Tesla recently reduced the price of the Model S, its flagship luxury sedan, to $71,000; a price drop of $3,000. Soon after that, Elon Musk tweeted that the Model S price would be reduced yet again, to $69,420. The tweet implied …
For the latest edition of Tesla Inside Out (which was recorded before the COVID-19 crisis started to really unfold in the US), David Havasi and I focused on the wonders of Tesla performance and Tesla test drives.
We’ve reviewed a bunch of electric cars here on CleanTechnica over the years. To better highlight these and to also provide an easy place to find them, I’m creating this page. We will be continually update this page as more reviews are conducted. If you are actually interested in reading our thoughts on these cars, or watching the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Tesla Model X is the fastest production SUV out there, going by initial performance tests from Drag Times. According to these tests, the Model X P90D can do 0–60 mph in 3.17 seconds, and 0-100 mph in just 7.98 seconds — which means that it actually … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The 85 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery pack option has been removed from Tesla’s online design studio for US and Australian customers, following on a similar move made recently in Canada. This now leaves the option of only a 70 kWh or a 90 kWh battery pack … [continued]
Apparently, there’s a popular media outlet in Hungary called Turbometal Motorblog. Apparently, the dudes behind it like to have fun. Apparently, someone handed them a Tesla Model S P85D for a few days to have such fun. The video they produced is brilliant, so I’m popping it in below. First, though, an intro … [continued]
On numerous occasions, I have wanted to know and share some specs or other info regarding production electric cars and EV batteries but had a hard time finding what I was looking for — either because it was buried on the manufacturer’s site, not on there at all and hard to find in … [continued]
More EV news for the EV obsessed (… to supplement EV stories already published on CleanTechnica): French EV Sales Numbers For September 2015 The figures for electric vehicle registrations (a proxy for sales) in France during the month of September 2015 are now in. They don’t really provide any surprises, but they’re probably … [continued]
During a wicked busy week in Florida focused around the EV Technology & Transportation Summit, I had the opportunity to test drive 7 electric cars. Four of those were the high-end models in the title: the BMW i8, Cadillac ELR, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, and Tesla Model S 70D. Below is … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Owners of the Tesla Model S P85D who want to upgrade their ride to have “Ludicrous Mode” enabled are now able to place preorders for the process, according to recent reports. As it stands, these preorders are currently running at $7,500 a pop — with the hardware … [continued]
