Two transport ships with electric cars from Tesla have reached the port in Zeebrugge. In addition to the well-known transports from California, for the first time there is now also a ship loaded with Model 3 en route from China.
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We knew that recent upgrades of the Tesla Model 3 had led to an increase in range. Now more details about the battery of the revised Model 3 have come to light in documents Tesla sent to recent European clients.
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According to reports in the Chinese media, Tesla’s plans for the Shanghai plant are to produce 550,000 electric cars next year. The number of vehicles earmarked for export has also been revealed.
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Tesla cars exhibit high connectivity, of course, and one Tesla owner used this attachment to her advantage. Before, the Australian radio presenter Annabelle Brett had woken up one morning by a message on her phone sounding the alarm through the Tesla app.
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Tesla is apparently planning a significant expansion of its service capacities. Information leaked to a US publication shows Elon Musk’s management team has announced to employees that it plans to open at least one service centre per week in 2021.
Weiterlesen Tesla just reported third-quarter results including net income of 331 million dollars (GAAP) on revenue of $8.77 billion, meaning Tesla again broke its own records or simply continues to grow.
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Tesla has now apparently started to export Model 3 produced in China to Europe – a first order from France already contains the reference ‘Model 3 – China’. In addition, not only the Model 3 is to receive additional range, but also the Model S and Model X.
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After weeks of speculation, Tesla has now integrated the upgrades for Model 3 into the configurator. The revised Model 3 comes with improved range data, new rims, the new centre console and several other minor changes.
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“Next year for sure.” That was Elon Musk short yet decisive reply when asked by Tesla fans over the company’s Indian market entry. And, Tesla may not only sell its electric cars in India but also build them there.
Weiterlesen Tesla publishes production and delivery figures for Q3 and rewrites their own record: Deliveries were at 139,300 electric vehicles in this third quarter. That is 48,650 more EVs than in Q2/2020.
Weiterlesen Tesla has officially lowered the base price of the Model 3 in China from 271,550 to 249,900 Yuan. The price reduction has likely be achieved by using LFP battery cells from CATL for the first time.
Weiterlesen Tesla is apparently preparing some upgrades for the Model 3 – at least as far as the version produced in China is concerned. Besides a reworked frunk and steering wheel as well as an electric tailgate, there are some indications that the electric sedan will also get a heat pump.
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According to a new study conducted by the Technical University of Eindhoven on behalf of the Green Party in the German Bundestag, currently sold electric cars are responsible for significantly lower CO2 emissions compared to internal combustion engines (ICE).
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In California, Tesla already insures its customers’ cars itself, and there is growing evidence that the EV manufacturer is planning to do the same in other parts of the world. In China, a corresponding company has already been founded.
Weiterlesen After Tesla recently came in last place in a quality study in the USA on customer complaints about new vehicles, a survey from China now paints a completely different picture: The Tesla Model 3 manufactured in China had by far the fewest complaints (0.7 per 10,000 new cars) – six times less than the second-placed […]
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Following the heated exchange between Tesla and California regulatory authorities regarding the re-opening of the Gigafactory following the Covid-19 pandemic, Elon Musk had announced that he would pack up and move. Now a decision has been made regarding production in Texas.
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Reports from China claim, CATL will start supplying Tesla with LFP cells already this July. At present, the largest number of cells for the Tesla China Model 3 come from LG Chem’s Chinese production.
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Tesla has reduced the base price for the Model Y in the USA by 3,000 dollars to just under 50,000 dollars. Besides, Elon Musk announced a further drive variant for the compact electric SUV.
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Tesla delivered a total of 90,650 vehicles in the second quarter of 2020, 2,250 more than in the first quarter of the year. From April to June a total of 82,272 Tesla vehicles were produced, which significantly fewer than in the 1st quarter due to Corona restrictions.
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An attempt to order a Tesla Model 3 would have cost a man from Germany almost 1.4 million euros. As the man’s son posted on Reddit, an error occurred in the attempted order due to temporary technical difficulties on the Tesla website.
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Rumour has it that Tesla is planning a 100-kWh version for Model 3, but Elon Musk has denied that Tesla is developing such a Model3. In addition, the range for the Model S with a large battery will indeed increase, but only in North America for the time being.
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Tesla shares broke through the USD 1,000 mark for the first time on Wednesday. At over 180 billion dollars, this exceeded Toyota’s market capitalisation for the first time. This means that Tesla is currently trading on the stock exchange as the most valuable car manufacturer in the world.
Weiterlesen In China, 55,829 battery-electric cars and 14,370 plug-in hybrids from local production were sold in May. The sales figures for so-called New Energy Vehicles were thus 25.8 per cent lower than in the same month last year, but 19.5 per cent higher than in April 2020.
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Tesla has just lowered the prices of its models, in some cases considerably, depending on country and model range. All Tesla models are affected by the price cuts with the exception of the new Model Y. In the USA, the Model 3 will also be around 2,000 dollars cheaper.
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Tesla has apparently equipped the Model 3 and probably also the Model Y with bidirectional charging capacities. However, there are now some doubts about the corresponding report that makes the claim.
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An unknown Tesla owner has fitted his Model 3 with a (small) BMW radiator grille, as the following photo shows. Maybe the waiting for the BMW i4 took too long for him.
Weiterlesen In the small town of Barstow, California, a man stopped a Tesla driver and dragged him out of the car. The thief then tried to escape in the captured Model 3 but soon found himself in a trap.
Weiterlesen Tesla has started production of the long-range version of the Model 3 in Shanghai, China. Deliveries are scheduled to begin shortly. However, the price is slightly higher than previously announced.
Weiterlesen Tesla has secured a further credit line of up to 4 billion yuan (around 521 million euros) from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for the expansion of its Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai.
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The new Tesla Roadster won’t hit the markets before 2022. That’s two years later than Elon Musk initially envisioned in 2017. The delay, however, is not due to the virus, officially but Tesla has too many other things on their plate.
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