Tesla News
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At the rate it's going, VW Group may overtake Tesla in EV sales by as early as 2021.
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Tesla Model Y price drops to $43,190 with arrival of Standard Range
A Model Y Standard Range with rear-wheel drive and 244 miles of range can be ordered on Tesla's website.
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Elon Musk said he tried to get Apple to buy Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he tried to sell his company to Apple at a fraction of its current value when Tesla was ramping up Model 3 production.
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Tesla increases price of Full Self-Driving to $10,000
Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature continues to get more expensive as more functionality is added.
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Tesla Model S starting price drops to $69,420, undercutting Lucid Air
Tesla has slashed the price of the Model S for the third time this year.
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Bell: Is this the auto industry’s Amazon moment?
As the auto industry turns to electric vehicles, Tesla could be in position for incredible growth and other automakers have to prove themselves.
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Tesla predicts EV pricing will become comparable with internal-combustion cars within three years.
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First drive review: 2020 Tesla Model Y rethinks the automobile in smart ways
The 2020 Tesla Model Y delivers space, power, efficiency, and technology in an appealing electric-car package.
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Audi boss admits Tesla is two years ahead
Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said Tesla has bigger batteries because the cars are built around them and the company is two years ahead in computing, software architecture, and autonomous driving.
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Tesla sues EV startup Rivian over alleged trade secrets theft
Tesla last week filed a lawsuit against Rivian over allegations the electric-vehicle EV startup made efforts to gather confidential information from Tesla by recruiting former Tesla staff and encouraging them to take such information prior to leaving their job. In its lawsuit, Tesla Inc. v. Rivian...
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Tesla picks Texas for Cybertruck production, posts 4th-straight quarterly profit
Tesla's second US vehicle plant will be used for Cybertruck, Semi, Model 3 and Model Y production.
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Tesla cuts Model Y pricing by $3,000 just months after launch
Tesla has now reduced prices on its full lineup.
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Tesla was included in J.D. Power's quality study for the first time and the results weren't good.
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Jay Leno shows off his Tesla Model Y
Jay Leno takes a Tesla Model Y Performance out for a spin and shows some of its self-driving features in action.
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What if the Tesla Roadster used rockets for acceleration?
Elon Musk has toyed with the idea of adding rockets to the Tesla Roadster, but is it more than just hype?
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2020 Tesla Model S becomes first EV rated by EPA at over 400 miles
The 2020 Tesla Model S Long Range Plus has been officially rated by the EPA at 402 miles of range.
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Tesla reportedly readying “million-mile” battery with Chinese partner
Tesla will reportedly introduce a durable, low-cost battery within a year, starting with its cars made in China.
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Tesla restarts production at California plant despite shutdown order
Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined workers on the line at the company's plant in Fremont, California.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced plans via Twitter on Saturday to “immediately” move the company's headquarters and future programs to Texas or Nevada or a combination of the two. Tesla's headquarters are currently located in California, where the company's sole vehicle plant in the United States also sits. Musk said in his tweet that the future of the vehicle plant, located in Fremont, would depend on how Tesla is treated by California in the future. Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. If we even retain...
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New Tesla Roadster likely years away from production
Tesla's redesigned Roadster has been placed on the back burner as the company focuses on more pressing issues.
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Tesla Model S drops 0-60 mph time to 2.3 seconds, quick as a Dodge Demon
A recent software update makes the Tesla Model S as quick from 0-60 mph as a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon in Ludicrous mode.
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Porsche R&D boss: "We do not consider Tesla to be a direct rival"
Porsche R&D chief Michael Steiner said Tesla isn't a direct competitor because Porsche doesn't chase volume like Tesla does.
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Self-driving car startup settles with Tesla over allegedly stolen data
Self-driving car startup Zoox has settled a lawsuit filed against it a year ago by Tesla over allegedly stolen data. In a case similar to the one between Uber and Waymo from a couple of years back, Zoox has admitted that some former Tesla employees it hired were in possession of documents...
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Tesla improves Model S, Model X acceleration with Cheetah Stance mode
With its latest software update, Tesla's range-topping Model S will hit 60 mph in 2.41 seconds and pass the quarter-mile in 10.5 seconds at 128 mph.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran