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Tesla Model S and X to Get More Efficient Electric Motors

Matias Prieto — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:32:32 +0000

Tesla is upgrading the Model S/X electric motor with a more efficient permanent magnet reluctance system. This idea is based on the motor Tesla developed for Model 3. A “sales speed bump” for Tesla Financial report of the company Tesla for the first quarter of 2019 showed that the cars started to sell worse. In […]

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MobilEye Software “Auto”-matically Ruptured Relationship with Tesla

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:51:30 +0000

Looks like the relationship between business partners MobilEye and Tesla just… crashed. MobilEye, the Israeli company that has supplied Tesla with the technology used in self-driving vehicles, has decided to no longer make those services available. The Tesla vehicle crash must be weighing heavily upon those involved, even if involved in the slightest. The MobilEye EyeQ3 […]

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Tesla looking to double production of Model S by using California Tax Breaks

Danny Harper — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:22:15 +0000

The Elon Musk-led EV paragon, Tesla Motors, has plans to use a generous California tax break to ramp up production of the Model S electric sedans. With a cool $34.7 million going back into their pocket, Tesla wants to put this cash to use by more than doubling the rollout of their signature EV at […]

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Tesla’s High Flying Stock Takes a Tumble After Q3 Earnings Call

Danny Harper — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:15:55 +0000

The high-octane rise of Tesla Motors seems to have lost a bit of momentum after the electric car makers latest earnings call. While some expected Tesla to be a superhero stock, their expectations were reined in when TSLA reported lower than expected Model S deliveries, along with a tepid Q4 outlook. Even with the announcement […]

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Tesla Motors Finds the Sweet Spot – Other Automakers Flailing

Benji Jerew — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:21:29 +0000

If anyone looks at the electric vehicle market today, they’ll note just one bright spot, Tesla Motors. Somehow, Tesla Motors found the sweet spot, the perfect balance of power, luxury, price, technology, and the x-factor, which is really difficult to quantify. At prices ranging from $50,000 to $90,000, Tesla Motors already has a backlog of clients […]

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Battery Technology – Advancing the Electric Vehicle

Benji Jerew — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:42:44 +0000

Electrified vehicles are fairly new in the scheme of automotive development. Sure, there have been a few specialty vehicles in decades before now, but they were never meant for, or ever reached, production stage. The reason for this is, of course, the limitations of battery technology. Consider the ubiquitous lead-acid battery that is in nearly […]

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Tesla Model S Gets New Smartphone App

Benji Jerew — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:51:08 +0000

The more we advance technologically, the more we get connected. Whether or not this has led to further human connectivity or isolation is best left to another blog, but at least we know that we can get in contact with our acquaintances half-a-world away. Whether it’s to look at the 1,000,000th Cute Kitten picture or […]

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Tesla Motors to Assemble Model S in Europe

Benji Jerew — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:49:26 +0000

Tesla Motors, while experiencing a slow start, has been upping its production in recent months, especially to satisfy the thousands of clients who have been waiting patiently for their Model S, nearly 15,000. Even though the sales of conventional vehicles in Europe has seen a drop due to the lagging economy, there are still plenty […]

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Market Launch for Tesla Model S Debuts Enthusiastically

Mike Sandru — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:29:39 +0000

One start-up company striving to make it big in California is Tesla from Palo Alto, but expensive operating costs and last year’s Roadster sell losses of nearly $1 billion kind of spooked it. This year, however, the company is making a comeback with the Model S Sedan. A “personal delivery program” of 10 cars has […]

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Tesla Motors to Start Model S Deliveries on June 22

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:53:58 +0000

Tesla Motors has announced today that they’ll start deliveries of their first electric sedan, the Model S, exactly a month from now. Well, but the first customers will be those who paid more, as the first deliveries will be of a Model S Signature, with prices ranging from $87,900 to $97,900. The premium electric sedan […]

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Tesla Model S Test Drive Video, Panasonic to be the Battery Manufacturer

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:54:43 +0000

As you may have already been accustomed, we’ve been following with great attention every move Tesla Motors makes and every new prototype they release. Katie Fehrenbacher from GigaOm is also doing that. She actually went to test the new Model S in person and, as you can see in the following video, she was very […]

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