April 20th, 2019 | by Matt Pressman
In the US, the federal tax credit for electric vehicles has been cut in half from $7,500 to $3,750 for both Tesla and GM. Now, the current administration looks like it's turning its back on clean cars. In the future, there could be some hope things change. But with the federal tax credit currently winding down, it's worth investigating what electric car incentives also exist on the state level
April 19th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Munro & Associates in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is in the business of taking cars apart. The company’s teardown reports reveal the juicy details of every single component — how they work, where they came from, and how much they cost. Automakers pay sizable sums for these reports, in order to figure out what their competitors are up to. Sandy Munro’s 2018 teardown of a Tesla Model 3 delivered some important insights into the California carmaker’s strengths and weaknesses. What about other electric cars
April 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan suggests the total energy needed for the transportation sector may increase when autonomous cars become available because people will be able to multi-task while driving, giving them an incentive to drive more.
April 18th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
We do love Tesla Electric Road Trip stories, especially when they’re spiced with practical charging tips. A recent addition to the genre, from Brad Templeton, posted on Forbes goes beyond the usual travel log of sights seen and charging difficulties overcome. Templeton’s account of a weeklong trip from San Francisco to the southern California desert to enjoy the spectacular springtime poppy bloom includes some interesting insights about how driving electric changes the overall traveling experience
April 18th, 2019 | by Tim Dixon
Xpeng Motors, a Chinese EV startup, has unveiled the Xpeng P7, an electric sedan/coupe with 600+ km (300+ miles) NEDC Range, a reported 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) time of just 4 seconds, dual motors (which enable four-wheel drive), and a semi-autonomous driving system
April 17th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
It might run counter to what most believe, but electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft could be better for our environment than the congested wheeled mess we have on our roads. A few scientists have been trying to determine this and are on the side of the eVTOL aircraft
April 16th, 2019 | by Matt Pressman
Originally published on EVANNEX. When Steve Sasman invited me to the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch, I jumped at the chance. Steve and I [&hellip
April 16th, 2019 | by Erika Clugston
Since launching in 2018, the robots have been hard at work
April 15th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a busy weekend on twitter, and a decent number of snippets of information emerged that will be of interest to current and future Tesla owners. Let's dive in and review what we learned
April 15th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The futuristic Audi AI:ME autonomous electric city car was featured this week at the Shanghai auto show. Based on the Volkswagen MEB platform, it hints at what future cars from Volkswagen Group may be like.
April 14th, 2019 | by Alex Voigt
Demand is a mystery that can only be measured once supply is provided, and at that point, it's not demand anymore. You only know what demand you really had after its gone. Supply is a fact you can easily measure, while demand is never really known or completely understood. Even worse, the supply you measure is usually only a part of the demand you once had, and the closer you get to the moment of supply, the more you know how real the demand is
April 14th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
It this article, I'll highlight the points Elon Musk and Lex Fridman made in a recent YouTube video on Artificial Intelligence and give you the timestamps for the different topics in the video. For more context, we also published an overview of the video on Friday
April 13th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
Elon Musk and Tesla have been making big promises about Full Self Driving for years, but recent announcements show us that they are confident enough to bet big on it within 3 years. They wouldn’t be this confident if they didn’t have it largely finished, and will probably be showing us something exciting on the 22nd
April 12th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
The Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus is now available to order in Europe. Let's take a look at the base pricing in each European country, compared to the other Model 3 variants
April 12th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla broke the news on its blog today that it would be using lease returns from its new Tesla Model 3 lease program in "the Tesla ride-hailing network." The blog post is the second confirmation that Tesla will actually own and operate its own fleet of fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles, with the first note along these lines coming years ago
April 12th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla announced in a new blog post today that it was phasing out the $35,000 Standard Range Model 3. The car will not go away completely, but in an awkward reversal of its online-only sales policy, will instead only be available by visiting or calling a Tesla store and specifically requesting the base configuration
April 11th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
A group of members of the Tesla Drivers Club attended the Concours in the Hills car show in Fountain Hills, Arizona on February 9th, 2019. The event broke all records this year with 108 sponsors, 941 cars, an estimated 20,000+ spectators, and raised over $155,000 for Phoenix Children’s Hospital
April 11th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Does Tesla have some sort of magical powers? Not only does it produce cars that seem too good to be true, but the company seems to have a way of making those who bet against it lose all perspective (the same may be true of some of the more rabid fans). When TSLA stock recently plunged on the news of disappointing deliveries in the first quarter, some of the pundits who cater to the short-selling crowd went far beyond their usual pessimistic predictions, venturing into the realm of personal attacks and wild allegations completely unsupported by facts
April 10th, 2019 | by Erika Clugston
The company logged 95,442.6 autonomous miles on the streets of Beijing, according to a recent report from the city
April 10th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
What's the potential impact of self-driving technology on practical applications and age groups
April 9th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
The first-ever right-hand-drive Tesla Model 3 was recently spotted on the Interstate-280 California highway (see below) — I-280 has been notorious for Model 3 spottings in the past, as this freeway happens to be near Tesla's headquarters in Palo Alto
April 9th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
A Tesla Model 3 owner was lucky to have Sentry Mode looking out for his car when a construction crew attempting a 73 point turn bumped into the rear quarter panel of the car, leaving a dent. Thankfully, the bumping of the car triggered Sentry Mode to activate, sending a text to his phone and capturing the last minute of video from the car's cameras on his USB stick
April 7th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Volkswagen and the city of Hamburg are working together to test Level 4 autonomous driving systems in the center of the city using specially modified Volkswagen e-Golfs.
April 7th, 2019 | by Matt Pressman
With all the hype Big Auto generates with press releases and concept cars, you'd think its dealerships would be flooded with electric vehicles by now. Unfortunately, that's not the case. But slowly, ever so slowly, new EVs are being introduced. How do they compare with Tesla vehicles? That's always the first question on everyone's lips
