TMC Member spectrablue pointed out last week that Tesla had started listing cars on third-party sites like Autotrader.com. Tesla previously only sold those cars on Tesla.com and a network of company-owned stores. The company’s “certified pre-owned” program has helped them control the market and keep resale prices above the industry average. There are now a significant enough…
Tesla plans to offer a “Home Charging Installation Program,” a $1,000 option available at purchase that eliminates the need for customers to source their own external electrician. The goal is to simplify the process of purchasing an electric vehicle. The service is currently only available to customers in North America. According to information on Tesla’s…
Summary The Model 3 reportedly contains Autopilot hardware dubbed “v2.5“ News outlets have yet to fully explore the meaning and purpose Tesla isn’t providing a full explanation because they don’t want to tip their hand and they don’t need you to reserve a Model 3 — yet Welcome to anti-sell and production-hell! In a highly…
Tesla President of Global Sales & Service Jon McNeill is also an active TMC member. Monday he shared some of Tesla’s efforts to improve the customer service experience, particularly around responsiveness. McNeill wrote, “To make contacting the right person at Tesla easier, we’ve streamlined our contacts for you: For any customer issue, you can call…
Tesla is tugging a tiny house through Australia behind a Model X as part of a marketing effort to “educate the public on how to generate, store and use renewable energy for their home.” The ‘Tesla Tiny House’ is outfitted with the company’s energy products, including solar panels and Powerwall. According the the project’s website:…
TMC Member LoL Rick captured a photo of a white Model 3 sporting a white interior that has not yet been seen on a production car. “You can’t tell much from the picture, and I don’t know whether this is a release candidate or production car,” he wrote in his post. “But zooming in on…
There has been no shortage of enthusiastic investors willing to write checks to fund Tesla’s efforts to make electric cars mainstream. A Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows that the company sold $1.8 billion worth of eight-year unsecured bonds at a yield of 5.30 percent in a recent oversubscribed offering. Tesla initially targeted $1.5 billion,…
Two pro-union workers from Tesla’s Fremont factory are speaking out about potential safety risks related to frantic efforts to hit production goals for the Model 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the company is entering “production hell.” With heightened stress at the factory, the two workers fear that excessive overtime will result in overworked,…
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