[ad_1] The inventory selection also typically gives buyers the chance to get a great deal for a Teslas previously used as floor or test drive models. Unfortunately, we couldn’t see used options for the company’s most affordable car yet, though they could come at a later time. As Electrek noted, making inventory Model 3 cars […]
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Tesla will ‘substantially’ raise the price of its self-driving option
[ad_1] The increase comes on the heels of Tesla making Autopilot standard and won’t exactly thrill buyers who can’t buy before May. However, there is a reason for the move: Tesla is showing off its next-gen driverless technology, which comes in tandem with a new computer, at an investor meeting on April 22nd. The company […]
Tesla’s $35,000 Model 3 is only available as a special order
[ad_1] To make that easier to stomach, Tesla has also introduced leasing. US customers can choose from 10,000, 12,000 and 15,000 mile annual usage options, depending on their budgets and driving. Interestingly, Tesla said lease customers won’t get the option to buy back their vehicles at the end of the term, because “with full autonomy […]
Jeweler who made Tesla ring for Elon Musk gets locked inside Model X
[ad_1] Baller, the co-founder and CEO of If & Co., a Los Angeles-based maker of diamond-encrusted jewelry, detailed the incident and its aftermath in an Instagram post. Baller, a longtime fan of Tesla, said he was locked inside his Model X P100D on a recent Saturday night for 47 minutes, having initially recorded the experience […]
Tesla’s Sentry Mode has already caught a suspected carjacker
[ad_1] San Francisco-based Jed Franklin received an alert on his phone informing him that Sentry Mode had been activated. On arriving at his vehicle, he found that the window had been broken, but that the perp had fled empty-handed. Franklin then downloaded the video captured by Sentry Mode, which had recorded a clear image of […]
Fiat Chrysler will pay Tesla to avoid EU emissions fines
[ad_1] It was expected that car makers would pool their own sub-brands together. VW can use improving emissions with its regular brands to offset exotic brands like Porsche and Lamborghini, for example. However, this (along with a deal between Mazda and Toyota) is the first time two wholly separate car companies have agreed to pool […]
Tesla may outfit Model S and X with longer-range motors
[ad_1] There’s no timetable for when the motors, nicknamed Raven, would reach shipping cars. The tipsters say the powerplants could arrive “relatively soon” alongside upgrades to improve the charging rate. If the rumor is accurate, it would represent a logical step for Tesla. Longer range is an obvious selling point, and might help Tesla fend […]
Tesla’s parking lot Summon upgrade arrives in the US next week
[ad_1] International support is coming, Musk added. There are some caveats. Aside from the parking lot requirement (road rules would prevent this on public streets), you or your pin has to be within 150 feet of the car. This won’t help much if you and your car are at opposite ends of a sprawling shopping […]
Tesla investigated Elon Musk after he reportedly pushed a former employee
[ad_1] The incident in question occurred when a senior employee returned to the company’s Fremont delivery hub facility the day after turning in their resignation to tie up loose ends and say goodbye to colleagues according to Bloomberg. According to witnesses that requested anonymity from Bloomberg for fear of retribution, Musk yelled and told the […]
Judge orders Elon Musk and the SEC to settle Tesla tweet dispute
[ad_1] The SEC brought him to court for the second time after he tweeted a photo of Tesla’s facility and followed that up by saying that the automaker will manufacture 500,000 cars in 2019. He corrected himself in another follow-up and clarified that 500,000 is merely the expected production rate. Tesla still expects to deliver […]