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Tesla is the first automaker to lose electric car federal tax credit
Soon, Tesla electric cars will cost up to $7,500 more as the automaker is first to reach the 200,000-vehicle threshold for federal tax credits. It means the tax incentives will enter a phase out period. Green Car Reports confirmed with Tesla Thursday that the automaker had passed the 200,000-car... read more
Tesla Model 3 production booms, automaker reports building 5,000 electric sedans last week
Tesla took every hour—including a couple extra hours Sunday—to meet its self-imposed deadline of building 5,000 Model 3 electric cars in seven days. The automaker... read more July 2, 2018 by Aaron Cole
Tesla Model S Electric GT car ready to race
Formula E may be the premier league for electric car sports, but Electric GT's Electric Production Car Series (EPCS) wants a slice of the budding motorsport. Electric GT... read more June 27, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Tesla sues ex-employee who claims whistleblower status
After Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused an ex-employee of being a saboteur, Tesla filed suit against former Gigafactory technician Martin Tripp on Wednesday in a Nevada federal... read more June 22, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Feds order cease and desist for safety-inhibiting Tesla Autopilot Buddy
The controversial Autopilot Buddy product, made for Tesla vehicles that feature the semi self-driving technology, has been ordered to be pulled off the market. The National... read more June 21, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Boring Company runs Tesla Model X in prototype tunnel
The Boring Company tunnels will fit a Tesla Model X electric car. That's the latest bit of news from Elon Musk's underground adventure. The company posted a short video... read more June 19, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Tesla now building cars in a tent, first AWD performance Model 3 built
After announcing a 9-percent reduction in its full-time workforce last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Saturday to announce that the company is now producing... read more June 18, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
818C kit car packed with Tesla and Volt components is a drag racer's dream
The ingenuity of those who want to go fast is something to be admired. Take, for example, one plucky company that combined Factory Five's 818C kit car with powertrain... read more June 15, 2018 by Jeff Glucker
Tesla cutting costs by eliminating 9 percent of workforce
On Tuesday CEO Elon Musk announced the automaker is reducing its workforce by 9 percent in an effort to cut costs and become profitable. While Musk didn't mention how many... read more June 12, 2018 by Joel Feder
Investigators say Tesla Autopilot sped up before fatal Model X crash
Federal investigators said Thursday that a Tesla Model X traveling on Autopilot in California sped up before crashing into an highway barrier, killing its driver and striking... read more June 7, 2018 by Aaron Cole
Tesla Model Y teased again, reveal coming March 2019
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed new details about the Model Y electric SUV during the company's annual shareholder meeting. Among the details was a new teaser shot... read more June 6, 2018 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
RemetzCar builds beautiful Tesla Model S shooting brake
A handful of companies have announced plans to turn Tesla's Model S electric sedan into a sexy shooting brake. The first to announce such plans was Dutch firm RemetzCar, and... read more May 29, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Elon Musk reveals when $35K Tesla Model 3 could start production, admits brake issue
Tesla's rollout of the Model 3 has been anything but smooth sailing, and thousands of customers are still waiting for one very important Model 3 variant: the base model. It's... read more May 22, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
AWD Tesla Model 3 detailed, Performance model sprints to 60 in 3.5 seconds
Tesla is finally ready to give the Model 3 show more go. CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter early Sunday morning to announce specs for all-wheel-drive and Performance versions of... read more May 20, 2018 by Joel Feder
Thousands of more Tesla Supercharger stations coming
In the coming days, we should have an updated map showing exactly where "thousands" of new Tesla Supercharger stations will pop up in the near future, per Tesla CEO Elon... read more May 19, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
Tesla Model X sets world record towing a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Tesla has set a new Guinness World Record. One of the automaker's Model X crossover SUVs towed a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for 987 feet to become the heaviest tow by a... read more May 16, 2018 by Sean Szymkowski
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