When you think of blazing fast EVs, the name that naturally comes to mind is Tesla. After all, Tesla’s flagship Model S P100D can go from 0-60 in just 2.4 seconds and can complete a quarter-mile in 10.72 seconds. That said, Elon Musk and co. may have some new competition from an unlikely source: Kreisel…
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Tesla Model 3 Will Have Solar Glass Like The Same Tech Used In Solar Roof
The Model 3 will use some of the same glass technology that Tesla is using for its solar roof shingles, CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday during a conference call regarding the financial details of a SolarCity merger, which shareholders will vote on November 17. Musk said that Tesla now has a special glass technology group…
Tesla’s New Autopilot System Will Finally Make Tesla A Fully Self-Driving Car
Tesla vehicles currently in production and the upcoming Model 3, will include a Tesla’s new Autopilot hardware that will give the car the ability to be fully autonomous, the company announced Wednesday. This doesn’t mean that Tesla vehicles are now completely autonomous. Rather, it means that Tesla is now including the hardware in its cars…
Tesla’s new vehicles will have Wi-Fi Hotspots
If your ideal for internet connectivity is “always on,” maybe you should consider a Tesla for your next ride. The exact date when the switch was made has not been disclosed, but Tesla vehicles built starting in the second quarter of 2016 should have Qualcomm Wi-Fi hot spot chips installed even if they’re not turned…
Photos Of Tesla Model 3 prototype
We’re not sure whether or not Tesla encourages people to snap pictures of Model 3 prototypes when they visit the electric carmaker’s facilities in Fremont, California. We wholeheartedly encourage it though, and a new pair of snaps have emerged to give us our best look yet at the near-final Model 3 design in a stunning…
Elon Musk is flying out 12 Golden Tickets winners to see the Gigafactory
A handful of lucky people who pre-ordered Tesla’s affordable Model 3 car on its unveiling day are getting an all-expenses paid trip to see the grand opening of Tesla’s Gigafactory, a building that will change the world. We first learned about the news on Electrek, which managed to obtain an email from one of the…
Porsche Manager: Tesla’s Ludicrous mode is bullshit and the seats suck
Tesla has been on the vanguard of the EV revolution and has demonstrated no hesitation to completely deviate from practices that have governed the auto industry for decades. And as tends to be the case with any company so willing to shake up the status quo, the company has no shortage of detractors, even from…
Tesla hired the man responsible for the Porsche Mission E’s interior
A new report from Electrek relays that Tesla recently hired Félix Godard, a young designer responsible for the interior design of Porsche’s deservedly hyped Mission E. What makes Tesla’s hiring of Godard particularly noteworthy is that he may help Tesla address a longstanding complaint about the company’s fleet of cars, namely that their fit and…
27 wild innovations in Tesla’s redesigned Model S
Tesla in April introduced the first major redesign for its popular Model S sedan. And boy is it stunning. The most notable change is the front of the car, which now lacks the faux-grille from the previous model in favor of a snub-nose look that’s quite similar to Tesla’s Model 3, the company’s affordable car…
Tesla just started selling two cheaper Model S sedans
On Thursday morning, Tesla Motors announced that new, lower-cost versions of itsModel S sedan would be available to purchase immediately. The Model S 60 will cost $66,000 while the all-wheel drive Model S 60D will cost $71,000. According to Tesla, the Model S 60 will have a range of greater than 200 miles, can reach a top…
Should Elon Musk Get a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
Someone started a single petition on Change.org asking the Swedish Nobel Committee to award Elon Musk the Nobel Prize in Economic Science. Now they are nearing 4000 signatures at the time of this writing. Here is the reasoning for Elon Musk’s floor nomination for Nobel Prize. The message on Change.org reads. We, the signed, would…