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Tesla Opens Up Model 3 Sales to Romania, Poland, Hungary and Slovenia

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 08:00:52 +0000

I live in Romania. Earlier this year, I’ve contacted the Tesla shop in Vienna to ask about options regarding the purchase of a Model 3. At the time, they said Tesla would not sell any Model 3 in Romania nor in countries that don’t have an authorized service center. Back then, I thought this was […]

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Model 3 Performance – Tesla Has Lied About Its 0-60 Time

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:42:34 +0000

Tesla states that 0-60 mph time of its Dual Motor Model 3 Performance is 3.5 seconds. However, it might have lied to us: it is even faster!. Tesla enthusiast Erik Strait, DÆrik, performed few acceleration tests on the car mentioned before using a VBOX data logger. There were few 0-60 stats and videos of measuring them […]

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Tesla Model 3 Among Top 10 Best Selling Cars in US

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 06:58:47 +0000

Tesla Model 3 exploded the market and easily entered the Top 10 list of best selling cars in the USA, taking the 7th place. Just to make it clear, Tesla is just delivering the cars that were pre-ordered. Last month, Tesla has delivered 14,250 Model 3s, compared to 30 cars sold in June 2018. It […]

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Tesla Model 3 Doubles Production Rate and On Its Way to 6,000 Units per Week, Rumor Says

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Wed, 23 May 2018 05:12:45 +0000

In Tesla Motors Club forum, one user under the name lbkmxp100d has recently reported the increased production rate of Tesla Model 3 in Fremont as a result of a retooling activity, which enabled increase in the M3 production line’s speed. The reported production rates are more than twice their rate in April. The post was […]

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2019 Nissan LEAF’s Range Beats Tesla Model 3

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:22:17 +0000

When it comes to electric vehicles, range is a factor of utmost importance as it illustrates how far they could traverse before running out of battery. Boosting an electric vehicle’s range could also mean boosting its market sales. Just last week, the new Nissan LEAF was reported to give a range of 225 miles, beating […]

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2018 BMW i3s: The Good And The Bad

Guest Contributor — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 06:50:18 +0000

While many will admit that the Tesla Models S and X are perfect, they are not the only electric vehicles out there. Cars such as the Chevy Bolt, or the BMW i3 may be more modestly powered, however, they are also more affordable. With the introduction of the higher-performance i3s, BMW essentially took the 2017 […]

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Tesla Model 3: First Opinions and Reviews from Test Drives

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:51:07 +0000

Tesla started the delivery of the first 30 Model 3 units a few days ago at the Fremont, CA factory. We didn’t want to write on that immediately, but rather wait a few days and see the people’s reactions to the newly launched and the company’s target: a high-volume, low cost electric car. As every […]

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Tesla Model 3 SN1: First Production Unit Handed Over to Elon Musk

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:22:16 +0000

Just a few days ago, Tesla completed the first production build of the Model 3. The car has been ordered by over 400,000 EV enthusiasts all over the world when it was unveiled in 2016 and will set a milestone for the mass adoption of electric vehicles, at the price of only $35,000. Elon Musk […]

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The Three Chinese EV Companies Planning to Compete With Tesla

Nicholas Say — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 06:43:47 +0000

Tesla’s Model 3 is creating a lot of buzz in the plug-in car market. While China has a reputation for being environmentally insensitive, they are currently the largest market for full EV’s. There are three companies that are looking to capitalize on the excitement that Tesla has created, and it is hard to see a […]

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Good News: Tesla to Start Model 3 Production by Summer

Ece Polat — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:55:37 +0000

According to the J.D. Power poll, Tesla Model 3 owners will tolerate potential complications in the electric vehicle less than the Model S and Model X owners. Normally, compared to a buyer of Model 3 that costs $35,000, a customer who’d pay more than $100,000 for a Model S sedan or Model X SUV would […]

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Tesla Model 3 Launch Date Closer than Expected

Ece Polat — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 04:23:18 +0000

The Model 3 will be the main focus for Tesla’s fourth quarter earnings. Regarding the Model 3, Marketwatch reports: “Wall Street will be eager to hear details on the Model 3, the all-electric mass-market car that Chief Executive Elon Musk hopes to start producing in July and selling later this year.” Ben Kallo, an analyst that […]

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Coming Soon: Tesla’s Fully Autonomous Driving

Courtney Lepping — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 22:28:18 +0000

Tesla is about to level up. No, not by playing Pokemon Go, but by introducing Level 4 fully autonomous driving features. Elon Musk is raving about Tesla’s rapid progress on the project and set the release date for the new technology in Q4 2017. Musk stated, “What we’ve got will blow people’s minds, it blows […]

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Tesla’s Model 3 Could be Delivered Sooner Than Expected

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:22:53 +0000

In a move to acquire customer satisfaction, Tesla responded to the need for the Model 3 sedan by changing the production start date. Model 3 is expected to be produced in November 2016 instead of the original 2017 date. The high demand for Tesla’s Model 3 may be because it is a “green” electric vehicle […]

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Tesla Model 3 Unveiled Today – Despite Cost Cuts, Still Feels Like a Tesla

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 20:22:08 +0000

Tesla Model 3 has finally been unveiled a few hours ago at the Hawthorne SpaceX studio, as usual. This has been Elon Musk’s promise from the beginning: build a low-volume, high cost car, then a mid-volume mid-cost car, after which they’ll build what everybody wants: The Model 3 – a high-volume, low-cost Tesla. How many miles […]

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Model X Orders Being Taken By Tesla Soon

Michelle Lutz — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 21:59:43 +0000

There are several names synonymous with luxury and performance in the automobile industry. Tesla is one of those names. The last model to be introduced to the public was the Roadster, in 2010. Tesla has recently announced that they will release the Model III in 2016, though production would not start until 2017. The newest […]

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Bob Lutz on Tesla Motors – “It’s Too Expensive to Run the Company”

Benji Jerew — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:04:39 +0000

Given that Bob Lutz has been head honcho for a number of automakers and departments of automakers, I would definitely take some stock in what he says about automakers in general, but I wonder if he’s right about Tesla Motors. In Bob Lutz’ recent article on Road & Track, he asserts that Tesla Motors needs […]

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Cheaper Tesla Model 3 Might be Unveiled in Early 2016

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:03:51 +0000

The Model 3 will retail for just $35,000 dollars, far less money than any of their previous models or their new, advanced car, the Model X. The new Tesla Model 3 should be unveiled by March of 2016. Although Tesla has been known to delay new technologies and models of their electric vehicles, production of the cheaper Model […]

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Tesla Model 3 will Top 200 Miles Range Minimum, says Musk

Benji Jerew — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 05:32:35 +0000

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk says that the Tesla Model 3 will be an exceptional electric vehicle, not only because big sister Tesla Model S and big brother Tesla Model X are awesome, but also because it will be endowed with exceptional range, over 200 miles in the real world. The idea behind the Tesla […]

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Did the Chevy Bolt EV Concept Just Beat the Tesla Model 3?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:03:45 +0000

General Motors has been teasing us with an upgraded Chevy Volt 2.0, and it could be this new electric vehicle, the Chevy Bolt EV concept, featuring a consumer-friendly price tag and exceptional range. Did General Motors’ Chevy Bolt EV just beat Tesla Motors’ upcoming Tesla Model 3 to the punch? As we recall, Tesla Motors […]

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Tesla Motors vs Falling Gasoline Prices – This Won’t Hurt a Bit

Benji Jerew — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:27:25 +0000

We have a question for all buyers of Tesla Motors and Toyota Prius high-efficiency vehicles: “Why did you buy your electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle?” There seems to be two schools of thought on this. One might say that people buy these cars because they are better for the environment. Tesla Motors, for example, […]

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Long-Range Affordable Electric Vehicles Coming Soon

Benji Jerew — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 23:27:58 +0000

Electric vehicles, if you ask the layperson (• – see note), suffer from a couple of major faults, most outstandingly affordability and range. If we recall, back in 2012, President Barack Obama set the ambitious goal of putting one million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015. In spite of there being about twenty electric […]

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Official – Panasonic Signs on Tesla Gigafactory Project

Benji Jerew — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:40:49 +0000

If the Tesla Model 3 is going to be sold at a price that will make everyone smile, the Tesla Gigafactory and the economies of scale will make it happen. It hasn’t, or they haven’t, been built yet, but the Tesla Gigafactory (-ies?) are the next key to Tesla Motors’ success as an automaker and […]

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Three Updates from Tesla Motors

Benji Jerew — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:01:54 +0000

Perhaps one of the most progressive and successful automakers in the world, Tesla Motors has really set things in motion with its well-endowed battery electric vehicles. Tesla Motors’ motion, of course, was set by the original Tesla Roadster, a Lotus Elise electric vehicle conversion with 245 miles of range per charge. Some electric vehicles today, […]

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