Yesterday, I published this Tesla UK update on EV Obsession, and I’m reposting it below. But, since then, Elon Musk has announced (at the Prince’s Trust Leadership Dinner) that the Tesla Model 3 will cost £30,000 or less in the UK (which makes sense, given that the US price is … [continued]
In our 7th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into some of the really juicy stuff — specific features people want, car classes people are interested in, and some specifics regarding batteries. We asked only the non-owners/lessees … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A recent conference call with Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has confirmed what many have been speculating was the case — the pioneering electric car company is currently working on a new “Autopilot version 2” hardware suite. Not surprising news, the new hardware suite is a necessity … [continued]
Update: Tesla also published an official video for Summon today which formally adds it to the Autopilot suite: On the heels of the soft launch of firmware version 7.1 this past weekend, Tesla dropped a new blog post with the official perspective on the latest firmware release and it contains a … [continued]
When Autopilot was first rolled out to the masses, we saw some dumb and just plain scary videos popping up on YouTube. With the software being a beta release, these kinds of moves seemed just plain reckless. Coming out of the initial launch, we reported that Tesla was working on … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Level 4 autonomous driving will be possible within only 2 years, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk — as quoted by Fortune in a recent interview. This comment comes as something of a contrast to some (but not all) of Musk’s previous statements on the … [continued]
This past Sunday, my wife, kids, and I headed up to Santa Barbara and stopped in at the Tesla dealership that opened in August to see what a dealership looks like through Tesla-colored lenses. The short answer is — not very different, but that wouldn’t be telling the full story. Tesla … [continued]
If you haven’t had enough electric vehicle news this past week, here’s a big helping of more. Tesla New Tesla Model X Pictures Retrieved from scouring the pages of the Tesla Motors Club forum (and particularly this thread), below are new (or relatively new) pictures of the Tesla Model X. I’ll … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Google has apparently poached yet another top Tesla employee — going by recent reports that Tesla’s Autopilot program Engineering Manager Robert Rose has left the electric car auto manufacturer to go and work for the tech giant. Reportedly, Rose will be joining Google’s “Robotics” division … [continued]
As much as we obsessively cover electric vehicle news, we can’t get to everything that I think is worth sharing. Here’s a roundup of some top electric vehicles news and commentary from around the interwebs. Enjoy. Tesla News Tesla Resale Best in UK So says CAP Automotive, a heavy-hitter in … [continued]
