Tesla’s recent software update will protect your pets and your car. First, its “Dog Mode” is designed to keep your pets safe. It’s another unusual innovation by the automaker that brought us “Teslatari.” Dog Mode enables Tesla owners to keep their pets safely locked inside the vehicle while they’re away.
Just in case anyone needs yet more proof that the much vaunted “Tesla killers” are really all bark and no bite, here’s more real-world proof from EV rental specialists nextmove. They show the Tesla Model X is vastly more efficient than the alleged “competition” in highway driving conditions. It seems Audi and Jaguar still have more homework to do to get to passing grade on the basics of EV engineering, but let’s give them some points for showing up.
Elon Musk recently went on ARK Invest’s “For Your Innovation” podcast, where he talked about Tesla’s progress with autonomous vehicle tech and the company’s production ramp rates for Model 3 and beyond. His comments shed light on his view of the company’s progress with the Model 3 production ramp compared to earlier estimates and help the rest of us better understand the company’s oft criticized delays.
A Model S road trip by Chinese owners offers glimpses into another Tesla community and culture.
The President of the Dominican Republic explored the Tesla Model 3 this week in what almost looked like a party at the docks on the island nation.
Elon Musk sat down with Tasha Keeney and Cathi Wood of ARK Invest for a conversation about Autopilot and autonomous cars. He said Teslas will be capable of Level 4 self driving by the end of this year.
I reported 11 days ago that the Tesla Model 3 was the best selling electric car in the world in 2018 (special thanks to Jose Pontes and EV Volumes for the data). What the data also showed, which I didn’t specifically highlight, is that the Tesla Model 3 became the first passenger electric vehicle to cross 100,000 sales in a single year. At 145,846 sales, the car actually crushed that milestone.
BMW sold 142,617 electrified vehicles to customers around the world last year. This figure includes MINI vehicles as well as BMWs, and of course plug-in hybrids as well as fully electric vehicles. Over 50% of the sales occurred in Europe. Wieland Brúch, an expert on BMW Group Electromobility, answered some questions about the sales for CleanTechnica.
News reports like to suggest that Tesla automobiles are prone to battery fires but often fail to focus on what’s important — people tend to walk away from violent collisions when they are riding in a Tesla.
Driving both an older Model S and new Model 3, Steve went on an epic 48-state road trip visiting 107 Tesla stores and meeting over 500 Tesla employees. Here, Steve recounts some tips, tricks, and hacks he learned along the way (and at home). Stay tuned for upcoming posts on Steve’s craziest road trip tales and a comparison of traveling such long distances in a Model S vs. a Model 3.
