New rapid charging park on German A7 Autobahn
A large high power charging park was opened on the A7 Autobahn in Germany on Friday. Twenty electric cars can be charged simultaneously at a mix of columns from Ionity and Tesla.
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Newest CAM study shows Tesla as EV sales leader
With record sales of 367,000 passenger cars in 2019, Tesla has increased its deliveries by 50% and thus became by far the strongest selling electric car manufacturer in the past year, ahead of the Chinese manufacturer BYD with 219,000 new energy vehicles.
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Biggest EU Tesla charge park yet planned in Germany
Tesla’s largest fast-charging park in the EU will soon go online on a plot of land owned by bakery Roland Schüren at the Hilden motorway junction (A3/A46) near Düsseldorf. Fastned is also planning to set up fast-charging points for other electric cars right there.
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Tesla reports record Q4 revenue, maintains profit & headstarts Model Y
Tesla reports its Q4 2019 earnings and, they are better than Wallstreet expected; in fact, the revenue is at a record high with profits incoming. Plus, the electric carmaker says, Model Y production is underway ahead of schedule with deliveries expected to start “by the end of Q1 2020”.
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Tesla completes Canadian Supercharger corridor
Tesla has completed a new supercharger corridor in Canada, which extends from Vancouver to Halifax. The expansion of Tesla’s own fast-charging network is to continue in 2020 – the company also plans to expand in Europe.
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Tesla installs first 3rd-gen Superchargers in Europe
Tesla has installed eight third-generation Superchargers with charging capacities of up to 250 kW outside North America in London. It is also the 500th location in Europe. But there are also news about the Supercharger network from other countries.
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Tesla is on fire
Media outlets tend to be very quick to report mishaps related to EVs or charging stations, particularly if they belong to high profile companies such as Tesla. Often, it later turns out that the “accident” was caused by third parties.
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Software update to improve Tesla Model 3 mileage
After the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus received an update a few weeks ago for more charging capacity, the charging capacity of the mid-range version has also been noticeably increased.
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Tesla builds up charging and service networks in China
Tesla intends to increase the number of its service centres in China from 29 to 63 and the number of its fast-charging stations by 39 per cent to 362 units. The Californian company has also increased the charging capacity of Model 3 with the latest software update.
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Tesla announces update for more performance
Tesla will provide a firmware update in the coming weeks to help the Model S, Model X and Model 3 deliver about 5% more performance. Also, the Californian company’s share prices jump after profits reported last quarter.
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Tesla patent shows liquid-cooled charging connector
A new patent from Tesla shows a liquid-cooled charging connector. This could be used in the future in conjunction with the planned Megachargers for Tesla’s electric trucks.
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Tesla chargers blocked again
During an event in Yorktown, New York last Sunday, all Tesla supercharger berths were blocked by parked combustion engine cars. It is unclear whether this was a pre-coordinated action.
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Tesla is now increasing the charging capacity of its fast-charging network in Europe from 120 kW to 150 kW. The upgrade will benefit all second-generation superchargers installed at around 500 European supercharger sites, with a few exceptions.
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Free Supercharger access for new Model X & S owners
If you order a new Model S or Model X from Tesla, you can now charge it again for free at the manufacturer’s Superchargers. With this step, Tesla apparently aims to boost the recently sluggish sales of its two higher-priced and higher-margin models.
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Charging etiquette hits hard
A Tesla owner in China parked his Model S at a Supercharger bay without charging it. And while he was not ICEing in any strict sense, his in-action still sparked a strong reaction – he found his Model S with a dismantled bumper.
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Audi uses Tesla’s shade for marketing
In February, we reported on Audi using Tesla’s superchargers as a backdrop to market their e-tron electric SUV. Now it seems that the barely-guerilla marketing campaign wasn’t an isolated event.
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Tesla raises Model 3 charge capacity to 200 kW
Since last weekend, Tesla has been installing a new firmware update for Model 3 already delivered in Europe. This means that charging capacities of up to 200 kW are now also possible with third-party suppliers – at least at a few locations.
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Tesla limits output to 80% SOC at busy Superchargers
To increase the throughput of particularly frequented US Superchargers, Tesla now stops charging at 80%. The “upgrade” affects around 17% of Superchargers in the USA. It is also not unlikely that Tesla may change chargers outside of the States soon as well.
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Tesla Superchargers charging with up to 150 kW
Tesla is getting more capacity out of their second generation superchargers with a little more power than previously known. An increase in power from 120 kW to 145 kW was announced in March, but a spokesperson has now said that the upgrade will even enable 150 kW peak power.
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Tesla reports loss in Q1, many deliveries to shift into Q2
The Tesla earnings call is out only this time it is a loss for the first time in two quarters. The electric car company reports a net loss of $702M, including $188M of non-recurring charges but also cash of $2.2 billion. The loss had been expected with Tesla saying they focussed the “attention on growth […]
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Tesla Models S and X now fitted with new drivetrain
Now it’s official: Tesla has revised its premium vehicles Model S and Model X and is now offering both cars with a more efficient powertrain, which among other things, gets around ten per cent more range from the same 100 kWh battery.
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Tesla has started to install a software update that increases the maximum usable charging capacity of the currently more than 12,000 second-generation superchargers worldwide from 120 to 145 kW.
Weiterlesen Tesla presents next-gen Supercharger V3 (video)
Tesla has introduced the 3rd generation of its Supercharger. New power cabinets with 1 MW power and liquid-cooled cables enable peak rates of up to 250 kW for each charging electric vehicle at the new Supercharger locations, so no more splitting power.
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Tesla sets Model Y debut for 14 March in LA
Tesla will unveil the Model Y at their design studio in Los Angeles on 14 March. According to Elon Musk, the electric SUV will be around 10% larger and more expensive than the Model 3 and will thus offer slightly less range as it uses the same battery.
Weiterlesen Test ride anyone? Audi targets Tesla drivers
What happens if an Audi e-tron happens to be ready and waiting near a Tesla Supercharger? It sounds a bit like a joke, but it did happen. And what is best, we found out, that the barely-undercover guerilla marketing of Audi employees was captured on video.
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$139.5M – Tesla remains profitable – Model 3 delivers
Tesla has managed to stay profitable in Q4 2018 and thus reported its second consecutive quarterly profit. Still, Tesla earnings were hit on some fronts, but sales are looking good with Tesla having sold over 140,000 Model 3 throughout 2018 with more to come.
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Tesla haters in the USA apparently cannot leave off the provocations – After Supercharger parking spaces were recently blocked by pickup drivers, unknown persons in Utah have now cut the cable of a Supercharger and drilled holes in the charger plugs.
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Tesla Model 3 design flaw vs CCS Supercharger flow (videos)
Must Tesla brace itself for a social media storm under the #trunkgate? Possibly, since EV fan Bjørn Nyland demonstrates that the Model 3 trunk has a design flaw when it rains. Yet in our own news, we present one of the first CCS adapted Superchargers ready for the Model 3’s arrival in Europe.
Weiterlesen Back to the future with 50s charging “pump”
In Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, USA, Tesla owner and ice-cream parlour drive-in partner, Tony Caciolo, uploaded a photo of his new 50s nostalgia Tesla charger. The combination of old and new immediately become an internet sensation.
Weiterlesen Tesla cranks up charging prices globally
After the announcement of the end of the Tesla referral programme, which entailed free use of the Superchargers for electric car drivers among other things, Tesla has upped the ante by increasing the prices for the use of their charging network around the world.
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