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Watch Tesla’s new ‘Sentry Mode’ catch a woman on video keying a Model 3

April 1st, 2019

Tesla last month introduced a new security-oriented feature dubbed Sentry Mode. As the name subtly implies, the new feature enables Tesla owners to record 360 degree video of their car when a serious incident or attempted theft occurs. The car’s camera’s aren’t on continuously, it’s worth noting, but spring into action when a threat of …

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Tesla may bring back free Supercharger access for a limited time to boost sales

March 22nd, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Tesla is far from a company in disarray, but there’s no denying that Tesla management has waffled on a number of issues with alarming frequency as of late. Just a few weeks ago, for example, Tesla announced that it would be closing the majority of its physical stores, only to backtrack a short while later. …

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Videos of Tesla’s new Enhanced Summon feature surface online

March 22nd, 2019

Yoni Heisler

Tesla’s Autopilot plans haven’t exactly progressed as rapidly as Elon Musk initially claimed. If you recall, Musk a few years ago said that a Model S in 2017 would be able to drive itself from New York to Los Angeles with no driver interaction at all. While that obviously never came to pass, that hasn’t …

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Tesla officially unveils the Model Y

March 15th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

After years of speculation, and months of teasing, Tesla late on Thursday night finally unveiled the Model Y. Though the build up to the Model Y reveal didn’t engender as much excitement as, say, the Model 3, Tesla’s newest crossover vehicle does bring a lot to the table. Design wise, the Model Y is about …

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Most Americans are still afraid of self-driving cars, new study reveals

March 14th, 2019

Andy Meek

When it comes to the safety of self-driving cars, reports of traffic accidents, like the one in early 2018 involving an Uber self-driving car that struck and killed a women in Arizona, are still extremely sporadic and far from the norm. Nevertheless, such crashes (which at times produce a fatality) may be the reason that …

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Convert your car’s old headlights to stunning LEDs for as little as $24, today only

March 13th, 2019

Maren Estrada

Do you have a car with those old, yellow-tinted halogen headlight bulbs? Are you sick of being a little jealous every time you drive by a luxury car with gorgeous bluish-white LED headlights? Well it’s about time you upgraded. No, not to a $70,000 luxury car… it’s time for you to upgrade your current car’s …

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Tesla reverses course on price cuts amid plans to keep most stores open

March 11th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

One of the more interesting and admirable things about Tesla over the years has been the company’s clear vision and unwavering adherence to a coherent product strategy. As laid out in the first installment of Tesla’s master plan more than a decade ago, the company described in clear terms its plan to revolutionize the auto …

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Tesla faces stiff competition as Porsche plans to boost Taycan production

March 8th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

It’s starting to look like Porsche’s forthcoming Taycan is poised to give Tesla some serious competition in the luxury EV space. Earlier this year, word surfaced that Porsche was doubling production from 20,000 units to 40,000 units due to overwhelmingly strong demand. While that was nothing more than a rumor, Porsche has since confirmed plans …

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Tesla Model Y unveiling set for next week – here’s what we know so far

March 6th, 2019

Yoni Heisler

It’s been a wild few days for Tesla. Last Thursday, the company temporarily took the order pages for the Model S, Model 3, and Model X offline and, in their place, put up a somewhat cryptic message stating that the “wait is almost over.” Ultimately, Tesla announced that the long-promised $35,000 Tesla Model 3 would …

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Keep this $15 portable mini tire inflator in your car to avoid big headaches

March 1st, 2019

Maren Estrada

The DBPOWER Portable Mini 12V Tire Inflator is the sort of thing where you’re just flat-out crazy if you don’t get one. It only costs $15 on Amazon and it’ll pay for itself time and time again because it’s going to save you from so many headaches. This tiny compressor can top up the air …