Archive: Tesla News

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments So what does driving boil down to with an increasingly improving Autopilot (AP)? We hear and think and talk a lot about how great Tesla’s equipped cars are at it. Even Car and Driver has declared Tesla’s Autopilot the winner among several semi-autonomous driving packages. The Autopilot suite of features is remarkably […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Tesla Model S transported to Norway in a natural gas powered ferry [Source: Anders Sandvik] Norwegian shipping company Nor Lines has made an agreement with Tesla Motors to ship its cars using a natural gas powered ferry. Shipping the cars by sea will significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions compared to […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Whether you’re an existing Model X owner looking for tire pressure settings or someone on the cusp of purchasing a Model X – mixing and matching various configurations though the Model X online design studio – we hope the following guide will provide you with insight on the various wheel and tire combinations available. Model […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Previously, we took a nearly satirical look at 11 reasons a woman would want to drive a Model S. As a woman with over one blissful year of co-ownership with my better half, I wanted to dig deeper. I present to you: Passion, passengers and purses. Passion – The Model S is sexy; […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Tesla quietly updated their Model S configuration page sometime Friday night with the addition of new 19″ ‘Slipstream’ wheels.  The long-standard 19″ 5-spoke wheel design was unceremoniously removed from the page and replaced with the new standard offering in silver. Tesla 19″ Slipstream Wheel The Slipstreams evoke the design language of […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments Teslarati 48 places 1st in Model S class at REFUEL Laguna Seca Raceway   Following in the footsteps of Formula E, the race series for open wheel electric race cars, comes the Electric GT World Series which will be based entirely on production electric vehicles. The new series will kick off in […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments A recent firmware update by Tesla addressed a dangerous flaw raised by Consumer Reports stating the vehicle’s Summon feature may not detect small children and low-lying objects in its path. Tesla quickly addressed the safety concern with a feature update that required operators to be within 10 feet of the vehicle being summoned. The feature also enforces the person to keep their finger […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments It’s been almost a year since I put down a deposit on the Model X and equally as long since the time I spent hemming and hawing around what to do if I did get the vehicle. My first choice for a Tesla was the Model X but as the date […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments There’s been a good amount of interest from the community on how I’ve been able to create a program to automatically track my Tesla energy consumption,and the amount of solar energy my home SolarCity system generates. I’ve even gotten requests from a number of people asking me to share my code so […]

Reddit Tweet Share Share Email Comments It is quite common today to see vehicles on the road beside you with some kind of dash or windshield mounted cell phone mount. As the use of smart phones has grown, so too has the idea of using them as a GPS and navigation device. Tesla has a fantastic […]