Tesla will increase efforts from its Tesla Energy division that produces products like the Powerwall and Solar Roof, according to USA Today. “It’s like with Model 3,” Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel told the paper of demand for the solar products. “People have come flooding in and are waiting on the product. So now…
The EPA has released its official efficiency rating for the Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor and Performance versions, which comes in at 116 MPGe. Both the Performance and non-Performance Dual Motor versions received the same rating of 120 MPGe for city driving and 112 MPGe for highway driving. Range is rated at 310 miles on…
Tesla said Thursday that it has now delivered 200,000 vehicles, which means tax credits for consumers buying the electric cars will begin to phase out. A tax law passed last year by congress gradually eliminates tax credits to be used towards the purchase of an EV after the manufacturer has delivered 200,000 vehicles. Starting in…
Tesla has finalized plans for a factory in Shanghai that would have capacity for 500,000 vehicles a year, according to a Bloomberg report. A deal to produce Teslas in China has been in the works for some time, as the automaker has been trying to work out details with Shanghai’s municipal government. Those conversations were…
The Tesla Model 3 is available for test drives for the first time, offering up the opportunity to reservation holders in the San Francisco Bay Area. Test cars are located at Dublin-Amador Plaza, Corte Madera, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto showrooms. The program is expected to soon land in San Jose, Burlingame, and San Francisco stores….
Doug Field, Tesla’s engineering chief won’t return from his leave of absence, the Wall Street Journal reported. Field, senior vice president of engineering, took leave in May “to recharge and spend time with his family,” the company said at the time. They did not indicate that the leave would be permanent. Now, Tesla has confirmed…
Tesla produced 53,339 vehicles during the second quarter, an increase of 55 percent from the prior period. In a press release, Tesla said it was “the most productive quarter in Tesla history by far.” That company produced 28,578 Model 3 sedans and 24,761 Model S and Model X cars combined. It was the first time…
