Tesla Model III to Get SUV & Estate Variants, Roadster Mk2 Considered
25 Oct 2014, 09:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back in July, Elon Musk confirmed on his Twitter account that by 2016 we'll have a new Tesla nameplate dubbed the Model III. Even though the smaller brother of the Model S is currently in devel...
Elon Musk Hints at Franchised Dealership Tactic After Michigan Direct Sales Roadblock
23 Oct 2014, 15:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been a few days since the highly-publicized Tesla Motors vs National Automobile Dealers Association match put a halt on direct-to-consumers sales of the Model S in Michigan. Still, voices ...
BMW to Replace Daimler with a Stake in Tesla
23 Oct 2014, 14:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This week, automotive giant Daimler decided it was time to sell its Tesla shares, pocketing a cool $780 million. Considering that the German group bought the stake in 2009 for a lot less, the decisi...
General Motors Sides With Michigan Governor to Sign Anti-Tesla Bill 5606
22 Oct 2014, 08:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you aren't a hardcore General Motors fanboy then you might remember that the automaker is hit by its biggest crisis yet: 30+ million vehicles recalled and people that were seriously or fatal...
167 Tesla Model S Fleet for Amsterdam’s Green Schiphol Airport
21 Oct 2014, 08:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Planning a trip to Amsterdam? Here’s what you won’t burn there as soon as you step out of the airplane - fossil fuels, as the Schiphol airport just became a bit more... greener. In an...
Dual Motor Tesla Model S, Autopilot Feature Explained
12 Oct 2014, 21:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Elon Musk wowed the world a few days ago when he debuted the D variant of the Model S. But there's something more to the dual electric motor luxury sedan than a 3.2-second acceleration to 60 mp...
Tesla Model S P85D, 85D, 60D Pricing, Tech Package with Autopilot Detailed · Video
10 Oct 2014, 07:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Last night Elon Musk shut the automotive world in one fell swoop by introducing the dual motor, all-wheel drive Tesla Model S P85D. While Musk man was still on stage, the manufacturer's site wa...
Tesla Model S P85D Specifications Revealed: Two Engines, AWD, Very Fast · Video
10 Oct 2014, 02:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A week since Elon Musk announced he wants to show us his D (no pun intended), the mystery has finally been solved: the culprit is a new variant of the Tesla Model S P85, boasting with two electric m...
Tesla Model S Updated With Speed Limit Warning & Lane Drift Detection
7 Oct 2014, 08:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors has finally come clean about a few updates in store for the newest batch of Model S all-electric luxury sedans. Most enthusiasts might have heard about the addition of a forward-facing ...
Tesla Model S P85D Leaked, Might Pack Two Motors and All-Wheel Drive
3 Oct 2014, 08:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors and Elon Musk are on quite a roll these days. Not only the Silicon Valley-based EV manufacturer is preparing to build the notorious Gigafactory battery plant, but engineers are also wor...
Say Hello to the Tesla D
2 Oct 2014, 08:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just a few hours ago, Tesla Motors numero uno Elon Musk tweeted this mysterious teaser photo with the following caption: "About time to unveil the D and something else." Exciting, huh? Fur...
Tesla Opens 200th Supercharger in Oxnard, California
1 Oct 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors isn't just the brand responsible for the highly acclaimed Model S all-electric luxury sedan and the notorious Gigafactory, but also the company behind the fastest charging station ...
Buy a Brick To Raise the Tesla Museum
26 Sep 2014, 15:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Nikola Tesla was a man well ahead of his time, best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system as well as several other major projects incl...
Tesla Model S Convertible Spotted in the United States
24 Sep 2014, 17:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Well, well, well, what do we have here? Could it be that Tesla is currently developing a drop-top version of the Model S? Nope, that's just wishful thinking. What autojunk.nl spotted here is a ...
Brammo Wants Crowd-Funding, Empulse Smokes Tesla Model S at Laguna Seca
24 Sep 2014, 10:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Brammo is looking for ways to help grow its business, but it looks like the way to do so does not lead to the stock markets, or at least, not yet. While going fully public is a rather lengthy proces...
Boeing and SpaceX Win the $6.8 Billion Race for NASA's Flights
17 Sep 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / After a pretty tight competition, NASA has decided that Boeing and Elon Musk’s SpaceX will be the companies to develop the agency’s future two-human spaceflight vehicles. Boeing has won ...
Tesla Firmware 6.0 Updates Detailed
17 Sep 2014, 07:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Every few months or so, Tesla Motors releases an update of the operating system governing the Model S luxury electric sedan. Now at its sixth incarnation, Tesla OS 6.0 improves some of the firmware&...
Here’s How Big Tesla’s Gigafactory Will Be
12 Sep 2014, 16:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We recently reported the American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors will open a gigafactory in Nevada, where it will also receive the help of the local officials... $1.2 billion that is. It...
Tesla Model S Glows Thanks to Electroluminescent Paint
10 Sep 2014, 10:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Cars covered in paint that changes their color have been a dream ever since the automobile was invented. Even though the technology has been around for quite a while, carmakers aren’t rushing ...
Owner Recovers Stolen Tesla Model S Using Smartphone App
8 Sep 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You might have heard that the Tesla Model S is currently the least stolen car in the US. That’s because it’s basically a huge computer on wheels, forcing thieves to be a bit more inventi...