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Every photo of Tesla’s next-gen Roadster

January 14th, 2019

The exciting thing about Tesla’s next-gen Roadster, aside from the car’s outrageous specs, is that may actually launch on time. Now if you’re inclined to scoff at that prediction, well, I can’t say I blame you. After all, every single vehicle Tesla has ever released has been subject to prolonged delays. That notwithstanding, it stands to …

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Tesla wants researchers to probe the Model 3 for security bugs as part of a hacking contest

January 14th, 2019

Andy Meek

Tesla announced today that as a kind of expansion of its bug bounty efforts, the electric carmaker is making a Model 3 available for use in the Pwn2Own hacking contest that will be held in March in Vancouver. It’s the first time the contest will include an automotive category, and among the contest’s potential winnings …

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Tesla’s Model 3 was the top-selling luxury vehicle in 2018

January 9th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Without question, 2018 was a watershed year for Tesla. Despite the ongoing antics of Elon Musk and his entanglements with the SEC, Tesla in 2018 finally managed to turn a quarterly profit for the first time in company history. What’s more, Tesla in a press release a few days ago revealed that the company almost …

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Our new favorite dash cam records in front of your car and behind it, and it’s $64 off

January 8th, 2019

Maren Estrada

You’re crazy if you drive around without a dash cam in this day and age. These tiny cameras have gotten so compact and affordable that there’s simply no excuse to be without one. A single low-cost purchase and a simple installation is all that stands between you arguing your case to police in the event …

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Tesla’s new Gigafactory in China will focus on Model 3 and Model Y production

January 7th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in China today to help break ground on a brand new Gigafactory in Shanghai. The factory itself will manufacture cars exclusively for customers in China and will solely be used to manufacture entry level versions of the Model 3 and the Model Y, Tesla’s forthcoming Model 3 crossover. If all …

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Volvo released a teaser image of its Tesla rival, the Polestar 2

January 4th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Tesla may have burst onto the scene as something of a niche player with the original Roadster many years ago, but the success of the Model S unequivocally demonstrated that an electric car could become a mainstream success. Not only did the Model S prove to be a hit with consumers, it also managed to …

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Upgrade the headlights on any car to beautiful LEDs for $24 with this exclusive coupon

January 4th, 2019

Maren Estrada

Do you know why expensive luxury cars from brands like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi all have LED headlights instead of traditional halogen headlights or even HIDs? The answer is pretty simple: they’re better. LED headlights look better than halogens and they also illuminate the road ahead far better than traditional headlamps. What you might not …

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Tesla haters are parking their pickup trucks at Tesla Supercharger stations

January 2nd, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Tesla’s emergence as a revolutionary automaker over the past few years hasn’t exactly been a smooth ride. Between Elon Musk’s antics and a long history of production issues — not to mention an equally long history of losing money every quarter — Tesla has nonetheless managed to stay afloat while fundamentally changing the way many …

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Porsche Taycan is already attracting strong interest from Tesla owners

January 1st, 2019

Yoni Heisler

The Porsche Taycan is without question one of the most highly anticipated cars of 2019. Set to be officially revealed later this year, the Taycan represents Porsche’s first big push into the realm of electric cars and, from what we can tell so far, it might actually give Tesla a run for its money. Spec …

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Tesla releases a video showing us how a Model 3 gets made

December 29th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

The Model 3 has long been the linchpin in Tesla’s plan to bring electric cars to the masses. Hardly a point of speculation, Elon Musk said this himself in Tesla’s now somewhat famous “Master Plan” all the way back in 2006. If you recall, Musk at the time explained that Tesla’s overarching strategy was to …