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[Podcast] Better Autopilot, an Elon Musk Impersonator, and More Wackiness

This week on Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast: "Elon Musk details drastic changes coming to the way the…

Tesla Model S P100D drag races Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4

It hasn't even been a week since one of the first deliveries of a Model S P100D took place in Palm…

Morgan Freeman’s driver launches Tesla-only black car service

A new boutique black car service using a fleet of four top-of-the-line Model S and seven Model X Tesla vehicles,…

First look at Tesla’s Model S P100D performance: 10.7 sec 1/4 mile, 0-60 in 2.5 sec

One of first deliveries of Tesla's highly-anticipated P100D - "world's fastest accelerating production car" - took place last night at the West…

Tesla’s Fremont factory looks busy even from the outside – drone video

It's been awhile since we've taken an aerial look at the activity going on outside of Tesla's Fremont factory in California.Tesla's 5.5…

Tesla Hacker reveals impressive ‘off-grid’ home powered by Model S batteries

Jason Hughes, white hat hacker who's perhaps best known as the man who leaked Tesla's plans for a P100D a half year…

[Podcast] UFO Avoidance Mode

"We are back to our usual programming. Mel, Tom and Robert are all in the studio this week and they have…

Tips for using Tesla’s Keyless Driving feature

It's been nearly two years since Tesla first introduced its Keyless Driving feature that allows, as its name implies, owners to drive their…

[Podcast] Spotify and Morgan Freeman

This week on Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast: "Spotify appears to finally be coming to American Teslas, Morgan…

Installing a Tesla Model X bike rack: once you go FullSwing, you can’t go back

As we prepared for two upcoming Tesla road trips through the windy roads of Big Bear Lake and Mammoth Lakes, both…

Leave Tesla alone, autonomous cars can’t come soon enough

Here in Philly, I could set my clock by daily rush hour accidents once school starts. I've joked that since…

How does Tesla’s web presence compare to its competitors?

The internet is one of the first places car buyers go when researching electric vehicles. Tesla dominates the market, but…

[Podcast] The Frankensteinian Episode

"Mel and Tom just got back from a week in Chile. We did our best to pull together an episode…

Tesla app reveals a SpaceX solar panel “easter egg”

Tesla developers are known to have a little fun when it comes to planting hidden items into a vehicle's firmware, otherwise known…

Did this Tesla Model X really ‘drift’ through an intersection to beat a red light? [Video]

A recent dash cam video comes our way showing a Tesla Model X making a dangerous high speed left turn through an…

[Podcast] Tesla ‘Supercharger Credits’, AP improvements and more

This week on Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast: "Tesla powers through a bit of bad news, but Autopilot…

World’s largest Tesla Supercharger station makes its way to Norway

Tesla held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of its first 20-stall Supercharger station in Nebbenes, Norway making the…

Equipping a Tesla Model X with BlackVue’s Full HD dashcam

If you're reading this, you've likely invested into arguably one of the most high-tech gadgets ever experienced in your life - a Tesla…

[Podcast] Searching for Model 3 Surrogates

"Another busy week in the Tesla nation. Mel, Tom and Robert discuss the implications of the 100D. The guys talk…

[Podcast] What the P100D Means for Model 3

This week on Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast: "The P100D is real, and it’s amazing! I discuss what…