headlights.
2019 Tesla Model 3 Earns Good Score In New IIHS Headlight Testing – May Later Qualify For Top Safety Rating
By John Goreham on
Tesla made changes to its Model 3 headlights. Here’s why it matters to both drivers of the Model 3 and those in traffic around the car.
Tesla Model 3 is not on the IIHS Top Picks List for Safety.
2019 Tesla Model 3 Won't Be on the Upcoming IIHS Top Safety Pick List - Here's Why
By John Goreham on
Here's why Tesla is not included in IIHS' 2019 Top Safety Picks.
Woman tries to put gas in Tesla - Video.
Tesla Video Of Woman Trying to Gas Up A Model S - Real or Fake? Vote Here
By John Goreham on
A newly posted vidoe shows a woman trying to fuel up a Model S. Real or fake - vote here.
Tesla Model S similar to the 12/31/14 caught fire courtesy Tesla media. A frunk Courtesy tesa forums. A lith ion combustion courtesy YouTube.
Firearms Onboard a Tesla Should be Holstered or in a Locked Case, Not Discharged through a Battery Pack
By Al Castro on
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.
Elon Musk
Would The U.S. Government Have Let Tesla Fail?
By John Goreham on
Tesla was single weeks from "death" earlier this year according to Elon Musk. If Tesla had failed, would The U.S. government have offered a lifeline?
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.
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