Archiv: Tesla News

By Joey Klender Posted on January 14, 2020 The transition from a cell phone to Tesla’s Bluetooth system may become smoother with the help of the company’s built-in seat occupancy sensors. The idea was a suggestion from Tesla owner Rob Hoehn. Hoehn wrote: “When a Tesla is unlocked and you’re in the middle of a […]

By Randell Suba Posted on January 14, 2020 Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach believes Tesla’s Gigafactory 4 in Grunheide can help bring more businesses to Brandenburg. Steinbach, who has been key in negotiating with Tesla to build its car factory in the state, expressed his satisfaction following the approval of the Brandenburg State Committee of the […]

By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 14, 2020 Last year, Elon Musk proved skeptics wrong once more by launching Tesla’s in-house insurance service despite serious doubts from giants such as Warren Buffett. The service was initially launched for owners in California, with an expansion set for other states across the US. A Model X owner’s […]

By Randell Suba Posted on January 14, 2020 A new report by equity research firm suggests that Tesla’s gross margin for Made-in-China (MIC) Model 3 could increase to 40 percent or even higher, and with higher profit margins, the electric car manufacturer can create the conditions that will further help stimulate sales in the country. […]

By Joey Klender Posted on January 15, 2020 A Tesla Model 3 was put up against a lineup of the world’s most popular electric vehicles in a test to see what car’s battery could outlast the rest. The assessment performed by popular British YouTube channel Carwow tested six fully-charged electric cars by driving them until […]

By Joey Klender Posted on January 13, 2020 There seems to be no shortage of interest for the locally-made Tesla Model 3 in China. A Tesla store in Shanghai was recently filled with so many potential customers this past weekend following the company’s first customer Model 3 deliveries last week that some people were asked […]

By Randell Suba Posted on January 13, 2020 Does preheating your Tesla help when you have freezing rain? Another Tesla owner asked himself that question upon waking up to a completely frozen Model 3 in Ontario, Canada and documented why Tesla owners should preheat or defrost the car during snowy conditions. Trevor Page, who runs […]

By Joey Klender Posted on January 13, 2020 A few dozen residents from Grünheide near Berlin recently organized a gathering known as a “Forest Walk” to protest against Tesla’s current tree removal activities at the European Gigafactory 4 complex’s site. Fifty Grünheide locals attended the protest, gathering around lunchtime hour on January 12, according to […]

By Eric Ralph Posted on January 13, 2020 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has officially confirmed that the company’s next Falcon 9 launch will destroy the flight-proven booster and upper stage “in Dragon fire”, a cryptic reference to the ultimate purpose of the sacrifice. Known as SpaceX’s In-Flight Abort (IFA) test, the mission is designed not […]

By Joey Klender Posted on January 13, 2020 A leaked email from Tesla reportedly sent to reservation holders of the Semi has revealed that the electric car maker will begin limited production phase of the highly-anticipated all-electric truck in the second half of 2020. A leaked email from Tesla reportedly sent to reservation holders of […]