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If you are on the road today are you facing lines to get charged? This is traditionally the busiest Supercharger day of the year, everyone has to get there and get back in one weekend, and who wants to pay for 4 airline tickets when you all fit in one car. I think one of the busiest routes is SF...

Tesla showed a video during the Cybertruck unveiling event of the all electric pickup dragging a Ford F-150 in a tug-of-war. Ford has called the video absurd. Some challenged the fairness of the video. In fact, scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson chimed in with a suggestion, saying it...

Tesla has received 146,000 orders for the Cybertruck, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter. The automaker’s all-electric pickup was unveiled this week in Los Angeles and has received quite a bit of chatter since. The company set out to build something different than what’s currently...

Tesla debuted the Cybertruck Thursday, saying it is designed to have the utility of a truck and the performance of a sports car. Cybertruck will come in three variants: Single Motor Rear-Wheel Drive, Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive, and Tri Motor All-Wheel Drive. Vehicle Specs: Range: 500+...

Tesla’s Cybertruck unveiling event at the Tesla Design Center in Los Angeles will be broadcast on the company’s website. Tesla tweeted a link to Q2 2021 Financial Results with Q&A | Tesla, where it will host the live broadcast. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has described the...

Ahead of the Tesla Cybertruck reveal, Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted that the truck design was partly inspired by the James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. The tweet shared a clip from the 1977 film that shows the Bond character driving a Lotus Esprit that turns into a rocket-firing...

Tesla will unveil tonight a Blade Runner-styled entrant into the electric pickup marketplace. Chief Executive Elon Musk has said the “Cybertruck” looks like an “armored personnel carrier from the future.” The vague descriptions of the vehicle by Musk have always hinted of a wild...

This thread will serve as the official discussion thread for the November 21, 2019 Cybertruck event. Please save this thread for actual info and photos on the day and after the event, rather than speculation and random chitchat. Cheers!

Tesla’s giant battery installation in Australia is about to get a lot bigger.The Powerpack farm is already the world’s largest lithium-ion battery, but the plan is to grow it by 50%. Renewable energy company Neoen said in a press release that the Hornsdale Power Reserve will receive a 50...

Now, that’s a bit of a surprise. Many were expecting the factory would be built in the western part of Germany closer to France/Benelux. Tesla CEO says will build Gigafactory 4 in 'Berlin Area': Electrek

Elon Musk @elonmusk · 1m Cybertruck unveil on Nov 21 in LA near SpaceX rocket factory

Take notice of the red underline on “dual motor” hinting at this is a performance model being tested. Also the first white one I’ve seen and looks to me as a new wheel design. Or, looks to be the wheel design from the red model 3 Prototype.

I am more convinced then ever that smart summon is using Open Street Maps (OSM) for parking lot mapping. This has been posted before but I want to share my results. I had 2 local parking lots that smart summon was awful at. It made horrible routing decisions. I read online that Tesla might be...

Tesla’s solar business got some shine last week when the company reported an increase in deployments and the launch of a new version of its solar roof. “So all in all, the roadmap for energy products from solar, Solar Roof, Powerwall to Megapack is super exciting, and I expect Tesla Energy to...

As Tesla says it’s getting closer to releasing its Full Self Driving product, it continues to report the safety benefits of Autopilot. In the company’s Q3 update, Tesla provided safety numbers related to accidents occurring when Autopilot was in use.  According to Tesla’s Q3 2019...

As wildfires continue to threaten California, Tesla said it will extend the range of cars in the affected areas.  Vehicles with software-limited battery packs will be able to unlock the battery’s full capability. Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted the news Monday. Further, he said Tesla...

Did anyone receive the following? According to our records, we believe you own Roadster 5XXXXXXB881000255. We appreciate your support for Tesla and its first product. We realize that we need to improve service for Roadster – we are putting in place a dedicated channel to help you with all your...

Tesla has released photos inside Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai that show the production facility is poised to start pumping out Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. In its Q3 2019 earnings report, Tesla confirmed that trial production has started at the plant, and pending government approval, the...

The Model Y production timeline has been moved up from fall 2020 to spring, Tesla said in its Q3 update. Tesla hoped that by sharing the same platform as the Model 3, the Model Y crossover SUV would have an advantage when time to go to production. The Model Y shares about 70 percent of the...

Tesla posted a surprise third quarter profit on Wednesday. The company reported revenue of $6.3 billion versus estimates of 6.45 billion with a gross margin of 18.9% versus estimates of 17.7%. According to the company’s Q3 2019 Update: Last year, our story was about ramping the Model 3...

Is this the wave of the future?Until now, battery-pack production has followed the same basic procedure. A company that specializes in making battery cells like Panasonic or LG Chem makes the individual cells and then the automakers take those cells and package them into a battery pack. In other...

The new Tesla Roadster was unveiled with incredible performance specs, but the car’s designer is now saying the car will be better “in every way.” Speaking on the Ride the Lighting podcast, Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen – the man who drove the Roadster out of the Tesla Semi for...

Tesla has received approval to begin production of vehicles at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, but still needs a “product certification” to start selling the cars in China. That final certification requires an initial run of vehicles to be inspected by the Chinese government. Model 3 sedans in...

Tesla’s online parts catalog has been updated with a few performance upgrades that seem ready to take to the track.  The catalog shows a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 – 245/35ZR20 (95Y) XL tires with a note that they’re part of a “Track Mode Package.” The current tires shipped with the...

Beside the slight price adjustments to the Model 3 in mid October, I also noticed a slight increase in Model 3 Standard Range Plus's EPA range estimate. It increased from 240 miles (386 km) to 250 miles (402 km). ~ 4% increase Design Your Model 3 | Tesla

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...

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...

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...

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...

So there are a number of areas around SF that pge says they may turn electricity off for up to 5 days due to extreme windy and dry conditions. It is not clear to me what will happen to hotels, restaurants, etc. if they don't have backup generators - I called one last night but nobody knew. In...

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...

Tesla delivered a record number of cars in the third-quarter, but fell short of investor expectations. The company delivered a record 97,000 vehicles. Analysts expected Tesla to deliver 99,000 vehicles. Tesla said it delivered 79,600 Model 3 cars and 17,400 Model S and X vehicles in the third...

TMC member Cstreet spotted a Tesla Model Y cruising near the Tesla headquarters and managed to record a video. The Model Y in black was captured driving by Cstreet, giving a look at the front, side, and back of the vehicle. Charging network ChargePoint also posted a photo of a Model Y in the...

With a lot on its plate, new Tesla Superchargers have taken a back seat until now. Tesla has many goals, and while it may not always achieve them on time, most of them actually do come true. Moreover, CEO Elon Musk has a multitude of grand plans. While he’s often in over his head and... READ...

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A police officer’s Tesla Model S patrol car in Fremont, Calif. ran out of battery while pursuing a suspect.  Police said the chase was called off when the suspect started driving in a dangerous manner. The suspect’s car was later found abandoned.  Geneva Bosques, a spokeswoman for the...

A Tesla owner in Ireland, Ross Hunt, was cleared of breaking animal welfare laws after a judge accepted that the owner’s beloved poodle was actually safe inside the climate-controlled electric vehicle. A concerned passer-by saw the poodle, Loki, sitting inside the Tesla Model S on a hot day...

The 2019 Tesla Model 3’s crashworthiness received a very positive review from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety after being put through a litany of tests. In particular, the Institute called out the Model 3’s performance in its “most challenging” crash test, the driver-side small overlap...

Tesla has been awarded its first ever Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To earn a 2019 Top Safety Pick award, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as a...

Editor’s note: This article was updated after readers pointed out that Musk’s comments could be referring to a Plaid version of the Roadster, not necessarily the entire production run. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk’s comments on Twitter have caused some to wonder if the new Tesla Roadster...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk confirmed today that a new version of the Model S sedan will go into production in October or November of 2020. Musk acknowledged on Twitter that Tesla is testing a Model S with three motors dubbed the “Plaid” edition, which reportedly bested the Porsche...

Tesla’s solar sales model received another update last week when the company launched a subscription option for commercial applications. The company launched an online portal that offers price comparisons with or without incentives, as well as the benefits of choosing a rental option...

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Tesla is reportedly retrofitting vehicles with its next-generation Hardware 3 computer that the company says will make autonomous driving possible. Tesla owner Sofiaan Fraval shared on Twitter that his 2018 Model S P100D went into the the Tesla service center to replace a HEPA filter and came...

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Oddly the videos stopped recording while the police were there. Has anybody else had run in with the popo and dog mode? The lady was taking pictures of the license plate. Should we be worried? We showed the police what dog mode does... They were laughing and taking pictures too.

According to the app this morning: Orders delivered before Oct 1st now get 2,000 supercharging miles and entries for Roadster and a Model Y.

The wait for the coolest car Elon Musk has ever seen will be a bit longer. Musk said on Twitter that the highly-anticipated Tesla Pickup, which was previously expected to debut during the summer, won’t be shown until “November most likely.”  Musk has said the company aims to...

Tesla vehicles will be exempt from a purchase tax in China, the country’s automotive regulatory body announced Friday. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the memo, which outlined broad tax exclusions for electric vehicles, but did not give a reason why the car’s were...

Hello Fellow Florida friends. Just a polite reminder for any of you in the potential path of hurricane Dorian this weekend. Time for a 100% charge before the storm hits and power is lost. Your ICE friends will make fun of you until they realize loss of power means no power for the gas pumps to...