Tesla News
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Tesla has now reduced prices on its full lineup.
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Tesla scores lowest in 2020 J.D. Power Initial Quality StudyTesla 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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Austin and Tulsa reportedly finalists for Tesla's second US vehicle plant
Tesla's second US vehicle plant will be used for Cybertruck and Model Y production.
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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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Musk announces plans to move Tesla HQ out of California over virus restrictions
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...
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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 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 containing proprietary information from the electric car company dealing with warehousing and logistics. “Zoox acknowledges that certain of its new hires from Tesla were in possession of Tesla documents pertaining to shipping, receiving, and warehouse procedures when they joined Zoox’s logistics...
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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.
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Tesla created a ventilator out of Model 3 parts to help the coronavirus pandemic
The automaker released a video showing how it could use off-the-shelf parts for Model 3 sedans to build ventilators.
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Lucid hints at 400+ miles of range for Air electric sedan
Lucid drove a prototype of its Air electric sedan for 400 miles and still had battery charge to spare.
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Elon Musk hints at new US vehicle plant for Tesla
Business is booming for Tesla and the company now wants to add a new plant to its existing sites in California and Nevada.
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Tesla has now built 1 million cars
Tesla's one-millionth car was a Model Y finished in red.
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Tesla's new Track Package is designed for Model 3 Performance sedans equipped with the Performance Upgrade.
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Hot Wheels set to deliver RC Cybertruck before Tesla
A radio-controlled Cybertruck beats Tesla at its own game—to scale, anyway.
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Tesla ups range for Model Y as production starts
Continued engineering progress means the Tesla Model Y will have more range than originally promised and the Model S and Model X will receive range increases, too.
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Tesla delivers first annual profit in 2019, expects to top 500,000 sales in 2020
Tesla sold approximately 360,000 cars in 2019, earning it a non-GAAP profit of $35.8 million.
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Tesla looks to open R&D center in China, develop Chinese-specific vehicles
Tesla posted an ad in China announcing an R&D center and looking for car designers for Chinese-style vehicles.
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Tesla fires back against "completely false" unintended acceleration claims
Tesla denied that its cars accelerate unintentionally in response to a complaint filed with the federal government that could lead to an investigation.
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