Tesla News
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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 plantTesla 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.
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Tesla late on Wednesday posted a video of its Model S lapping Laguna Seca in a time of 1:36.555, which Tesla says is a record for four-door cars at the California racetrack. No sanctioning body is known to establish or track such records. Also, the Model S is a five-door hatchback. Along with the video, Tesla revealed that the record-setting car isn't a production model...yet. It turns out the car is a prototype for an upcoming Model S Plaid. Following the release of the video, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said via a Twitter post that details on the Plaid's powertrain will be coming soon, while...
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Musk claims Tesla Model S has set a lap record at Laguna Seca
Video of the Model S lapping Laguna Seca is coming soon.
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Elon Musk claims Tesla Model S will make a Nürburgring run next week
With the Porsche Taycan now a reality, Musk and Tesla may be preparing to challenge the German electric car's performance credentials—before it's even on sale.
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Repurposed Teslas give classic cars second, quicker lives
Classic cars get second, quicker lives with electric powertrains repurposed by Welsh firm
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Meet the guy keeping Tesla Roadsters on the road
A former Tesla employee is servicing the company's first model from a garage in Seattle.
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Tesla launches auto insurance division
Tesla announced Tesla Insurance for car owners living in California.
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VW already has numerous EVs in the pipeline and a deep alliance with Ford, but could it expand the alliance to Tesla, too?
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Tesla scraps advanced air suspension planned for Model 3
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that an air suspension won't come to the Model 3, backtracking on a promise made in 2017.
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Tesla Model 3 owner implants key chip in forearm
A Telsa Model 3 owner dissolved her car's key card, embedded it in biopolymer, and had it implanted in her arm.
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Musk: Netflix and YouTube streaming coming to Teslas
Elon Musk announced on Twitter that Tesla will soon offer Netflix and YouTube streaming services through the infotainment system when the car is in Park.
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Tesla's long-time CTO, J.B. Straubel, stepping down
Tesla's Chief Technology Officer J.B. Straubel is stepping down from that position and taking a senior advisor role.
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Tesla to retrofit self-driving computer chip into older cars
The automaker's new proprietary hardware will be installed into older vehicles starting later this year, according to CEO Elon Musk.
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