Tesla is offering 10,000 free Supercharging miles to sell Model S and Model X vehicles by the end of the quarter. Over the years, Tesla has sporadically offered free Supercharging miles in order to help boost sales, especially during the end of quarters. With the recent price drops in the US and the new federal… Continue reading Tesla offers 10,000 free Supercharging miles to sell Model S/X by the end of the quarter
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Tesla driver claims Autopilot tried to avoid wheel flying off a car in scary crash caught on video
A Tesla driver claims that Autopilot tried to avoid a wheel flying off a car that crashed in front of the Tesla vehicle. The whole thing was caught on video. TeslaCam is Tesla’s integrated dashcam system using its Autopilot cameras to record the vehicle’s surroundings in the event of an accident. It has caught some… Continue reading Tesla driver claims Autopilot tried to avoid wheel flying off a car in scary crash caught on video
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin finally reaches goal of 5,000 electric cars a week
Tesla Gigafactory Berlin has finally reached its goal to produce 5,000 electric cars in a single week, which is considered achieving “volume production”. When ramping up a new vehicle to volume production at a new factory, Tesla generally considers 5,000 units per week to be the goal. After starting production late in 2021, Tesla originally… Continue reading Tesla Gigafactory Berlin finally reaches goal of 5,000 electric cars a week
Tesla gets hacked – winning the hackers $100,000 and a Model 3
Tesla was successfully hacked at the Pwn2Own conference and in the process, the hackers won $100,000 and the Model 3 that they managed to compromise. Over the last few years, Tesla has been investing a lot in cybersecurity and working closely with whitehat hackers. The automaker has been participating in the Pwn2Own hacking competition by offering… Continue reading Tesla gets hacked – winning the hackers $100,000 and a Model 3
Tesla launches Safety Score 2.0 – trying to make driver scoring system fairer
Tesla is launching today its Safety Score 2.0, a new version of its driver scoring system to attempt to make it fairer as it influences insurance costs. When launching its own car insurance product, Tesla utilized its capacity to collect real-time driving data from its vehicles to create what it calls a “Safety Score,” which… Continue reading Tesla launches Safety Score 2.0 – trying to make driver scoring system fairer
Tesla rolls out vision-based park assist, but it could still use some work
Tesla has released a new software update activating its vision-based park assist feature, and videos are starting to roll in showing it in action. In October of last year, Tesla abruptly decided to stop including ultrasonic sensors on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. These ultrasonic sensors were used for short-range objects detection, particularly during… Continue reading Tesla rolls out vision-based park assist, but it could still use some work
Tesla launches new extended service warranty straight from its app
Tesla has launched new extended service warranties for its electric vehicles that can be purchased straight from its mobile app. Like combustion engine vehicles, electric vehicles have two main warranties – the vehicle (or bumper-to-bumper) warranty and a powertrain warranty. For electric vehicles, the latter is for the battery pack and electric motor. Tesla has… Continue reading Tesla launches new extended service warranty straight from its app
Tesla expects to lose full $7,500 tax credit on its cheapest electric car
Tesla told employees that it expects to lose the full $7,500 federal tax credit on its cheapest electric car because the batteries come from China. Since January, some electric automakers have been enjoying a surge in demand thanks to the new federal tax credit program for electric vehicles coming into place. Tesla has been the… Continue reading Tesla expects to lose full $7,500 tax credit on its cheapest electric car
Tesla Model 3 used prices are down more than $11,000
Tesla Model 3 used prices are now down 21.5% since last year’s peak. On average, the used price of Tesla’s cheapest vehicle is down by more than $11,000. Due to the high demand and short supply of new EVs, used EV prices went up at an impressive rate last year. At one point last year, used… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 used prices are down more than $11,000
Tesla promises to double number of trees at Gigafactory Mexico after deforestation
Tesla has promised to plant double the number of trees that it will remove as part of the deforestation effort to build Gigafactory Mexico. There are a lot of eyes on a piece of land spanning 4,200 acres just outside of Monterrey since Tesla confirmed its plan to build a gigafactory there. Not much is… Continue reading Tesla promises to double number of trees at Gigafactory Mexico after deforestation