Tesla is currently at the top of the EV market. Unlike any other, its vehicles provide an experience, performance is excellent for their price, and the tech is top-notch. However, as the company pursues its goal of delivering 500,000 vehicles this year, something is becoming clear: Tesla needs to stress its quality control aggressively, especially…
Cruise ships use diesel — diesel-electric or gas turbine engines — to propel themselves. A single, large cruise ship can consume 250 tons of fuel per day. A NOAA source stated that a cruise ship 900 to 1,100 feet long could have a fuel capacity of 1 to 2 million gallons. Heavy fuel oil is the most commonly used…
Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) network of Superchargers enables Tesla drivers to recharge their cars in as little as an hour, reducing range anxiety and improving the experience of owning a Tesla. Below, we take a look at how Tesla’s supercharger network is expanding and compare its growth with the company’s cumulative deliveries and rival charging networks. View…
When it comes to the cost of ownership, Tesla Model 3 is crushing Dodge Charger as a police car. The Bargersville Police Chief provided a 1-year cost of operation review to electrify their fleet. It was reported last year the Bargersville, Indiana, police department is upgrading their fleet to Model 3s. At the time, Bargersville…
In June, Tesla enabled the cabin-facing camera with the 2020.24.5 Software Update inside the Model 3 and Model Y. The company acknowledged they are developing potential safety features and enhancements. A notorious Tesla hacker, who has shown the coding for the cabin camera, has revealed what facial characteristics the feature would look for to increase…
Tesla just ended a record quarter with 139,300 deliveries. It’s encouraging to see the electric vehicle market rapidly grow in 2020. However, like everything else in 2020, there’s always a dark side. It turns out an illicit black market for Tesla parts is beginning to heat up right now. According to the LAPD, “Tesla rims and tires are a hot commodity in…
For the Model Y crossover, Tesla’s newly launched Acceleration Boost upgrade is getting its first look in a new video. Tesla enthusiast and content creator Tesla Raj got together with his friend Tim, the owner of a Model Y Long Range All-Wheel Drive. Tim recently purchased the newly-available Acceleration Boost upgrade from Tesla, which is available through…
“Large-scale manufacturing, especially if it’s a new invention, is somehow between 1,000 and 10,000% times harder than a prototype.” — Elon Musk In this article, I will try to explain why. Most people you ask on the street (or at a conference) about a new invention will tell you the invention and the first prototype…
This evening on Twitter, after receiving the 4,200th request for bird’s eye view to be included in Tesla touchscreen visualizations, Tesla CEO Elon Musk provided the first affirmative response I’ve seen to this request. He noted that “Vector-space bird’s eye view” would come with “Full Self Driving” (FSD) once that is implemented, something that is expected to…
For quite some time, the issue of Tesla’s arrival in India has been a concern. But now we have a specific response showing the serious intentions of the company to reach this significant market. Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced they are finally ready to enter the India’s market in 2021. On several occasions, Musk…