Tesla Model S News
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Los Angeles is looking a bit greener today. No, it's not because the city's finally solved its ongoing (lack of) water issues. Instead, the LAPD is adding a whole bunch of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to its fleet. Alongside the 128 plug-ins, the 160 electric vehicles make up the largest city-leased EV fleet in the nation. In addition to the large fleet of unnamed EV models, the Police Department is also receiving a Tesla Model S P85D and a BMW i3 as loaner cars. ALSO SEE: Porsche Mission E Is A Mid-Size Electric Sedan With 310-Mile Range, 15-Minute Charging: Live Photos And Video...
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Did The Tesla Model S Inspire The Koenigsegg Regera?
In 2014, Christian von Koenigsegg purchased a Tesla Model S and declared the car was more fun do drive than a BMW M5. In 2015, Koenigsegg rolled out its new 1,500-horsepower Regera hybrid supercar. Are these two things related? Actually, yes they sort of are according to a recent question and...
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Tesla Model S P85D So Good It Broke The Scale At Consumer Reports
When Consumer Reports tests a vehicle, it provides a score for that vehicle along a set point scale. The folks at the influential magazine, already fans of Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S, just tested the latest Model S P85D and somehow it earned a score of 103... out of 100 points. The car was...
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Tesla To Test Autopilot System Through Consumer Trials
Tesla has been teasing its customers with the upcoming Autopilot autonomous driving system for quite some time now. The tech has been hanging in front of their faces for almost a year, but it's finally inching closer to becoming an available reality. According to the UK Business Insider, Tesla is...
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Tesla Model S Hacked... Wait... Tesla Model S Fixed
Last year, some hackers in China proved that the Tesla Model S was a hackable machine. In the wake of some more recent hackable automotive news, it shouldn't be quite as surprising that such a connected car like the Model S is exploitable. Still, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] seems to be far more in...
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Tesla Model S P85D Goes Up Against McLaren 650S: Video
Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S is a revolutionary car, and the fact that the high-performance P85D version has an Insane mode is hilarious and awesome at the same time. Make no mistake, this electric terror will launch like a fighter off a carrier deck. ALSO SEE: This Dodge Challenger SRT...
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Imitation might be the most sincere form of flattery. But looking at the new offering from Youxia Motors, we're going to guess Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] founder Elon Musk is more pissed off than flattered by the car the Chinese company revealed over the weekend. ALSO SEE: Porsche 918 Spyder Driver Showing Off Crashes In Car Park: Video While not an exact copy of the Model S, it's obvious that Youxia's designers—if you can call them that—didn't stray far from the source material while crafting the car's exterior. The cabin's prominent, centrally mounted touchscreen might also look...
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Tesla Model S Owner Laps 'Ring In A Respectable 9:01: Video
From a performance standpoint, there's been plenty of great news surrounding Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] lately. An available Ludicrous high-performance mode means the Model S can sprint from zero to 60 in 2.8 seconds, and a next-gen Roadster has been confirmed for 2019. But the last time we saw one...
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Forget 'Insane': Tesla Model S Adds 'Ludicrous' Mode, 90-kWh Battery Option
After the conference call this morning, we can confirm that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is a fan of Spaceballs. Of course, we learned some other things too. The sexiest revelation is that a new "Ludicrous" high-performance mode will be available for P85D and new P90D versions of the 2015 Tesla Model...
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Tesla Model S P85D Breaks The Dyno With Instant Torque: Video
Here you have it folks: the Tesla Model S P85D is so ferociously, inconceivably badass that it actually broke the damned dyno the instant the hammer was dropped. The explanation? Instant torque from the electric motors just surprised the hell out of that unsuspecting dyno, causing it to give up the...
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Want A Used Model S? Now You Can Get One Online From Tesla
Tesla launches a certified pre-owned program.
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Larte Body Kit Adds Aerodynamic Drag, "Worthy Soundtrack" To Tesla Model S
In the high-end tuning community, there are plenty of companies—we're looking at you Mansory—literally more famous for being hated than for any individual products. MUST SEE: Road Rage Camaro A-Hole Wrecks Himself Into Big Rig: Video And while Larte's Enigma kit for the Tesla Model S...
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At a recent drift event in Japan, former D1 champion Nobuteru Taniguchi took to the course in a stock Tesla Model S. Right away the car seems eager to invoke sideways shenanigans, and the driver is able to link a few turns together. It's clear that the mighty power output and instant torque of the Model S can make for a car that likes playing off angle. ALSO SEE: Stock 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 0-185-MPH Run: Video According to Motor Trend, Taniguchi states that the car doesn't have quite enough steering angle to be a proper drift car. Yet, the Tesla Model S was more fun than he expected. It's...
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Stephen King Takes Tesla To Drags, Compares It To X-Wing Fighter
You might expect Stephen King to employ a more sinister analogy to describe the wicked performance of his Tesla. But rather than writing it "was killer," "went like a bat out of Hell," or had "demonic power," this morning on Twitter, the horror writer chose to compare his electric car to the...
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Tesla Model S 70D Coming With 514-HP Rating, $75,000 Price Tag
Just when you think Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] can’t make any more updates to its award-winning Model S electric sedan, the automaker goes out and introduces a new variant. The new variant is the 70D, with the “D” in the name signifying that it packs the automaker’s dual-motor...
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Elon Musk: Self-Driving Tesla Model S Available Within Months
There’s been a flurry of news concerning Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and its compulsive Tweeting CEO Elon Musk these past couple of weeks, and it looks like the pace of news isn’t about to slow anytime soon. Today, we have details about new self-driving features coming to the Model S. Last...
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Tesla Can Now Sell Directly To Public In New Jersey
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today signed into law a provision for Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] unorthodox direct-sales model in the state. Dealer associations have been fighting to block Tesla’s direct-to-consumer model in several states, including New Jersey. ALSO SEE: Watch Kids...
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Tesla Model S Convertible Is Real, And It's On eBay: Video
Last year, we heard that a company based in California was working on a convertible conversion for the Tesla Model S. That company was Newport Convertible Engineering (NCE), which back in April 2014 released several computer-generated images of its convertible Model S and said it had a Chinese...
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Yes, the Tesla Model S P85D is crazy fast off the line. Yes, it’s a really cool car, electric or not. Yes, it’s electric and therefore going to save the world. But it does have some shortcomings. MUST WATCH: Meet The Man That Owns A Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 & Porsche 918 Spyder: Video As the P85D continues its global trek to race everything (e.g., Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Aventador) on legs, wheels, rails, runners, or tracks, one thing has become clear: it’s darn near unbeatable out of the hole, but it quickly runs out of steam. This video illustrates both...
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Acceleration-Improving Tesla Model S P85D Update Coming, Musk Tweets
A new software update will make the Tesla Model S P85D even quicker.
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2015 Tesla Model S P85D Electrifies The 2015 Detroit Auto Show
Tesla brought its dual-motor all-wheel drive Model S variants to the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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Tesla Model S P85D Takes On Ferrari 458 Italia: Video
The Florida-based owner of a new Tesla Model S P85D clearly loves his new car. He also clearly loves taking his car and pitting it up against some of the fastest machines on the street. The first video we came across saw the Tesla duking it out with a Ferrari 550 Maranello. That was an easy victory...
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Tesla Model S P85D Cranks Out Massive 864 LB-FT On The Dyno: Video
This dyno video, showing the new super-performance Tesla Model S P85D at full tilt, also shows something Tesla hadn’t told us about: a whole boatload of torque. Okay, so Tesla rated the P85D at a very stout 691 horsepower without any mention of torque. But here, in a dyno from DragTimes via...
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Tesla Battery Swap Pilot Program To Launch In California
Tesla will launch electric-car battery swapping on a limited basis in California.
Stephen Edelstein