Tesla registers another strong batch of Model 3 VINs as Musk sees end to...
Just a day after registering more than 6,000 new Model 3 Dual Motor AWD vehicle identification numbers, Tesla has filed for another batch of 2,226 VINs for the compact electric car. With this latest...
View ArticleTesla delivers its 200,000th car, triggering the EV tax credit phase-out period
Tesla has delivered its 200,000th vehicle this month, triggering the phase-out period of the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles offered in the United States. As seen on Tesla’s official...
View ArticleTesla upsells Model 3 Performance as Musk ponders ‘mental scar tissue’ from...
Tesla is starting to upsell the Model 3 Performance to reservation holders, with CEO Elon Musk announcing more exciting aspects of the vehicle on Twitter. Musk’s recent announcements describe the...
View ArticleFirst close look at Tesla Model 3 Performance with white interior on delivery...
As Tesla begins the rollout of the Model 3 Performance as designated test drive units to some of its showrooms, sightings of the dual motor, high-performance variant of the electric car have started...
View ArticleTesla Model 3 exceeds 30% profit, says Sandy Munro after teardown analysis
Teardown specialist Sandy Munro has completed his company’s analysis of the Model 3, and according to the Detroit veteran, Tesla’s compact electric car is solidly profitable. By studying the vehicle’s...
View ArticleTesla buyers eye new EV bill that extends $7500 tax credit and removes 200k cap
A bill to remove the 200,000-vehicle cap for electric car manufacturers and extend the $7,500 tax credit for new EVs until 2028 gained more supporters recently, with Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) and Rep....
View ArticleTesla stock (TSLA) holding steady amid signs of Model 3 sustained ramp, vote...
Tesla shares (NASDAQ:TSLA) are holding steady following Monday’s steep dive after investors weighed in on the now-deleted wild remarks made by CEO Elon Musk over Twitter. As signs emerge that Model 3...
View ArticleElon Musk’s bet-the-company Tesla Model 3 gamble appears to be paying off
Elon Musk recently described the Model 3 ramp as a “bet-the-company” situation, where the future of Tesla as a whole hinged on the success of the vehicle. Considering recent reports that are emerging...
View ArticleTesla stock (TSLA) splits Wall St. as analysts weigh in on Model 3...
Tesla stock (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been characteristically volatile, to the point where CEO Elon Musk boldly declared during the company’s Q1 2018 earnings call that people who fear volatility should not...
View ArticleTesla Model 3 Performance with Dual Motor badge and carbon spoiler spotted in...
If recent sightings are any indication, the Model 3 Performance will soon be in several key Tesla locations to be used as test drive vehicles. Last weekend, sightings of the Model 3 Performance were...
View ArticleElon Musk gives tips to optimize Tesla Model 3 Performance, teases 0-60 mph...
Elon Musk recently gave some tips for would-be owners of the Model 3 Performance — in order to fully optimize the electric car’s capabilities and speed, equipping it with stickier and wider tires at...
View ArticleTesla updates Model 3 order confirmation page to bolster 5-minute delivery...
Tesla recently rolled out a new order confirmation page for Model 3 buyers, as the company pushes to further streamline its vehicle delivery process. Tesla appears to be introducing the updated Model 3...
View ArticleTesla Model 3 drag races Pontiac Firebird Trans Am in tense 1/4-mile battle
A Tesla Model 3 equipped with range-saving Aero Wheels recently battled an all-American muscle car — the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. In a standing quarter-mile race, the Long Range RWD Model 3 proved...
View ArticleTesla shorts drive Pulitzer-winning journalist off Twitter after glowing...
The Tesla Model 3 recently got its first professional review from a veteran auto journalist. In an article published in the Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer-winning journalist Dan Neil gave the Model 3...
View ArticleTesla addresses reports that it’s asking suppliers for refunds
Amidst a steep dive in its stock’s price during Monday’s trading session, falling as much as 6% from Friday’s close, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has issued a statement responding to a report suggesting that...
View ArticleTesla’s simple Model 3 drivetrain design is key to its mass market future
One can argue that the simplicity in design of the Tesla Model 3 drivetrain and subframe assembly is a key to Tesla’s future. Used in both the Model 3 and the Tesla Semi, while also serving as a...
View ArticleTesla is looking to eliminate contracts for faster vehicle delivery process
In what appears to be yet another initiative to deliver as many of its electric cars as possible to customers, Elon Musk has announced that Tesla is trying to get rid of paper contracts completely....
View ArticleTesla seems to be preparing the Model 3 for a 6,000/week production push
As Tesla heads towards its Q2 2018 financial results and earnings call, the electric car maker seems to be showing signs that it is gearing up for yet another significant Model 3 production push. In an...
View ArticleTesla bear apologizes to clients after releasing inaccurate TSLA note
Gordon L. Johnson, an analyst from Vertical Research Group and an outspoken Tesla bear, issued an apology to his company’s clients on Wednesday, after he published a note containing inaccurate...
View ArticleNew Tesla patent points to safer battery packs with damage-isolating energy...
Details from Tesla’s new patent suggests that the company is coming up with a way to make its battery packs safer. Using what the electric car and energy company describes as an “Energy Storage...
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