New car registrations in Germany were down 38% last month to 215,119 units, according to a KBA vehicle registration agency report. Market leader VW saw a drop of 35%, while Mercedes and BMW’s numbers went down 28% and 21% respectively. Audi meanwhile saw their registrations decline by 37%, whereas Ford’s sales plummeted by 50%, as […]
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Tesla wasn’t particularly keen to close down its Fremont factory in mid-March and it’s since been revealed the company fought to keep the facility open even after being ordered to shut it down. Protocol recently received a series of emails and memos between Fremont Police Chief Kimberly Petersen and Tesla’s senior policy advisor Dan Chia […]
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Elon Musk expects the Tesla Model Y to outsell the Model 3, Model S, and Model X combined and while the vast majority of buyers will never venture beyond smooth tarmac roads, this video shows the new electric SUV can do a little bit of soft off-roading. Twitter user and Tesla Model Y owner Mike […]
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With its futuristic styling and impressive performance numbers, the Tesla Cybertruck has become an internet sensation, gathering hundreds of thousands of (low cost and fully-refundable) pre-orders from all over the world. Last month, Elon Musk announced that they have more than 535,000 reservations, and using the power of the internet and the vehicle’s future owners, […]
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<!––> <!––> A select bunch of Tesla owners have received a new Autopilot feature that allows the marque’s vehicles to stop at traffic lights without any driver intervention. Electrek reports that this feature forms part of a more advanced version of Autopilot that Tesla is developing for suburban driving. A video shared on Twitter shows […]
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Tesla has been notorious for delivering poorly painted cars to customers over the past few years -among other issues- so it’s only natural to be curious about the quality of the paint on the new Model Y. Chicago Auto Pros got a brand new, delivery-mileage Tesla Model Y for color correction and preparation, giving us a […]
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Tesla will reopen its shuttered factory in New York and start manufacturing ventilators for coronavirus patients, Elon Musk has confirmed. New York is currently the epicenter of the Covid-19 virus in the United States and Tesla was recently forced to shut its New York facility in Buffalo due to lockdown orders. Taking to Twitter, however, […]
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If you had to choose between owning a Tesla Model 3 Performance or a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, which would you pick? Of course, these two are not rivals and appeal to different shoppers but, as this video shows, they offer similar bang-for-your-buck performance. The Corvette featured in this clip from DragTimes is owned by […]
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<!––> <!––> One of the most common complaints car enthusiasts have about electric vehicles is their lack of any kind of intoxicating engine sounds. Over in the UK, however, exhaust manufacturer Milltek Sport has developed a system for the Tesla Model 3 Performance that makes it sound like a supercar. The system, featured in the […]
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It has been reported that a number of used Tesla owners are allegedly discovering that features on their newly-purchased cars have been disabled. In February, Jalopnik reported on the case of a man by the name of Alec who purchased a 2017 Tesla Model S from a used car dealership in December 2019. The dealership […]
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