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Porsche CEO suggests all Porsche models will be fully electric by 2030

April 9th, 2018

Spurred by the success and accolades Tesla enjoyed with the Model S, Porsche a few years ago realized that it had no choice but to embrace the EV revolution. With that said, Porsche in 2015 announced the Mission E, a forthcoming electric sports car with impressive specs that will likely go on sale in 2019. …

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Apple patent shows how its self-driving car and AR projects could merge

April 8th, 2018

Chris Mills

It’s an open secret that Apple is working hard on both self-driving car and augmented reality technology. CEO Tim Cook has hinted at it heavily in the past, and even if he didn’t, it’s virtually a given that the world’s most valuable tech company would be working on two of the biggest upcoming tech breakthroughs. …

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New video shows a Tesla in Autopilot mode almost crash into a highway barrier

April 6th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

Late last month, a Model X careened into a highway divider whereupon the battery pack on Tesla’s electric SUV caught on fire. Tragically, the driver behind the wheel of the Model X did not survive the accident. While details surrounding the crash are still forthcoming, Tesla last week confirmed that the car’s Autopilot feature was …

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With Model 3 production under the microscope, Elon Musk is back to sleeping at Tesla’s factory

April 3rd, 2018

Yoni Heisler

During an earnings conference call last May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that he sometimes sleeps in Tesla’s Fremont factory in order to keep a close eye on production hiccups. At the time, Tesla was dealing with a spate of Model X quality control issues and Musk, keen on staying abreast of critical issues as …

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New video shows Tesla’s Autopilot failing at the site of fatal crash

April 3rd, 2018

Chris Mills

Late last month, a Tesla owner died when his Model X, with Autopilot engaged, followed a line on the road into a concrete divider and crashed. Earlier this week, a video from a Tesla owner in Chicago demonstrated how that might have happened using a similar intersection, and now another Tesla owner has filmed his …

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Tesla misses Model 3 production goals, but huge progress is being made

April 3rd, 2018

Yoni Heisler

Although Tesla shares have been taking a beating recently — having fallen by about 85 points in the last three weeks alone — the electric automaker had some good news to share earlier today. In a press release regarding first quarter production and deliveries, Tesla boasted that it manufactured a record-breaking 34,494 cars during the …

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Tesla issues recall for 123,000 Model S vehicles due to rusty bolts

March 29th, 2018

Chris Mills

Tesla has issued a voluntary recall on 123,000 Model S cars, those built before April 2016. The recall is due to “excessive corrosion” in the power steering assembly bolts, which can cause the power steering to fail. Tesla says that there have been no accidents due to the bolts, and that failure of the bolts …

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Model 3 production may fall short, but Tesla wants to prove the ‘haters wrong’

March 29th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

While investors have never questioned Tesla’s ability to generate demand for its vehicles, the company’s achilles heel has long been its inability to ramp up production fast enough to meet that demand. Indeed, every single Tesla vehicle ever released has been subject to production delays, from the original Roadster all the way up to the …

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Here’s why Tesla shares are taking a nosedive

March 28th, 2018

Yoni Heisler

To say it’s been a rough week for Tesla would be a gross understatement. In the wake of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announcing their intention to investigate a fatal Model X crash last week, shares of the electric automaker went into a freefall yesterday, dropping by nearly 9% and losing billions worth of …

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Tesla says the fatal Model X crash is the worst it’s ever seen

March 28th, 2018

Chris Mills

The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating a fatal accident that occured last Friday, when a Tesla Model X crashed into a highway divider, ultimately killing the driver. While the NTSB conducts its investigation, Tesla has tried to get ahead of the story by releasing a statement giving a few possible reasons why the crash …

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