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8.0KNo Rush for Tesla Motors’ Hybrid Franchise Model
For auto dealerships and associations, the old guard (evil? that’s up to you) seeks to prevent a new business model and technology...
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10.7KTesla Autopilot Option May Cost $67k to Retrofit
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last few weeks you’ve likely been blasted with news about the Tesla Autopilot option. Like many...
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17.1KA First-hand Account of the Tesla D Event, Part 2
My journey into the Tesla ‘D’ event didn’t come without adventure. I managed to survive the onslaught of Model S after Model S making death...
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11.2KDual-Motor Model S Positioned To Battle BMW’s i8 and i3
Break out the old “Bo (Jackson) knows” media campaign and start a new “Musk knows” luxury cars media campaign. How about a...
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11.5KE-Book Review: “Owning Model S” – The Definitive Guide to Buying and Owning the Tesla Model S
Nick Howe’s “Owning Model S” book has been receiving rave reviews from Model S owners and enthusiasts worldwide. But despite the temptation to...
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12.3K691HP, Dual-Motor Tesla Model S P85D to Rival McLaren’s F1
OK, we’ll cut straight to the chase. As many have suspected, Tesla’s new Model S P85D is a dual motor all wheel...
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7.9KTesla Oct. 9 Live Coverage. Get Ready for #ElonsD.
Coverage of the event begins at 7pm PST time. We’re channeling the power of the masses so please join in on the...
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27.5KHow to Decode Your Tesla Model S VIN
With the Model X delivery around the corner, the recent announcement of the Model 3 and the much anticipated unveiling of the “D”, we thought...
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34.1KTesla Model S BBS Wheels from Unplugged Performance
If Unplugged Performance and BBS made a Tesla Model S wheel, it would look something like this. Just a short couple of...
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28.3KProjecting Tesla’s Growth for the Next 6-10 Years
When Tesla announced its Gigafactory, it provided us with a fairly detailed picture of its growth going forward. And now that the Gigafactory deal...
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15.1KSpoiler Alert: “D” is for Tesla Model S P85D
Elon Musk’s latest cryptic Tweet, “about time to unveil the D and something else”, was enough to put the world on edge...
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19.2KFuture Teslas Could Come “Energy Included”
Future Teslas could come “energy included”, no matter how much you drive, for the life of the car. Crazy as it sounds, Tesla...
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7.5KBuilding the Nikola Tesla Museum One Brick at a Time
Now’s your chance to be permanently etched into a little piece of history by funding a brick to be used for building the Nikola Tesla Museum....
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23.2KThink Twice Before Buying a Salvaged Tesla Model S
Peter Rutman of San Diego thought he landed a bargain when he purchased a salvaged 2012 Tesla Model S Signature for $50,000...
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14.1KTesla Celebrates Supercharger Opening in Chengdu China
Tesla Motors celebrated the opening of their first Supercharger station in Chengdu, China this past week further deepening their roots into the...
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17.8KFirst Tesla Model S Convertible Hits the Streets of San Francisco
Earlier this year we reported that Newport Convertible Engineering was in the midst of building the world’s first Tesla Model S convertible. Ready for...
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10.5K[Podcast] Exploring the life of Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was a genius, a science nerd, and an underdog — the perfect recipe for an Internet superhero. But who was...
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25.6KHow Does Tesla Keyless Driving Work?
Now that Tesla Model S Firmware 6.0 is finally upon us, I’ll be working my way through a review of each new...
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19.8KSolarCity Struggles: National Gridlock (Part III)
In this final post within my SolarCity Struggles series I’ll be outlining the additional complexities that surfaced after our local power company, National Grid, got involved. National Grid-Lock...
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12.7KSolarCity Struggles: Design Dilemmas (Part II)
In Part 1 of my SolarCity Struggles series, I discovered that the initial design for my solar installation would need its first revision to account...
