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Those Tesla/Panasonic cells are simply more affordable. According to UBS analyst Colin Langan, the teardown of lithium-ion battery cells produced by Panasonic/Tesla, LG Chem, Samsung SDI and Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) revealed that Panasonic/Tesla cells are some 20% more cost...

A veritable (Faraday) cage match. First mover advantage. It’s something Nissan should be enjoying in the economical electric vehicle space, considering it launched the LEAF at the tail end of 2010. Just last year Nissan introduced the 2nd generation of that pioneering hatchback. Now that...

Unsurprisingly, batteries are the culprit holding back large volume expansion by the carmaker. While plenty are ready to bash Tesla on short notice, with such a novelty product, it’s not that simple to make all things work. At once. After all, the initial product market introduction and high...

Soon you may be able to request help from a Tesla Mobile Service technician with a tap in the Tesla phone app. In replying to an owner praising the company for it’s prompt help fixing a flat tire, Musk said Tesla will soon be adding functionality to Tesla’s phone app allowing owners to...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk announced a major expansion of the Supercharging network by the end of 2019. Musk said Tesla Supercharger capacity will double by the end of next year. He said the network “will be within range of 95% to 100% of population in all active markets.” Tesla’s...

Soon it should increase by 1,000 every day. As of November 19, 2018, Bloomberg’s Tesla Model 3 Tracker indicates estimated cumulative production of the Tesla Model 3 at 125,323. Because the tool is based on estimated production rates in a particular quarter (production for previous...

Elon Musk continues to show enthusiasm for Tesla’s electric pickup, as he said on Twitter that the project is getting more resources. Musk was trading tweets with a follower about the possibility of building a sprinter van when he listed the company’s current priorities. The Tesla pickup was...

Tesla Model 3 leads the midsize luxury segment in the U.S. According to the latest sales data of the midsize luxury segment gathered by Good Car Bad Car, combined with IinsideEVs’s own Tesla Model 3 sales estimation in the U.S., the newest Tesla makes a kind earthquake in its class. In...

The first tunnel at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorn, CA is nearing completion The Boring Company (TBC) currently has several high-speed underground transportation projects in the works. Most are still in the preliminary planning stages. However, a 2-mile test tunnel located beneath SpaceX’s...

Tesla CCS to spread around the world Tesla Model 3 in Europe will get a CCS Combo 2 inlet for DC fast charging standard and AC charging (single- or three-phase), but the change to CCS2 (the European version) will be conducted elsewhere around the world (outside North America and maybe a few...

More than 800 workers are now full-time employees at the Buffalo Gigafactory 2 location Led by Ryan Nungesser – the top level on-site employee – the Buffalo located Gigafactory 2 is ramping up production to fulfill all the Tesla Solar Roof orders after months of delays and several production...

Ahh the EV announcements come daily from VW and while we’re truly excited about what’s to come, we can only hope that it’s all a reality in the making. How about a grand slew of affordable EVs that can perform like that of Tesla vehicles? How about long-range electric vehicles that you can...

You have to consider all of an EV’s long-term ownership costs to determine which is the best deal. There’s a distinct difference between what it costs to purchase a given vehicle and what you’ll actually pay to own it over time. Electric vehicles are no exception. To determine which would...

SpaceX’s plan to beam broadband internet to earth from a constellation of thousands of satellites crossed a hurdle this week when it won permission from U.S. regulators to launch the spacecraft. This week’s decision included a plan for more than 7,000 satellites, which is in addition to 4,425...

Long-range, all-wheel-drive version will be first Tesla Model 3 will be launched in China within 5 months, by the end of the first quarter of 2019 or, more specifically, in March, according to the latest reports that confirm the Model 3’s arrival in the world’s biggest EV market. Tesla is...

Yes, Tesla is on that list, but so too is Chevy, Ford and Honda. For electric cars, the way we gauge reliability has always been a bit skewed. After all, most of the models available on the market today, didn’t really exist until a few years back. Pair that with the well-known sympathy...

Our model suggests that the upcoming Tesla Pickup Truck will have a 200 kWh battery, 380-mile range, and a 3.9 second 0-60-mph time. We don’t know much about the specifics of the Tesla Pickup Truck but what we do know was summarized in an Electrek article: Tesla pickup truck-Everything we know...

Tesla has added to its online store a new $350 security feature for Model S and Model X vehicles called “Enhanced Anti-theft.” Here’s the feature’s description from the Tesla website: “Increase your vehicle’s protection with active sensor technology designed to detect motion inside the cabin...

Come together, right now, for EVs. Getting the various manufacturers of electric vehicles to agree on something has, in the past, been challenging. A single high-speed charging standard springs to mind. Now, though, it seems there has been a joining of hands on the issue of the federal tax...

Tesla invites reservation holders to see the Model 3 in Europe Finally, Tesla has begun the presentation of the Model 3 to reservation holders in Europe. According to the latest news, invitations were sent out to at least several countries – France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Italy...

Phil Rothenberg, a vice president in Tesla’s legal department, told Bloomberg he has left the automaker to become general counsel at Sonder, a hospitality startup. “It’s been a privilege to watch firsthand as Tesla grew from a niche automaker to having one of the top-selling vehicles in the...

Tesla is expanding its presence in California with a new 870,000 sq-ft building under construction in Lathrop, according to a report from Manteca Bulletin. The site, previously parking for the Pilkington glass plant campus, is just down the street from another Tesla building, which fronts...

Say goodbye to the free 400 kWh of Supercharging. Tesla completed the transition from fully free Supercharging for long-distance travel in the Model S and Model X cars to a fully paid business model. Initially, S/X cars were sold with a promise to be able to free Supercharge forever and...

Tesla brings the Model 3 to Japan in preparation for its Asian invasion. In Japan, Tesla Model 3 will go on sale (first deliveries) in the second half of 2019 (some think it will be late 2019). A few days ago, the Californian company presented the Model 3 for the first time in Japan...

Tesla vastly improves Model 3 Track Mode prior to its rollout About one month ago, Motor Trend took an early version of the Tesla Model 3 Performance Track Mode software to the track. They put the Model 3 up against an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and a Jaguar I-Pace. The speed of the Tesla...

The Tesla CEO is very hands-on. And off! Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes a very hands-on approach to running the electric vehicle manufacturer. From acting as product architect to spending time on the assembly line torquing bolts, his fingerprints are literally smudged across every part of the...

Tesla’s Board of Directors announced that Robyn Denholm has been appointed as Chair of the Tesla Board. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk gave up his chairman title under the terms of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to fraud charges. Denholm will be leaving...

They’re set to phaseout for Tesla in 2019, with GM close behind, but could Congress extend or eliminate them? Federal tax credits of $7,500 were enacted in 2010 to help spur sales of electric vehicles, which was a priority for the Obama administration. Unfortunately they’re not permanent, and...

Nissan just turned the tables on EV announcements and revealed a semi-electrified pickup truck! Well … sort of. It is for sure electrified, and also has LEAF batteries, but it’s not truly electric in the most positive sense. However, it’s a drastic step in the right direction! The Nissan...

Tesla Navigate On Autopilot requires improvement to be better than drivers. Consumer Reports tested the latest Tesla Navigate On Autopilot feature near its Auto Test Center in Colchester, Connecticut and is impressed with its findings. However, the ability to do route-based lane changes or...

Surprised? Some brands are well known for their customer loyalty. Subaru customers, for instance, are famously devoted and, according to Autoline host Sean McElroy (forward to the 3:31-minute mark) who cites a report from Experian Automotive, 72.1 percent return to that brand when it’s time...

Approaching full autonomy on highways. Tesla released a few new images of the Tesla Model 3‘s Navigate on Autopilot UI that shows us how it looks when the car drives in a mode that combines Autopilot with navigation. It’s the first time a manufacturer introduced a feature that enables the...

Not quite Fremont levels, but still a healthy output figure. A new filing shows that Tesla intends to produce approximately 3,000 Model 3s in China per week in initial stages. Producing in China is essential to avoiding tariffs, which increase the price of imported cars. For Tesla, this...

What’s the story here and how much might this new battery pack really save Tesla? We’ve had lots of news in the last week. Tesla told us during their earnings conference call that they maintained 20% gross margins during the 3rd quarter. On the other hand, it also delayed production on the short...

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice are investigating projections made last year about Model 3 production rates, according to a regulatory filing. The filing from Tesla admits to investigations regarding Elon Musk’s statement  of “considering taking Tesla...

Consider Tesla’s incredible all-electric product pipeline – a version of America’s current favorite, the crossover SUV; a top-down, wind-in-your-hair roadster that aims to be the “fastest production car ever;” a semi with a powertrain guaranteed for a million miles that hopes to disrupt the...

Some cities are way ahead of rest of the world According to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), nearly half of all plug-in electric passenger cars are used in just 25 metropolitan areas. At the end of 2017, the number was 1.4 million out of 3.1 million, which...

We strongly discourage the opening of a new fuel station in Norway. Long-standing ultra-high levels of all-electric car sales in Norway finally begin to translate into not negligible shares of the total car fleet in the country. According to official data, as of the end of September 2018...

The newest version of the Model 3 is now in production. First VINs (Vehicle Identification Numbers) have started to come in for the Model 3 Mid Range aka Model 3 MR. VINs are assigned to cars after the car enters production.  First deliveries are expected next week. The Model 3 Mid Range was...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has purchased around $10 million worth of additional shares in the company and may grab another $20 million in stock soon, according to a regulatory filing. The filing shows that Musk purchased 29,844 shares of Tesla worth $9.997 million in open market...

…but only 2,000 are to be delivered to Norway in 2019? Kia announced in Norway that the upcoming e-Niro will start at 377,400 NOK (€39,590 / $44,940), which is not as affordable as one would’ve hoped. Bjørn Nyland noted that the price difference to the Hyundai Kona Electric is about 12.5%...

With more than 200,000 vehicles sold to date and an exciting product pipeline that ranges from semis to sports cars, Tesla is truly creating an electric vehicle revolution in the U.S. But, it seems China may be the market that gives the biggest shove to gas burning vehicles and helps accelerate...

Daimler’s 2009 investment in Tesla was crucial. Dieter Zetsche – in one of the latest interviews – was asked about Daimler‘s $50 million investment in Tesla in 2009 and later sales of shares for some $780 million in 2014. The move apparently saved Tesla from bankruptcy (other investors...

Tesla Semi to be launched in late 2019, but more likely expected in 2020. NFI Industries (a third-party logistics provider) is closely watching manufacturers of electric trucks as the Tesla Semi unveiling sparked a lot of interest from shippers – “Tesla effect”. NFI Industries vice...

Tesla hasn’t made it easy on the shade tree mechanic to perform simple maintenance on their car, but it seems that may be changing. The automaker just released a parts catalog with all parts for all of its cars – from first-gen Roadster to Model 3. The release also includes thorough...

Performance Upgrade is now standard equipment. The fully equipped Tesla Model 3 Performance becomes $5,000 cheaper as Tesla included the $5,000 Performance Upgrade package as standard equipment in its top-of-the-line version. The base price still starts at $64,000, but that’s a far more...

More than 110,000 people are apparently driving in a Tesla Model 3. Bloomberg’s Tesla Model 3 Tracker indicates that production of the Tesla Model 3 exceeds 110,000 and today stands at 111,968 since August 2017. Despite the progress, the estimation tool still shows that the average...

SpaceX is seeking a $500 million loan to support programs including the Starlink internet satellite constellation and the BFR rocket, according to a report from Bloomberg. Goldman Sachs is leading the talks with potential investors, the report said. SpaceX’s valuation has reportedly...

Tesla Model 3 sales continue to prove the unimaginable. We’ve provided a multitude of articles about the incredible success of Tesla Model 3 sales this year. Deliveries got off to a rough start and lasted for many months when the car was first released. Production bottlenecks meant that only a...

Legacy automakers struggle to catch up with Tesla’s vehicle efficiency. Tesla is aware that new all-electric cars coming, but notes in its 3rd quarter report that more than 15 years of battery pack and powertrain development give it an edge over established carmakers, most of which engaged in...