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  1. TMC Staff

    Blog Report: Model Y to Be Built in Fremont, Model S Refresh Coming in September

    Tesla’s Fremont, Calif. factory will receive a refresh to make way for production of the Model Y crossover SUV and an updated version of the Model S sedan, according to a report from CNBC. Chief Executive Elon Musk has suggested that Model Y would be built in Fremont, but Tesla hasn’t...
  2. notAnExpert

    Is the current NoA helpful or harmful?

    I ran across this article about NoA today. Curious to know what others think about this. Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot Requires Significant Driver Intervention — Consumer Reports
  3. T

    Model X price cut by $2000

    Hi - Brand new poster and infrequent forum poster in general. I tried to search for another thread on discounts but didn’t find one - so I created this. I don’t own a Tesla yet but obsessing over a Model X - so much so that every day I price out the car on the website. Just now noticed the...
  4. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Adding Unity, Unreal Engines to Boost In-Car Gaming Options

    Tesla’s infotainment system gained classic video games last year, and now the automaker plans to offer more gaming options. Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter that the company is working on porting the Unity and Unreal video game engines, which are among the most popular development...
  5. TMC Staff

    Blog Report: Musk Orders Company to Cut Costs

    Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk told employees on Thursday that the company will run out of cash in 10 months if it can’t cut costs. In a letter seen by Reuters, Musk explained that every expense will receive review in an effort to hit breakeven. Tesla closed earlier this month a...
  6. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Aims to Boost Batteries with Maxwell Acquisition

    Tesla announced Thursday the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of battery technology company Maxwell Technologies. The $218 million all-stock deal was announced in February. Founded in 1965, Maxwell Technologies develops and manufactures energy storage and power...
  7. X

    Model 3 New Pricing, up $400

    Looks like they increased the pricing across the board by an additional 400...
  8. TMC Staff

    Model Y Spotted in the Wild

    A photo of a Model Y working prototype in the wild has emerged on Twitter. Posted by charging network ChargePoint, the photo shows a rear view of the all-electric crossover in blue. Tesla unveiled the Model Y in March and offered test rides to attendees, then displayed it briefly at...
  9. Ty_McMahan

    Blog Will Tesla Be Different When the 'Fleet Wakes Up?'

    Speaking at Tesla’s recent Autonomy Day, a showcase of the company’s self-driving technology, Chief Executive Elon Musk seemed to frame the company as a taxi tech enterprise. Musk has been thinking out loud since 2016 about the Tesla Network of autonomous electric vehicles available for service...
  10. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Rolls Out Safety Feature to Keep Drivers in Their Lane

    Tesla has introduced two new safety features designed to help prevent drivers from inadvertently departing their lane. The new features – Lane Departure Avoidance and Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance – leverage Autopilot help drivers stay engaged and in their lane in order to avoid...
  11. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Seeking $2B in New Capital Raise

    Tesla said Thursday it plans to raise up to $2 billion in fresh capital. The filing comes a week after the carmaker said it lost $700 million in the first quarter, and is now down to about $2 billion in cash. A regulatory filing shows a plan to raise $1.35 billion from convertible notes...
  12. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Sued for Deadly Crash on Autopilot

    The family of a man who died last year after his Tesla Model X crashed on a California highway while operating on Autopilot, is suing Tesla. The suit alleges wrongful death and negligence stemming from failures and false promises regarding the Autopilot driver-assistance system. The...
  13. Ty_McMahan

    Blog Tesla Says a Fix for Insurance is Weeks Away

    Tesla is on the verge of launching its own insurance product for Tesla owners that Chief Executive Elon Musk says will be “much more compelling than anything else out there.” A study from 2017 suggested that Tesla owners pay higher than average premiums due to higher-than-average claim rates and...
  14. TMC Staff

    Tesla Still Trying to Decide Where It Will Build Model Y

    Tesla has said its newly-launched Model Y will start being delivered in “Fall 2020,” but the automaker has yet to decide where the all-electric crossover SUV will be built. Speaking on Tesla’s Q1 2019 earnings call, Chief Executive Elon Musk said the company is still trying to make a “close...
  15. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla, SEC Agree to New Twitter Rules

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has been clear that he does not respect the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but he has agreed to at least respect their rules for what he can say on Twitter, according to an agreement filed late Friday. The amended filing in the in U.S. District Court...
  16. N

    Q1 2019 earnings call stuff

    Very very brief summary: -- not enough cars delivered to make a profit in Q1. Automotive profit down by $750 million from Q4 to Q1 mostly because fewer cars. Most of the rest of the profit change is noise; a drop in solar and more service & other costs. -- plan to reach 90K-100K total car...
  17. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Plans Debut of Robotaxi Service in 2020

    Tesla believes it can have a ride-hailing service that leverages its self-driving system in operation sometime next year, Chief Executive Elon Musk said Monday. Speaking at Tesla’s Autonomy Day presentation, Musk offered the most details yet on plans for the Tesla Network, a program that...
  18. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Delivers Details on New Full Self-Driving Computer

    Tesla announced Monday at its Autonomy Investor Day in Palo Alto, California that all of its vehicles are shipping with its homegrown computer chip to enable full self-driving. Chief Executive Elon Musk said the Full Self Driving Chip has been installed in all new Model S and Model X vehicles...
  19. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Says Four Board Members Plan to Leave

    Tesla is “streamlining” its board of directors, with four members planning to exit their roles. According to Tesla’s preliminary proxy statement for its upcoming shareholders meeting, Brad Buss, Antonio Gracias, Stephen Jurvetson, and Linda Johnson Rice do not plan to serve beyond their...
  20. bolosky

    New Roadster video from Tesla

    This has been out for two days, I'm surprised it's not here. Only a few seconds, but it looks like a special effect rather than a real car. Tesla on Instagram: “Zero to sixty faster than you can read this caption tesla.com/roadster”
  21. TMC Staff

    Blog Musk, S.E.C. Granted Extra Week to Settle Twitter Feud

    Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission will get a little more time to work it out. U.S. Judge Alison Nathan is giving both parties a one-week extension to settle an ongoing dispute over Musk’s use of Twitter. The judge initially called for a resolution to be agreed upon by April...
  22. TMC Staff

    Teslamino Is A Short Cut To An Electric Pickup Truck

    Tesla Model S gets a little taken off the back. Tesla is set to unveil its electric pickup truck later this year. That’s great and all, but what if you have a current need to, say, haul a pair of sweet Alta Redshift electric motocross bikes out to the desert for some serious riding? And, you...
  23. TMC Staff

    Blog Report Finds Growing Sales, Loyalty for EVs in U.S.

    New registrations for electric vehicles in 2018 more than doubled year-over-year, according to a new report from research firm IHS Markit. The firm found that new electric vehicle registrations grew from “just over 100,000” in 2017 to 208,000 in 2018. California led in new EV...
  24. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Releases Environmental Impact Report

    Tesla published on Monday its first ever Impact Report, a study of the impact the company’s products and operations have on the environment and communities. “We believe the faster the world moves towards a zero-emission future, the better, so we’re working hard to minimize our greenhouse gas...
  25. SunTek

    Vendor SunTek Paint Protection Film: Technologically Advanced Defense for Your Tesla’s Finish

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a sponsored post from Eastman Performance Films, respected worldwide as a producer of energy solutions including professional-grade window films, industrial coatings, adhesives, and laminates. If you’re concerned about keeping the finish of your Tesla looking like it...
  26. A

    Autopilot now standard

    Autopilot is now standard? Glad I paid $3k for it 5 weeks ago!!!
  27. cdub

    More Model 3 changes and leasing now available

    An Update to Our Vehicle Lineup Lots of changes. AGAIN. Autopilot now standard. Standard and LR now off menu. Standard is now a software limited plus. Blog post below: Model 3 has been the best-selling premium car in the U.S. for the past three quarters, and we’ve heard from Model 3...
  28. TMC Staff

    Electric Car Holy Grail: The Facts Show No One Can Top Tesla

    There’s really no way to fairly frame it differently. Tesla is way ahead. While some of us may not be hardcore Tesla fans, or perhaps we even take issue with the automaker for one reason or another, there’s really become almost no way to prove it’s not incredibly far ahead. C’mon, the Silicon...
  29. malcolm

    Tesla's quarterly AP crash stats

    Tesla releases new Autopilot safety report: more crashes but still fewer than when humans drive
  30. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla to Enable Video Playback for Parked Cars

    With current charging capabilities, electric vehicles will inevitably require some waiting around. But Tesla has been doing what it can to help owners entertain themselves. The most recent entertainment addition is support for video playback, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter. The...
  31. TMC Staff

    Judge Orders Musk, Regulators to Meet on Tweets

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission have been ordered by a judge to meet for at least an hour to try to settle the agency’s objections to Musk’s social media posts. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said on Friday that both sides have until April 18 to...
  32. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Deliveries Dipped in Q1

    Tesla announced disappointing first-quarter delivery figures, a performance it says will negatively impact income. Late Wednesday, Tesla said it delivered about 63,000 cars in Q1, versus analyst estimates of 76,000 deliveries. That’s down from 90,966 in the fourth quarter. Model 3 deliveries...
  33. PoitNarf

    Tesla confirms HW3 computer in production, FSD demo on April 22nd [Rescheduled]

    Tesla has announced that the HW3 computer is now in production: Tesla confirms new full self-driving computer is in production, will demonstrate capability this month Still not clear if it’s actually being installed in new cars at the factory. Tesla will hold a demo of the new HW3 capabilities...
  34. Ryan Autry

    Max Battery Power Missing - Firmware 2019.8.3

    "Anyone else with a Performance model missing Max Battery Power after the latest firmware update? The Ludicrous+ tab is there, however Max Battery Power is not displayed and the fans don't come on at all. Launch Mode also doesn't work. They have changed the location of Max Battery Power. It...
  35. Ty_McMahan

    Blog Musk's Dispute With SEC Goes to Court Thursday

    The Securities and Exchange Commission told the judge considering its complaint against Elon Musk that there is no reason for the parties to gather in court. There most recent filing essentially declared victory. “The SEC respectfully submits that, because there appears to be no disputed issues...
  36. Ty_McMahan

    When Will Tesla Deliver Details on Semi Production?

    Elon Musk shared an image of Tesla’s future this week – an all-electric Semi delivering a trailer full of electric cars. But, he didn’t share any additional details on when that future will arrive. The Tesla Semi was first introduced in November 2017 with production slated to begin this year...
  37. TMC Staff

    Blog Bloomberg: Model 3 Production Could Approach 80,000 Cars

    Tesla could surprise watchers next week by announcing a significantly more productive quarter than analysts predicted. Bloomberg reported that the electric carmaker may have built close to 80,000 Model 3 sedans, much higher than the average analyst estimate of 64,000. Bloomberg noted that the...
  38. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Rolls Out Dynamic Brake Lights for European Model 3

    Tesla’s 2019.8.3 software update contains an interesting new feature for European Model 3 owners called Dynamic Brake Lights that aims to help reduce accidents. According to the release notes, “If you are driving over 50 km/h (31 mph) and brake forcefully, the brake lights will now flash...
  39. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Clarifies Return Policy After Conflicting Tweet From CEO

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sparked some confusion Wednesday when he tweeted information about Tesla’s return policy that conflicted with the policy stated online. Hours later, Tesla updated the policy stated online to match the boss’s interpretation. Under the previous policy, the...
  40. TMC Staff

    Blog Musk Says Criteria for Saving a Tesla Store is ‘Significant Sales’

    Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sent a letter to employees Wednesday to offer more clarity around the company’s decision to close stores. The email obtained by CNBC lays out a plan that seems prudent for the company – keep high-traffic, high-sales stores open. Close stores that don’t produce...
  41. TMC Staff

    Blog TMC Members Report Delayed Delivery for Standard Model 3

    Consumers who have been anxiously awaiting delivery of Tesla’s $35,000 Standard Model 3 are being asked to wait longer. TMC members who placed orders for the Standard Model 3 when it became available last month are reporting that Tesla has informed them that it won’t make the 2 to 4 weeks...
  42. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Increases Model Y Price By $1,000

    Tesla announced Monday a round of price changes that impact the Model Y and inventory cars. The Model Y price was raised $1,000 over the initial pricing given at the unveiling on March 14. The Performance version is now $61,000, the Long Range AWD is $52,000, and the Long Range RWD version is...
  43. S

    Tesla drops annual service for as needed service

    Yesterday Tesla announced, per Electrec, that the annual maintenance is program is being discontinued. For those of us that have pre-paid for the annual maintenance, where does this move leave us and our couple thousand dollars? The local SC had no information to offer about except a mother ship...
  44. TMC Staff

    Tesla Kills Standard-Range Model S Weeks After Introduction

    Just a few weeks after being introduced, Tesla has dropped the standard-range Model S from its lineup. The standard-range battery first hit the configurator on March 1 at a price of $79,000. The car was advertised with a range up to 270 miles, a 140 mile per hour top speed, and a 0 to 60 mph...
  45. TMC Staff

    Biggest Delivery Wave In Tesla History Is Underway, Says Musk

    Let’s all just ride this here wave. Tesla CEO Elon Musk emailed all Tesla employees to detail an unprecedented delivery push. The Tesla delivery wave is higher than ever and this is gonna be epic. Of course, it’s driven largely by the Tesla Model 3. The email, which went out today, states: “What...
  46. YusufT

    New Referral Program (March 2019)

    If you log in and click on your account it’s there. The person you referred and you get X amount of miles of supercharging and each referral gets you a chance to win a Founders Series Model Y or Roadster. Here’s a picture: Did I mention it’s signed by Elon and Franz?
  47. TMC Staff

    Blog Tesla Rolls Out Pricing Updates

    Tesla’s pricing model has been a bit confusing lately. The company announced earlier this month a plan to close stores and move all sales online in an effort to lower prices. Days later, that plan changed to leaving some stores open, which resulted in raising prices from the previously...
  48. TMC Staff

    Navigant: GM Cruise, Waymo Lead Tesla And Others On Full Autonomy

    Researchers believe Tesla is underperforming in autonomous vehicle development. Each year, Navigant Research analyzes the major players in the Autonomous Vehicle space. The research firm ranks each company on their program strategy and execution in bringing fully autonomous vehicles to market in...
  49. TMC Staff

    Tesla Overwhelmed By Orders, Pushes Back Price Increase

    A brief price reprieve. If you want the best deal on a new Tesla, buy before midnight Wednesday. After that, prices on the lineup — save for the base $35,000 Standard Range Model 3 — will rise by 3 percent. That price increase was supposed to happen Monday night, but according to a tweet from...
  50. Garlan Garner

    Yes!!! Enhanced summon is on its way.....

    Yes....can't wait. Enhanced summon is on its way!! and more!! Tesla begins rollout of Enhanced Summon, Navigate on Autopilot with no stalk confirmation