Tesla News
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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 pandemicThe 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 announces Track Pack, updated Track Mode for Model 3 Performance
Tesla's new Track Package is designed for Model 3 Performance sedans equipped with the Performance Upgrade.
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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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First Chinese-made Teslas are delivered
The first batch of cars were delivered to Tesla employees.
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Sometimes, water isn't enough. The Tesla braintrust earlier this year filed a patent application in the U.S. for debris-cleaning lasers, which could be used on Tesla's driver-assistance hardware susceptible to weather and dirt. The patent was first reported on by Car and Driver in November. According to the patent filing, the system would use cameras to detect debris or weather and then use lasers to clean the surface of material including "snow, water droplets, paint, bird-droppings, bug-splats, plant-sap, oil spills, grimes, dirt, and mud." The filing goes in extensive detail to explain a...
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Tesla Cybertruck: 11 questions between it and reality
We have several questions about the Tesla Cybertruck's design, specifications, and performance figures.
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Tesla Cybertruck pickup shocks with looks, performance and price
Tesla late on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited pickup truck, the Cybertruck, and it's safe to say it's not what anyone was expecting. Looking like the designers took inspiration from the cars in the original 1990 version of “Total Recall,” there doesn't appear to be a single curve on...
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Tesla picks Germany for European plant
Tesla will likely build the Model 3 and Model Y at the plant initially.
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Tesla electric pickup "Cybertruck" reveal set for Nov. 21
The pickup will be unveiled in Southern California ahead of the 2019 Los Angeles auto show.
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Latest Tesla Model S Plaid prototype sports huge wing
The latest prototypes look a lot more polished and thus likely better represent the production Model S Plaid due in 2020.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hyping the forthcoming Tesla pickup, saying it's still going to be revealed in November and it looks like an armored personnel carrier of the future.
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Tesla wants to reinvent heated and cooled seats
Tesla has filed for a patent for seats that are heated and cooled by liquid.
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Tesla Smart Summon already causing accidents, feds looking into reports
Videos of Tesla models without drivers have surfaced and showed the cars hitting other objects and near-misses in public.
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Tesla acquiring computer vision startup DeepScale
The automaker acquired the company to bolster its portfolio of processors and engineering required for its sensors, cameras, and radar.
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Tesla software version 10.0 rolls outs, here comes Smart Summon
Tesla's 10.0 software update adds Smart Summon, the "Cuphead" video game, Car-aoke, and Spotify Premium.
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Tesla wants to reinvent the windshield wiper
Tesla has filed a patent application for a new kind of windshield wiper that would attach the blades to blocks that would move based on electromagnetic current.
Byron Hurd
