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Tesla’s delivery volume is increasing so much this week as the company attempts to finish the quarter strong. The company is now facing an issue where they are running out of car carriers.
As it is often the case with Tesla, they decided to come up with a solution in-house: they are building their own car carriers, according to CEO Elon Musk. expand full story
Green Deals: Honeywell Wi-Fi-Enabled 7-Day Smart Thermostat for $69, more
Amazon offers the Honeywell Wi-Fi-enabled 7-Day Programmable Thermostat for $69 shipped. Regularly up to $100 at retailers like Home Depot, it typically sells for around $85 at Amazon. Today’s deal is also a new Amazon all-time low. Honeywell’s Wi-Fi-enabled thermostat is perfect for adding smartphone control to your home without the added cost associated with ecobee4 or Nest. This model works with Wink and Alexa, as well. Rated 4.1/5 stars.
Audi has put a lot of money behind the launch of its first next-gen electric vehicle, the e-tron, but its dealerships won’t have to invest as much.
The German automaker confirmed that its U.S. dealers won’t keep the electric e-tron SUV in inventory. expand full story
VW is expected to launch an electric vehicle based on the I.D. concept, the VW Neo, next year. It is expected to be the Volkswagen Group’s first mass-market ‘affordable’ electric car.
The vehicle is expected to be offered in 3 different battery pack configurations based on the MEB platform and will start at around $30,000, according to a new report. expand full story
The Netherlands is Tesla’s home away from home as Amsterdam is the automaker’s European headquarters and they have a “final assembly” factory in Tilburg.
Now we’ve learned that Tesla has been setting up a large new facility near the factory. expand full story
Electric motorcycles are a booming subsection of the electric vehicle industry, with new offerings popping up on our radar fairly regularly. Compared to full-sized electric cars and trucks, electric motorcycles are easier for companies to develop and produce due to their lower complexity, fewer parts, smaller sizes and reduced regulation.
One of the most talked about new electric motorcycles just released in the US is the $2,495 CSC City Slicker, an e-moto that we covered when it debuted earlier this summer with an even more enticing $1,995 price tag. But how does a budget electric motorcycle compare to higher end models like those from Zero Motorcycles?
We have already seen several pieces of evidence that Tesla’s massive Powerpack battery project in Australia is quite financially successful, but now we get all the numbers as Neoen, Tesla’s partner in the project, files for IPO.
The giant battery cost ~$66 million and it reportedly already made up to $17 million during the first ~6 months of operation. expand full story
September 23
Tesla’s version 9 software update is expected to be the automaker’s most extensive update in two years and recent leaks showed that it appears to be behind in the development process.
We have learned that the update is finally getting closer to release with a look at the latest build with new features and fixes, including Tesla fixing one of the biggest issues with Model 3’s navigation UI. expand full story
September 22
Tesla is really pushing hard this week with several different initiatives to increase sales and deliveries in the last few days of the quarter.
It is making a new one available this weekend: a ‘door-to-door service’ called ‘Tesla Direct’. expand full story
Some petrolheads don’t like electric cars because they don’t have the roar of an engine burning fossil fuel. EVs are definitely quieter but they still have a sound and I think some of them are pretty cool.
After watching this new video, now I think the Tesla Semi electric truck prototype accelerating with a trailer is one of the coolest EV sounds yet. expand full story
