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A Strange Software Bug Sends a Chinese Tesla Owner a Shocking $610,000 Supercharging Bill
A Strange Software Bug Sends a Chinese Tesla Owner a Shocking $610,000 Supercharging Bill

7 Mar 2022, 14:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A strange bug in the Chinese back-end framework left a Chinese Tesla Model 3 owner in shock after they received a whopping $610,000 supercharging bill

 
Tesla Model 3 Spontaneously Catches Fire During Defrost Car Mode, Leaves Owner in Shock
Tesla Model 3 Spontaneously Catches Fire During Defrost Car Mode, Leaves Owner in Shock

28 Feb 2022, 14:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A 2022 Tesla Model 3 LR burst into flames while in Defrost Car Mode, most probably the blame lies with the wiring harness behind the rear right passenger

 
Tesla Model D Will Have a Body-on-Frame Structure, May Be a Cibertruck Substitute
Tesla Model D Will Have a Body-on-Frame Structure, May Be a Cibertruck Substitute

25 Feb 2022, 20:25 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The latest video on this vehicle development shows that the plans for the Model D are way more extreme than we previously thought.

 
WiTricity Is Back With an Aftermarket Wireless Charging Solution, It's a Winner
WiTricity Is Back With an Aftermarket Wireless Charging Solution, It's a Winner

25 Feb 2022, 15:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Wireless charging for electric vehicles is a long overdue promise that never took off, but WiTricity thinks it has a solution that will change everything

 
Jeep Trackhawk Drags Tesla Model 3, Nitrous Charger for Absolute Destruction
Jeep Trackhawk Drags Tesla Model 3, Nitrous Charger for Absolute Destruction

23 Feb 2022, 07:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The videographer behind the “Drag Racing and Car Stuff” channel on YouTube has more than enough information for us to understand the debacle

 
Tesla Model 3 Lost Its Rear Bumper in Pooling Water – It Cost $25,000 to Fix the EV
Tesla Model 3 Lost Its Rear Bumper in Pooling Water – It Cost $25,000 to Fix the EV

21 Feb 2022, 23:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Paul Petrunia noticed the standing water after a curve and slowed down, but it didn’t help. Luckily, his insurance covered all expenses.

 
Elon Musk Likes Tweet About Tesla Model 3 Holding Fallen Tree, Truth is Light Years Away
Elon Musk Likes Tweet About Tesla Model 3 Holding Fallen Tree, Truth is Light Years Away

21 Feb 2022, 13:44 UTC · By: Monica Coman / A picture went viral, showing a Tesla Model 3 holding a huge, fallen tree. Even Elon Musk liked it. But the truth is not that simple

 
Tesla Heat Pump Recall Reaches China: 26,047 Model 3 and Model Y Involved
Tesla Heat Pump Recall Reaches China: 26,047 Model 3 and Model Y Involved

18 Feb 2022, 13:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The remedy is the same one the company proposed in the U.S.: an OTA update. The reason for the recall is also the windshield defrosting system

 
Older Tesla Model 3 Cars Will Get a Power Tailgate Retrofit, China Leads the Way
Older Tesla Model 3 Cars Will Get a Power Tailgate Retrofit, China Leads the Way

18 Feb 2022, 10:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla China announced the launch of a power tailgate retrofit service for the Model 3 and we know this option will come to other markets too

 
Jeep Trackhawk Hasn't Heard About Fast EVs, Puts Tesla Model 3 in the Obituaries
Jeep Trackhawk Hasn't Heard About Fast EVs, Puts Tesla Model 3 in the Obituaries

18 Feb 2022, 08:43 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Ever seen a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk beat the hell out of a Tesla Model 3 in a quarter-mile drag race? Well, you are about to

 
NHTSA Opens Preliminary Evaluation of Phantom Braking in 416,000 Tesla Vehicles
NHTSA Opens Preliminary Evaluation of Phantom Braking in 416,000 Tesla Vehicles

17 Feb 2022, 12:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Those are only the ones sold in the U.S. that could present the issue, but we have heard about them in other countries as well

 
Aptera Beta Prototype Beats Audi R8 While Preparing for the Company's Next EV
Aptera Beta Prototype Beats Audi R8 While Preparing for the Company's Next EV

17 Feb 2022, 11:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / There was also a Tesla Model 3 in the drag race, but it has apparently beaten the alpha prototype that also joins the race

 
Tesla Fatal Crash Video in Coral Gables Is Back Online - Eyewitnesses Tell What They Saw
Tesla Fatal Crash Video in Coral Gables Is Back Online - Eyewitnesses Tell What They Saw

16 Feb 2022, 19:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Ian Linder Sheldon called 911 right after the crash. The case attorney talked to autoevolution about the lawsuit and the high-speed allegations

 
Tesla Is Sued for Whompy Wheels in Coral Gables Fatal Crash
Tesla Is Sued for Whompy Wheels in Coral Gables Fatal Crash

15 Feb 2022, 10:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Both Tesla and the technician that serviced the Model 3 are included in the lawsuit that points to the cause of the crash being a broken rear suspension

 
Tesla in a Pickle After Korean Regulator Makes Claims Over Exaggerated Range Figures
Tesla in a Pickle After Korean Regulator Makes Claims Over Exaggerated Range Figures

15 Feb 2022, 10:10 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Last week Tesla recalled 26,000 units over a defective windshield defroster software, the bug lead to reduced performance causing visibility issues

 
Tesla Recalls 580,000 Vehicles Due to Obscured Pedestrian Warning Sound
Tesla Recalls 580,000 Vehicles Due to Obscured Pedestrian Warning Sound

10 Feb 2022, 13:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Once again, a technological fallacy hampers down Tesla's appeal. More specifically, the PWS can be defeated by the Boombox while driving

 
Watch a Tesla Model 3 Towing a Camper at 55 MPH, Passes the Test With Flying Colors
Watch a Tesla Model 3 Towing a Camper at 55 MPH, Passes the Test With Flying Colors

10 Feb 2022, 09:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Towing a trailer is the most taxing activity for an electric vehicle's battery, but the Tesla Model 3 does it with ease when the aerodynamics are there to help

 
Tesla Influencers Try to Present FSD as Safe While Almost Hitting a Cyclist
Tesla Influencers Try to Present FSD as Safe While Almost Hitting a Cyclist

9 Feb 2022, 11:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After the embarrassing and dangerous episode, they laugh, and one of them asks the other: “Are we going to have to cut that?”

 
How a Tesla Model 3 Battery Is Holding After Four Years and 100,000 Miles of Abuse
How a Tesla Model 3 Battery Is Holding After Four Years and 100,000 Miles of Abuse

8 Feb 2022, 13:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla started Model 3 sales four years ago and some examples have passed the 100,000 miles mark, so it's time to find out how the battery has aged

 
Tesla Model 3 Drag Races Tuned BMW 3 Series, Gets Badly Whooped
Tesla Model 3 Drag Races Tuned BMW 3 Series, Gets Badly Whooped

6 Feb 2022, 12:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Had it been fully stock, the G20-generation M340i xDrive in the following video would've been badly beaten by the Model 3 Performance