[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4VGQPk2Dl8″ video_title=”1″][vc_column_text]It’s been nearly 16 months since Tesla publicly unveiled the Model 3. It took just a week for Tesla to secure 325,000 Model 3 reservations, more than triple the number of Model S sedans sold by the end of 2015. Total reservations to date are estimated to be between 400,000 and 500,000. Today,… Continue reading Flashback: Watch the Model 3 Debut From March 2016
Month: July 2017
Model 3 Headline Roundup
Below are some of the stories making the rounds ahead of tonight’s Model 3 handover party. Tesla’s biggest competition for the Model 3 will not come from other electric vehicles – “The company’s Model S sedans and Model X SUVs accounted for more than half of the EV market in the US in 2016, more… Continue reading Model 3 Headline Roundup
Musk Teases Model 3 Handover Party Stage
Elon Musk shared a preview of Tesla’s Model 3 launch event to Instagram on Friday, showing off an elaborate setting for the party. The $35,000 Model 3 will be delivered to a select few buyers at a “handover event,” set to start at 7 p.m. PT at the company’s factory in Fremont, California. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXE4eKIg7_D/
Model 3 Headline Roundup
Below are some of the stories making the rounds today about this week’s highly-anticipated delivery of the Model 3. Model 3 Could Cost as Little As a Prius in California After Incentives – “Priced at just $35,000, the Model 3 is far from the cost of the Model S, making it an affordable entry to the… Continue reading Model 3 Headline Roundup
Bollinger Motors to Unveil All-Electric Sport Utility Truck
After months of teasing abstract pictures of the project in progress, Bollinger Motors will unveil today its all-electric sport utility truck at an event in New York. The company will stream the event at 7 p.m. ET on its Facebook page. The electric drive system is built from off-the shelf components, but is powered by a… Continue reading Bollinger Motors to Unveil All-Electric Sport Utility Truck
Tesla Announces Project Loveday Finalists
Tesla announced via tweet that it has narrowed hundreds of Project Loveday submissions to 10 finalists and will allow fans to vote for the winner. The company plans to tweet links to all 10 videos. The videos that receive the most likes from fans will be shared during the Model 3 event webcast on Friday.… Continue reading Tesla Announces Project Loveday Finalists
Autopilot Has Been Improving on AP1 Vehicles Too
As an AP1 Model X owner, I didn’t expect Autopilot to evolve much over the last 12 months. Tesla software engineers had their hands full writing code for AP2 vehicles, so I figured Autopilot updates for AP1 vehicles would simply enter a dormant phase. That certainly did not turn out to be the case! While… Continue reading Autopilot Has Been Improving on AP1 Vehicles Too
The Boring Company Tests Car Elevator
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Elon Musk continues to share progress on his plan to build a network of tunnels that carry cars on electric sleds. Musk posted to Instagram a video of a Tesla Model S being lowered underground on an elevator. https://www.instagram.com/p/BW_-mlYAMrs/ He previously shared a video on Twitter of the elevator’s skeleton being constructed. Just installed steel skeleton… Continue reading The Boring Company Tests Car Elevator
Model 3 Headline Roundup
Below are some of the stories making the rounds today about this week’s highly-anticipated delivery of the Model 3. Tesla and Elon Musk’s moment of truth with first mass-market car (Financial Times): “In a sign that Mr Musk may be on to something, would-be customers have put down deposits on more than 400,000 Model 3s. True,… Continue reading Model 3 Headline Roundup
Musk Says Hyperloop Connecting NYC to DC in 30 Minutes Received ‘Verbal Government Approval’
Elon Musk said today on Twitter that The Boring Company received “verbal government approval” to build a Hyperloop connecting New York with Washington DC. Musk said a trip between the two cities would take 29 minutes. It’s not clear what government agency approved the project. Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval,… Continue reading Musk Says Hyperloop Connecting NYC to DC in 30 Minutes Received ‘Verbal Government Approval’