Tesla Model S (Page 3)

Tesla has announced that a Model S Plaid with the track pack completed a lap around Nurburgring in 7:25.231. This is 8 seconds faster than the previous production EV record holder which was the Porche Taycan Turbo S.

Recently I realized that a many people who own a Tesla vehicle spend a lot of time trying to understand how to use the Tesla touchscreen and its features. Thus I decided to prepare these tips for current and future Tesla owners.

A new study shows that Tesla owners drive their EV a lot more than EV owners of other brands. The biggest surprise may be the Tesla model which gets the most owner mileage.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the recently held Tesla Shareholders meeting announced that the EV maker is working on 2 new vehicles. Musk also said that the compact robotaxi and the yet-to-be-publicly shared vehicle will sell 5 million units a year.

There is word that Tesla will release a 465 mile range EV in 2024 - is this fact or fiction?

Tesla's unique direct-to-consumer sales approach has been a significant contributor to the company's success. And today, in keeping up with its innovative approach, Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will be removing the vehicle order online payment processing fee.

Currently, Tesla is on FSD Beta v11.3 This FSD update has brought vector spaces and the use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. In addition, V11 also replaced most of the manually written codes with neural nets for highway driving. And today, Elon Musk says FSD Beta V12 will be end-to-end AI.

Elon Musk and the BBC haven't been on the best of terms. The contention between the two started when Tesla sued the BBC's Top Gear back in 2011. However, today, Top Gear has come out with a review of the Tesla Model S Plaid track pack and Elon Musk has responded. Although it doesn't appear Musk has seen the entire episode before responding.

Tesla supplier IDRA is known for building enormous Giga Presses that are used to build the chassis of Tesla vehicles in one piece. However, today, IDRA has revealed a significantly smaller die-casting machine to be used to build electric motor components in one piece.

Last year the Tesla Model Y received a leading score of 98% in Euro NCAP's automatic emergency braking test despite the vehicle not being equipped with radar. And now, Elon Musk has said Tesla has made the last 2% of improvements that will allow the company's vehicles to receive a perfect score.

In an attempt to increase demand, since the start of the year, Tesla has cut vehicle prices several times. This has created concern among Tesla community members who have suggested that the EV should start advertising. However, now a Tesla retail investor has taken this task upon himself and has produced the first Model Y commercial.

Tesla stock has been experiencing wild swings in the last couple of years, with the latest sharp fall coming recently following Q1 2023 earnings results. And now, Elon Musk has advised Tesla investors to focus on the long term by reminding them of the stock's remarkable rise over the years.

Tesla has raised prices by $2,500 on the Model S and Model X vehicles. Was this a good move?

Tesla's unique direct-to-consumer sales approach has been a significant contributor to the company's success. And today, in keeping up with its innovative approach, Tesla has opened a new "Giga Store" in China. The new showroom is designed to look like the inside of Tesla's Gigafactories and is a replica of a vehicle production line.

On April 8, a custom license plate was sold at a charity auction in Dubai for a world record-setting $15 million. At the time, the auction winner and what kind of vehicle would get the license plate were not revealed. However, today, a blacked-out Tesla Model X Plaid has been spotted driving in Dubai with the $15 million number 7 license plate.

In keeping with Tesla's status as the leader in the EV fast charging world, today, the EV maker has unveiled a brand new movable supercharger station at Coachella. Tesla's mobile Supercharger stations, built on semi-trailers, are self-contained units that include inverters, solar panels, lights, and a Tesla Megapack to power the vehicles.

For months now there have been speculations that Tesla is working on a refresh to the Model 3 and has codenamed the project "Highland." And today, thanks to leaked pictures, we see our first image of the refreshed Model 3 with a more angular and larger front facia and headlight that resembles that of the 2nd generation Tesla Roadster.

Tesla hits big once again: it is already the world's most valuable car brand; that is, among all other car manufacturers worldwide (including all Internal Combustion Engine - gasoline and diesel - and Hybrid models of all brands), after surpassing Mercedes-Benz and Toyota. How is this possible?

Popular YouTuber Zack from JerryRigEverything has released a new teardown video of Tesla's latest wireless charger. In his video, Zack showcases all the technologies that allowed Tesla's wireless charger to achieve a feat that Apple had called impossible and given up on.

Tesla's biggest advantage in the race to level 5 autonomy is the hundreds of thousands of Tesla vehicles out on the road collecting real-world data. However, now Elon Musk says Tesla's autopilot has gotten so good that the EV maker has to rely on simulation to train its AI on serious accidents. Musk also added that this is the case despite FSD Beta driving 1 million miles per day.

Tesla has posted its Q1 2023 production and delivery numbers and despite the massive price cuts the EV maker instituted at the beginning of the quarter, Tesla has nonetheless posted flat growth. Although disappointing, several factors suggest that Tesla will increase production and deliveries in the coming quarters.

Elon Musk says Tesla will start utilizing the inward-facing cabin camera to detect occupants. And if the camera detects passengers, Tesla will keep the car “on” for entertainment & comfort even if the driver has locked the car and walked away.

According to insurance registration data for the Chinese market released today, in the week between March 20 and 26, Tesla insurance registrations totaled 15,886 vehicles. This pushes Tesla’s insured vehicles in Q1 2023 up to March 26 to 126,000 vehicles. This is already higher than the previous quarterly record Tesla set in Q3 2022 delivering over 122,000 vehicles.

The Cybertruck has seen several improvements since it was unveiled back in 2019. One of those improvements targeted at the truck's practicality and maneuverability is 4-wheel steering. And today, in response to a new video of a preproduction beta Cybertruck showing off its agility in Californian streets, Elon Musk has suggested that the Cybertruck will be easier to maneuver than the Model Y.

It has been more than two years since Tesla last delivered the Model S and X to China. This has undoubtedly disappointed a lot of prospective buyers, however, the wait is finally over as a ship has unloaded thousands of refreshed Model S & X vehicles in mainland China.

In recent times, Tesla has been massively increasing vehicle production and in order to keep demand in line with the added capacity, the EV maker has been cutting vehicle prices and offering incentives to entice new buyers. And today, Tesla has added a new incentive for Model S & X buyers in the form of 10,000 free supercharging miles.

Last week Tesla released FSD Beta v11.3 to Tesla owners in the company's Early Access program. This is the last major FSD update and has brought vector spaces and the use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. In addition, V11 also replaced manually written codes with neural nets for highway driving. And today, after bug fixes Tesla has released FSD Beta v11.3.3 to the wider public.

Tesla released a video showing off its drag strip mode. It's like a cheetah getting ready to do a sprint. Here's how it works.

Tesla's Model S is one of the electric cars with the longest range in the world, according to many different expert sources; but it can still have even more range if the right wheels are chosen.

Tesla has released a new ultra red color and it is replacing its old red color - just for the Model S and Model X in the U.S.