Tesla on Thursday finally took the wraps off its much anticipated semi truck, which the automaker hopes will turn the industry long-hauling on its head. Given the information Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared, it might do just that. The truck’s design takes a modern approach to the traditional 18-wheeler, introducing a more futuristic look. It looks very Tesla-y, like the company melded...
Tesla vehicles are known for their zero emissions and exceptional designs. They’re also incredibly fast, but until you drive one, you don’t realize how fast they truly are. That’s the benefit of an electric motor—you get instant torque, propelling the Model S from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.389 seconds. But not everyone is thrilled by fast acceleration, so Tesla has introduced a new mode...
Tesla has had a tough time keeping up with ravenous demand for the Model 3. If you’re hoping to get one, the 400,000-person-long waitlist and production troubles will likely put that dream far into the future. That was until an early Model 3 customer put his car up for sale on Craigslist, making it possible to get the car today. A Tesla employee from Santa Cruz, California posted the...
The most important question Tesla faced when the Model 3 was announced was if it was going to be able keep up with production. The answer to that question is turning out to be a resounding no. Last week, we reported Tesla missed its production goal of the Model 3 by 81-percent. Tesla followed that up by delaying the unveiling of its electric semi for November 16 to focus on the...
We are going to have to wait a little longer to see Tesla’s electric semi truck in all of its glory. Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, took to Twitter to announce that the unveiling event was being pushed back to allocate resources to other pressing issues. Earlier this week, we caught our first glimpse of the semi truck on a flatbed at an undisclosed location in California. It was interesting but...
Tesla has been talking up its upcoming electric semi truck for months now. Back in April, Elon Musk released the first teaser image that was more of a silhouette with some lights. Tesla is set to officially unveil the truck on October 26, but that surprise will be slightly less surprising with the first image of the truck leaking out ahead of time. A user posted an image on Reddit over...
The road to making enough Model 3 cars to satisfy demand was going to be a tough one for Tesla, but it’s worse than anticipated. The electric car maker set a goal of making 1,500 Model 3’s during the third-quarter of the year, but managed only 260 units. Tesla announced the shortfall, assigning blame on “production bottlenecks.” The paltry 260 Model 3’s manufactured doesn’t even...
The Model X is a polarizing car, I get that. Some are in love with a sloped design and futuristic (if not sometimes clunky) Falcon Wing doors. Others, my wife included, swear it looks like a minivan and have a hard time seeing the utility of doors that open upwards. As the owner of a Model X 75D for coming up on a year, I’m somewhere in the middle. Despite that, it’s still the best car...
It’s been a tough time for Floridians with the mess Hurricane Irma has been causing, but Tesla did a real solid to help out its customers affected by the storm. Many Tesla drivers with the S and X models with the 60 and 60D variants evacuating Florida over the weekend received a remote unlocking of the full 75kWh battery range to help facilitate the long trip. Tesla sold 60 and 60D...
The much-talked about electric semi truck Tesla has been teasing will be announced next month. And according to a new report from Reuters, it will feature a range between 200-300 miles. Tesla will unveil a prototype of the truck next month, although a specific date has not been announced. Specific details about the truck come from Scott Perry, an executive of Ryder System Inc., who...