Tesla is raising the price of the Standard Range Plus Model 3 by $500 and adding 10 miles of range. The pricing updates were posted Thursday to the company’s online configurator. A sticker of $39,490 before tax incentives will now get consumers a Model 3 with an additional 250 miles of range, an increase of 10…
Volvo crosses over into all-electric territory. Volvo has just officially pulled the silk from its first all-electric vehicle, the XC40 SUV. The automaker has been quite vocal in stating that its future is electric. Today we see the first step toward that goal. If it looks a bit familiar to you, that may be because…
Tesla released a video Tuesday that gives the first look inside the automaker’s “crash lab.” The facility is used to evaluate Tesla vehicles in a variety of crash scenarios. To create the crashes, two Model S performance drive units attached to steel cables launch the cars 340 feet down a track. Tesla also evaluates the…
Porsche has announced a lower-priced version of its highly-anticipated Taycan electric vehicle, which could further entice consumers to stray from Tesla. The model is called the Porsche Taycan 4S, which will carry the same battery size as the Taycan Turbo and Turbo S that were previously announced. The 4S will be offered with the “Performance…
Tesla’s $6,000 Full Self Driving option will receive a $1,000 price bump next month, Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a tweet. While Tesla is happy to sell the Full Self Driving feature, owners who elect to purchase the technology can’t use it for full self driving. The full promise of the feature is to…
Let’s look at updated analysis on the age-old question. Properly answering this question requires plenty of research since you have to look at the full energy equation and update the results regularly. You can’t just simply say that since Tesla cars don’t spew exhaust, therefore they must be much better for the environment. We also…
Ahead of Pacific General & Electric’s plan to cut power in areas of Northern California to prevent wildfires, Tesla sent out an in-car alert to owners reminding them to charge their vehicles. “A utility company in your area announced they may turn off power in some areas of Northern California beginning October 9 as part…
A study from Capital One shows some of these luxury cars lost 30 percent of their value. Everyone that follows car news knows Tesla has made a considerable impact on premium carmakers. Most of them are now developing fully electric sedans or SUVs just to have something to compete with the American EV manufacturer. But…
Nothing says get out of the way like the sound of farts and goats. Soon, Tesla owners will be able to choose from a silly batch of sounds as their car horn and low-speed noisemaker. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk announced the upcoming feature on Twitter. In addition to farts and goats, Musk said coconuts…
Who gets the ticket in this case? Tesla, the car or the owner? Like a lot of YouTube channels, DragTimes decided to test the presenter’s Tesla Model 3 on Smart Summon. But it did not go as expected. Brooks Weisblat did not see a police officer, ran a stop sign, and got his car pulled…
