Skip to main content

Tesla Model 3 (Page 13)

By Tinsae Aregay on November 28, 2022 - 4:53PM
At Tesla's showing at the Peterson Automotive Museum, among other items, the EV maker has also brought a scaled-down version of a Hyperloop pod that the company has been working on. A Hyperloop is a new form of transportation Elon Musk has invented and is expected to travel at speeds as high as 700 mph.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 26, 2022 - 7:46PM
5 years after the unveiling, Tesla is set to begin delivering the company's all-electric class 8 truck on December first. However, only days out until the start of deliveries, Tesla's head of Investor Relations, Martin Veicha says he "didn't believe it's possible to make a 500 mile, fully loaded Class 8 truck."
By Tinsae Aregay on November 24, 2022 - 6:25PM
Tesla has decided to open the floodgates and allow any Tesla owner in North America who purchased the full self-driving option to download FSD Beta. Now hundreds of thousands of Tesla owners will have one more thing to be grateful for on thanksgiving.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 22, 2022 - 4:02PM
Tesla China has reached a new domestic delivery record selling 55,100 vehicles between October 1 and November 21. This number significantly outperforms the previous record for a similar timeframe which stood at 43,000 vehicles.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 21, 2022 - 3:35PM
Toyota is the undisputed leader in terms of automobile production worldwide, that is, legacy - ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars, while Tesla is by all means the world leader in terms of BEV (Battery Electric Cars) or “pure” EVs; there are big differences between the two giants in terms of profit margins, though.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 20, 2022 - 6:18AM
Tesla is currently in the initial stages of rolling out FSD Beta V11 which is the company's next iteration of autopilot software. FSD Beta V11 is expected to bring vector spaces and use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. Currently, we have yet to see FSD Beta V11 out in the world however, until then we have gotten V11's release note with a list of all the improvements coming with the new software.
By Jeremy Johnson on November 19, 2022 - 6:07PM
I've had my 2022 Model 3 RWD for 3 months now and put 4,000 miles on it. I've driven it in hot and now cold weather. Here are some interesting reveals.
By Tinsae Aregay on November 18, 2022 - 9:12PM
According to an official statement by Tesla, the EV maker doesn't expect to begin Cybertruck mass production until mid-2023. However, today we got new insider leaks that suggest Tesla is planning to deliver 30 manually-built Cybertrucks in December.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 10, 2022 - 3:19PM
Three electric vehicle models obtained the highest scores in the different NCAP assessed sections for Efficiency Tests, due to the significantly high energy efficiency of their electric motors.
By Jeremy Johnson on November 7, 2022 - 11:50AM
One Tesla Model Y owner comes up with a great list of desired changes for the Tesla Model Y (and Model 3). These would be awesome changes and hopefully Tesla will listen.
By Nicolas Caballero on November 1, 2022 - 3:08PM
The LFP battery cells Tesla implements in the Model 3 manufactured in Shanghai are revealing their very good performance, well beyond the specifications of the manufacturer itself. A real road test confirms that its capacity is even higher than the specifications stated in its own data sheet.
By Marc Stern on October 26, 2022 - 6:53PM
There are times when you read a story that appears legitimate however, when you dive through it turns out that there's an agenda to it. This happened recently in a piece about EV battery pack replacement costs.
By Nicolas Caballero on October 19, 2022 - 2:09PM
The technical and economic consequences of withdrawing ultrasonic sensors from Tesla electric cars are many: the widely known expert Sandy Munro clarified some, to answer the question about whether cost savings actually reduce safety features.
By John Goreham on October 19, 2022 - 9:57AM
We compare the five-year costs of ownership of two green sedans with similar capacities. One is all-electric, and the other is a hybrid. Here’s the outcome.
By Nicolas Caballero on October 18, 2022 - 2:28PM
Tesla has changed its original plans and will no longer produce the 4680 battery cells for electric cars made in Giga-Berlin. The manufacturing team is moving to Austin, Texas; here we will discuss some of the alleged reasons behind this difficult decision.
By Nicolas Caballero on October 13, 2022 - 7:08PM
Tesla has just surpassed the symbolic figure of 10,000 Supercharger locations on the European continent, mainly in the Western area. This allows Tesla users to make long-distance trips with relatively short stops, and also allows drivers of other EV brands to do the same, as Superchargers have been opened up to others with the Tesla app.
By Jeremy Johnson on October 1, 2022 - 4:18PM
A Tesla Model 3 - even its base version - is an advanced electric and semi-autonomous vehicle. It's like driving a space ship. It is the most family friendly, cost effective, safe, and fuel-efficient vehicle on the market today.
By Nicolas Caballero on September 29, 2022 - 11:48AM
A leaked internal email has revealed that Tesla leadership expects a dizzying pace of deliveries during the last quarter of this year, while at the same time encourages all network workers to do their best to help with the tasks.
By John Goreham on September 27, 2022 - 7:46AM
We interview a long-time EV driver who owned a Tesla and then bought a Kia Sorento as his next vehicle. Here's why a BEV owner purchased a PHEV.
By Nicolas Caballero on September 26, 2022 - 7:07PM
It has long been one of the great demands of many Tesla users in the United States: the CCS1 adapter will allow drivers to connect to any public charging point, although it will not actually work in all models yet.
By John Goreham on September 21, 2022 - 5:12PM
Tesla has just released an adapter that will allow for Tesla vehicles to use Electrify America, EVGo and other public DC fast chargers.
By Nicolas Caballero on September 6, 2022 - 4:21PM
Tesla has reached astonishing EV production numbers thanks to its excellent human resources, cutting edge technologies and innovative production techniques, among many other things. In that sense, 3D audiovisual specialist "Red Side" created two very illustrative videos that can give a clear idea of what those figures mean.
By Nicolas Caballero on August 31, 2022 - 4:55PM
The Tesla Semi electric truck keeps very few secrets as of today; however, the electric vehicle company itself has published new images of the Semi on its official website.
By Jeremy Johnson on August 27, 2022 - 11:49AM
We have a video from a new Tesla owner who bought the slowest Tesla, a Model 3 RWD. This is the same Tesla that I bought a week ago.
By Nicolas Caballero on August 26, 2022 - 7:35PM
The satellite connection capacity is not exclusively focused on mobile devices, but also on cars. Tesla will deploy worldwide coverage for its vehicles thanks to the Starlink network.
By Nicolas Caballero on August 25, 2022 - 7:12PM
Although Tesla's driver assistance package is not a fully autonomous driving system yet - as per official technical specifications - its effectiveness is widely proven. A Tesla software executive assures that it basically avoids 40 accidents a day.
By Nicolas Caballero on August 23, 2022 - 4:56PM
Although the production of Giga Texas is currently not very large as compared to the numbers of Fremont or Giga Shanghai factories, the role of Giga Texas in Austin will actually be very relevant in the future of Tesla. And for a factory to produce a lot, it is convenient to have the main suppliers close: a very valuable lesson learned in recent years in the automobile industry.
By Nicolas Caballero on August 22, 2022 - 11:37AM
Tesla plans to start mass production of its electric truck, the Tesla Semi, later this year. The company has just updated its website with new images and by adding some important data on the truck.
By Jeremy Johnson on August 21, 2022 - 5:29PM
I just got a Tesla Model 3 RWD with LFP batteries. This replaced my 14 year old Honda Fit. It feels like I'm driving a Space Ship now.
By Timothy Boyer on August 16, 2022 - 3:04PM
Here’s an update by a mechanic who in the past reported on what he says are truths about electric vehicles and Tesla that no one else will talk about publicly.