July 22nd, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
In Tesla's Q2 2020 earnings call, among many other things, Elon Musk gave updates on Tesla Insurance. Tesla Insurance was formulated as an answer to the high cost of insurance for electric vehicles in some places, and inadequate accounting for Tesla vehicles' superior safety
July 11th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Fully self-driving vehicles that can go where they please and operate anywhere regulators allow them to do so are a tricky thing to think about, for three reasons
June 16th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
Our local utility notified us that a power outage with an 8-hour outage window spanning from 9am to 5pm was scheduled for June 3rd. For most people, in a non-pandemic world, that would not be a problem. People are normally at work during the day, so the outage passes by unnoticed
March 8th, 2020 | by Iqtidar Ali
When a Tesla owner with a tech background found out the latest version of the Tesla Android App was available around a week ago, he just looked at its source using the Android Package Kit (APK) and, voila, what he found was new pictures of the Tesla Model Y added to the app. This is in anticipation of the expected start of deliveries by the middle of this month
February 6th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla is a tech company, not just a car company. Although, some still seem to believe otherwise. Joel Feder sparked a debate on Twitter by voicing his thoughts about Tesla. In his tweet, he says, "Reminder: Tesla is a car company. Tesla is not a tech company. It builds cars."
January 26th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
We've had our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus for about 5 months now. The car is a wonderful vehicle and I wouldn't trade it for anything else. (Though, I frequently debate with myself if I'd prefer the Model 3 or the Model Y.)
December 20th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Electric cars and residential rooftop solar enable millions of people around the world to clean up their carbon footprint without sacrificing quality of life. One lucky lady shared the sustainability journey she went on with her family, first adopting an electric car and later a rooftop solar system from Tesla
October 23rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Tesla opened up about its progress on its fully autonomous driving solution, dubbed Full Self Driving, on its Q3 2019 earnings call today. CEO Elon Musk tentatively said that, "it still does appear that we will still be in Early Access release of Full Self Driving by the end of this year."
September 27th, 2019 | by Vijay Govindan
Before we begin, I wanted to give an update for Elon Musk on the Tesla Model A my youngest daughter designed
September 23rd, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
This is not the freshest data, but I've had this story near the top of my list for months, so I think its potential importance and relevance to cleantech are quite high. According to data from the company Certify, an online travel, expense, & invoice software company, the "most common U.S. vendors for business expenses" in the past couple of years were Uber and Starbucks, respective. What's that got to do with Tesla
May 28th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
Teslas are the first (and so far, the only) cars that constantly improve themselves. Every time you get in your Tesla, there could be a pleasant surprise in store. What new useful (or whimsical) feature have Elon and his merry pranksters come up with this week
March 2nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Today, Tesla started rolling out the next wave of improvements to the company's service offerings, with a new feature in the mobile app that lets owners view the status of their vehicles while they are being serviced at a Tesla Service Center
December 20th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
Tesla is working to enable functionality in its mobile app that will allow owners to request service directly from the app with just a few taps vs having to call the service center and be placed on an inevitable hold
August 6th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
A new FCC filing from Tesla for a bluetooth key fob appears to indicate that Tesla is putting the finishing touches on a physical key fob for the Model
July 24th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
As a new Tesla Model 3 owner, I have struggled with the bluetooth phone connection that is supposed to serve as the primary key for the car. I shared about this in a post detailing some of my learnings from the first 24 hours with the car and was met with a flurry of comments about the phone key. This article will dive deeper into my phone key situation and add further context from around the interwebs from other Tesla Model 3 owners
June 2nd, 2018 | by Bob Borsh
As I write this on a Tuesday morning, we are just beginning our 5th week of operation of our Tesla solar array + Powerwall setup. I thought it would be a good time to share the operational experiences and learning curves we've gone through to optimize operation and minimize our exposure to grid-supplied power. For anyone who hadn’t read my first article about the Tesla Energy experience, the short version is that we installed an 8.125 kW solar array on a predominantly south-facing roof on our 2800 sq ft colonial located in the woods 6 miles to the west of the village of Woodstock, VT. In addition to the array, we had Tesla Energy install a Powerwall 2 and a dedicated 48 amp vehicle charger
October 29th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
Following up on Steve and Kyle's great coverage of Tesla Model 3 exterior details and Tesla Model 3 interior + infotainment details, here's my piece covering the third segment of the Model 3 Owners Club's deep dive into a Model 3 they came across
July 2nd, 2016 | by James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession. In another example of the way that Tesla’s passenger vehicles stand out from the crowd… [&hellip
January 20th, 2015 | by James Ayre
The developer of the popular electric vehicle trip planning website EVTripPlanner.com recently made a post on the Tesla Motors Club [&hellip
