Electric cars are increasing in popularity every day. As technologies improve to boost the range of EVs, more people continue to put their trust into a relatively new-to-them product, especially if it’s mass produced. Now, a gas supplier in the Netherlends, Holthausen Group, claims to have increased the range of a Tesla Model S, making…
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Tesla is Working to Launch a Ready Equipped Model S For Police Patrol
Tesla Launching Police Patrol; Earlier this year, Electrek reported on the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) testing Tesla Model S sedans as ‘high-pursuit’ police cruisers. The automaker loaned two Model S P85Ds to the department, but they were testing the vehicles stock without any police equipment other than what has been done on the exterior…
Video: Tesla Model S races a horse
In something seemingly lifted out of a FOX reality show circa 2003, a video which surfaced over the weekend showcases a Tesla Model S going head to head with a Polo Pony, or in other words, a horse specifically bred to be agile, quick, and fast. So is there actually something of a race here?…
Maserati : Tesla Model S vs Ghibli comparison
The Maserati dealership of Kirkland marketed a page listing several comparisons between its vehicles and competing models. One of the top comparisons was of a Maserati Ghibli versus a Tesla Model S and the organisation had to take it down yesterday after Tesla fans claimed the automaker was lying about the performance of the vehicles…
Driver killed in Tesla Autopilot crash
The driver killed in the first known fatal crash of a Tesla vehicle in the semi-autonomous Autopilot mode had previously posted a viral video of his Model S avoiding an accident with Autopilot engaged. Joshua Brown, a 40-year-old Ohio man who regularly posted Tesla videos to his YouTube account, received more than 1.7 million views to a dash cam…
Video: Tesla owner builds this crazy autonomous charging system
Some day you’ll pull your electric car into your garage and it will start charging instantly because there will be a wireless charger built into the floor beneath it. We have quite a ways to go before wireless technology can safely move enough current to efficiently charge a car though, and different companies are working on…
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…
Watch a Tesla Model S drive (or swim) through a flooded tunnel [Video]
With the advent of electric transport, some people are worried about what happens when an electric vehicle is submerged under water following a storm or during a flood. There’s a misconception that somehow battery-powered cars are more subject to damages than a gasoline-powered car in this situation. It didn’t help when Fisker famously lost $30…