An all-electric boat equipped with “second-life” Renault Zoe battery packs has launched as part of Seine Alliance’s fleet operating in Paris. Renault has access to a lot of used Zoe battery packs because it sold many electric cars under a program where they would still own the battery packs and rent them to Zoe owners.… Continue reading Electric boat with used Renault Zoe battery packs launches in Paris
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Elon Musk: Tesla is going to build Gigafactory 4 in ‘Berlin area’
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla is going to build Gigafactory 4, a new vehicle factory, in the ”Berlin area” as they start listing jobs for the new factory. CEO Elon Musk has been talking about a full battery and vehicle factory in Europe for a while now. Several European countries have even launched campaigns to… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla is going to build Gigafactory 4 in ‘Berlin area’
Tesla ICEd by pickup truck gets satisfying justice as police lift it off with crane
A Tesla vehicle had difficulty charging because a pickup truck was icing, but it got satisfying justice when the police ended up lifting the pickup truck off the ground with a crane. Icing is what the EV community calls an internal combustion engine vehicle blocking a charging station for electric vehicles. Sometimes drivers do it… Continue reading Tesla ICEd by pickup truck gets satisfying justice as police lift it off with crane
Tesla is planning new monster Supercharger V3 station to connect LA and Phoenix
Tesla’s rollout of new Supercharger V3 stations has been slow, but it is about to ramp up – including with a large new 28-stall station to connect Los Angeles and Phoenix. CEO Elon Musk said that he wants the Supercharger network to cover “95% to 100% of the population in all active markets”. They had… Continue reading Tesla is planning new monster Supercharger V3 station to connect LA and Phoenix
Tesla Model X was set on fire by arsonist, owner says Tesla was targeted
A Tesla Model X was set on fire in Düsseldorf earlier this week and the owner believes that the vandal was targeting his car because it is a Tesla. Dutch Tesla owner Den Dal was on a business trip in Düsseldorf, Germany and plugged his Model X in a public charging station. When he came… Continue reading Tesla Model X was set on fire by arsonist, owner says Tesla was targeted
Tesla Autopilot detects and avoids family of ducks caught on video, owner says
A Tesla owner claims that Tesla Autopilot detected and avoided a family of ducks in the middle of the road and the whole incident was caught on the TeslaCam. At a presentation about Tesla’s latest self-driving and computer vision capability earlier this year, Tesla Sr. Director of AI Andrej Karpathy said that they are currently working… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot detects and avoids family of ducks caught on video, owner says
Tesla unveils Model 3 made-in-China with media test drives
Tesla has unveiled its first Model 3 made-in-China at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai and it has now even started to give media test drives of the vehicle ahead of the start of sales. During its earnings last month, the automaker confirmed that it has produced full vehicles at the new factory as part of its trial production:… Continue reading Tesla unveils Model 3 made-in-China with media test drives
Watch Tesla’s new over-the-air performance update put to the test
Tesla recently increased vehicle performance by ~5% through an over-the-air update, and today we have a video confirming the improvement with some side-by-side testing. The video was posted to youtube by Tesla owner Jenny Walsh, and was conducted on two identical performance Model 3s, one with the update and one without. Both cars had their… Continue reading Watch Tesla’s new over-the-air performance update put to the test
Tesla Model 3: prepare for winter with tires, mats, and some tips
There’s a lot of talk about electric vehicles not being good in the winter, but that’s not true, especially with Tesla’s vehicles, like the Model 3. If you prepare right, you should have a great driving and ownership experience during the winter. Here are some tips and accessories that can help you prepare your Model… Continue reading Tesla Model 3: prepare for winter with tires, mats, and some tips
Tesla breaks down range of Model 3 Performance with different wheels — surprising differences
With its new 2020 model year, Tesla is breaking down the range of Model 3 Performance with different wheels, and there are surprising differences with the different options. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously expressed disdain for the way automakers only update their vehicles on a model year basis once a year. Instead, Tesla has… Continue reading Tesla breaks down range of Model 3 Performance with different wheels — surprising differences