Tesla News
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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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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 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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Tesla files patent application for glass-cleaning lasers
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...
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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 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 the Cybertruck. And the roof profile, which starts at the headlights and stretches to the tailgate, is just one big angle. “Trucks have been the same for a very long time, we wanted to try something different," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the reveal, which took place at SpaceX's headquarters...
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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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Tesla pickup truck on track for November reveal, to look like "armored personnel carrier"
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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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.
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Tesla Model S Plaid leaves Nurburgring without reporting completed lap
Tesla tests Model S Plaid prototype on Nurburgring but does not record official lap time
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Tesla Model S Plaid testing at the 'Ring may have a stripped interior
Tesla plans to introduce a new range-topping powertrain called the Plaid next year and is testing prototypes at the Nürburgring. There are two prototypes, one red and the other blue. Both have heavily tinted windows so it's difficult to see inside the cabin but our photographer at the 'Ring...
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Tesla Model S Plaid reportedly beat the Porsche Taycan's Nurburgring record
A Tesla Model S Plaid prototype has been spotted at the Nürburgring ahead of a possible attempt at setting a lap time.
Joel Feder