Remixing the look of a Tesla can be subtle or bold. Many of the most eye-catching Tesla mods are prowling the streets of South Florida after leaving Signature Custom Wraps. And often the most stunning Tesla transformations are found on social media. I recently stumbled across an especially striking Tesla from a Model 3 owner in California’s Bay Area with the handle, Unmatched_Tesla_Model3, on Instagram. By […]
We’re at a pretty wild time in automotive history. We’ve got a car on the market that has better performance than a BMW 3 Series or 4 Series, is safer than any other passenger car, has a “fuel efficiency” rating of about 120–130 MPGe, has a 5-year total cost of ownership comparable to a Toyota Camry or […]
Some things cannot be explained by numbers. The Tesla Model 3’s drive quality is phenomenally better than the drive quality of nearly every other car on the market. That is not hyperbole. Race car drivers have said it, top auto journalists have said it, and hundreds of thousands of other people have said it. You […]
Driving both an older Model S and new Model 3, Steve went on an epic 48-state road trip visiting 107 Tesla stores, meeting over 500 Tesla employees, and uncovering helpful road trip hacks. Here, Steve recounts some highlights from his trip. By Steve Sasman* EVANNEX On August 1, 2018, I set out to be the first human to drive a […]
Tesla has officially announced that it is opening up ordering for the Standard Range Model 3. It will come to the market with an expected 220 miles of range and be available at the $35,000 price point. Combining that with the available federal, state, and local rebates makes the new Standard Range Tesla Model 3 […]
Driving both an older Model S and new Model 3, Steve went on an epic 48-state road trip visiting 107 Tesla stores and meeting over 500 Tesla employees. Here, Steve recounts some tips, tricks, and hacks he learned along the way (and at home). Stay tuned for upcoming posts on Steve’s craziest road trip tales and a comparison of traveling […]
We’ve published something like a bazillion Tesla sales charts and stats. (See “30 Nasty Charts,” for example.) But this is actually a new one. Jose Pontes of EV Volumes and CleanTechnica has his 2018 tally wrapped up and it puts the Tesla Model 3 in the #1 position globally among all plug-in vehicles. By Zachary Shahan Cleantechnica In fact, the Model 3 was […]
A Tesla Motors Club forum member somehow came across a 2018 electric vehicle (EV) sales target from Volkswagen Group that the company shared back in 2010. Volkswagen was hoping to sell ~300,000 EVs a year by 2018. It turns out the 2018 total was more like … 82,685 (and that’s counting a bunch of plug-in hybrids as electric vehicles, which […]
Tesla is continuing its push into the lucrative Australian energy markets with a new contract for a 4MW/8MWh grid-scale battery for the Queensland utility in Townsville, Australia. By Kyle Field Cleantechnica The new installation will bring balance to Queensland’s government-owned grid and will serve to supplement the existing virtual power plant and grid-scale batteries on the Queensland […]
Head to a Ford dealership and ask about an F-150. You will be shown its features, invited on a test drive, and treated to a carefully practiced sales pitch detailing the truck’s strength, power and durability. Ask about EVs, and you might have a very different experience. By Jeremy Deaton Nexus Media (This article is […]
For those who follow the fully electric car market, 2016 was exciting. GM introduced the Chevy Bolt a full year ahead of Tesla’s Model 3. It was the first long-range affordable electric car in the United States. The following year, 2017, was even better. Tesla launched its long expected Model 3. That car was awesome, […]
As Tesla’s Model 3 continues to gain market share, legacy automakers face some daunting decisions. Bloomberg warns, “The future of the auto industry is going to look like the history of the cell phone … some of today’s dominant car companies will share the fate of a few former titans of the smartphone. Remember BlackBerry, Nokia, and Palm?” By Matt Pressman […]
At some Superchargers, Tesla owners are finding stations blocked by awkwardly oversized trucks in what appears to be intentional blocking of the stations. In Superchargers located at hotels, this could be a simple matter of using the spaces for overnight parking, but at others, it looks like an intentional attempt to block Teslas from using […]
Oh, to be young and stupid. Reddit user Leicina posted a photo a few days ago showing a bunch of pickup trucks blocking the Tesla Superchargers at a Sheetz store. “I’ve never had a supercharging experience like this one. These trucks blocked all the chargers, chanted ‘F’ Tesla, and were kicked out by a Sheetz […]
For this month’s edition, I decided to add one non-sales chart that I should have added months ago. It’s just too good of a chart to not include here. By Zachary Shahan Cleantechnica That’s right, in case you missed it, the three vehicles with the lowest probability of injury, according to NHTSA stats, are the […]