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Porsche Taycan with fake exhaust caught making a silent parking lot escape
Porsche has not yet unveiled the production version of the Taycan yet, but the company has already started promoting the vehicle. Pre-orders for the Taycan have already begun in several territories including the United States, and Porsche has also released detailed information about the upcoming sedan. The German legacy automaker recently posted another tease of the vehicle on social media as well, sharing a picture of three camouflaged Taycan prototypes being tested in the wild.
With huge torque from a standing start, the Taycan – seen here in camouflaged prototype form – goes from 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds. pic.twitter.com/xcWlfO7mfx
— Porsche GB (@PorscheGB) August 16, 2018
The specs of the Taycan show that Porsche is serious about its first efforts at producing an all-electric car. Size-wise, the Taycan is expected to be somewhere between the Panamera and the 911, making it a rival to the industry-leading Tesla Model S. The electric car is equipped with two permanently excited synchronous motors (PSM) that produce a combined 600 hp (440 kW). The performance of the Taycan is noteworthy as well, with a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds, a top speed of 155 mph, and a range of ~310 miles per charge.
Fans of Porsche were also treated to an extensive sighting of the vehicle this Wednesday, with electric car enthusiast @ZoePionierin sharing some images of the car as it was charging at a CCS station in Germany. One of the pictures uploaded even gave a sneak peek at the vehicle’s frunk, as two individuals — presumably Porsche engineers — conducted what appeared to be an inspection under the car’s hood. The Taycan’s frunk was only partially visible in the shared image, but based on the angle the photo was taken from, the frunk appears to be a bit smaller than the one found in the Model S. The electric car enthusiast later mentioned that the Taycan test mule has charging ports on both sides of the vehicle, and that the interior seems to have an LCD display.
Schau an, ein @Porsche #Taycan. Hat sogar einen #Frunk! pic.twitter.com/mjV7EFSXX1
— Jana 🖖🏼🏳️🌈 (@ZoePionierin) August 13, 2018
Inasmuch as the images of the Taycan are compelling, a video taken of the vehicle as it left the parking lot is even more interesting. The video captured the Taycan prototype as it backed up and drove off the lot, in what could very well be the closest look yet at the prototype’s design. While the production version of the electric car would feature a different design from the test mule, some of its general elements, such as its wide and well-planted stance, would likely make it to the vehicle’s the final iteration.
Ach, wenn nur alle Porsche so schön leise wären. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/Czua8yh4MK
— Jana 🖖🏼🏳️🌈 (@ZoePionierin) August 13, 2018
Porsche’s push for the Taycan is starting to bear fruit, with the automaker revealing last month that the number of pre-orders for the all-electric car have been very encouraging. The legacy automaker plans to build the Taycan in a facility located at Zuffenhausen, a suburb in Stuttgart, Germany — the same factory where it manufactures the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster, as well as the 718 Cayman. Porsche is currently looking into improving the Zuffenhausen plant to support the Taycan’s initial target production of 20,000 units per year, which is expected to begin sometime next year.
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Tesla offers tasty Supercharging incentive as Q3 push continues

Tesla is offering a tasty Supercharging incentive on inventory Model 3 units in Canada as it continues to push sales in the third quarter.
In the United States, Tesla is preparing for the end of the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. While it is offering a multitude of incentives in the U.S. to help push sales of its vehicles before the credit goes away, it is not saving the deals for Americans exclusively.
Yesterday, the company announced it is now offering Free Supercharging for life on all Model 3 inventory in Canada, a massive incentive for those who would use the vehicle as a daily driver:
Unlimited road trips through Canada
Free Supercharging now on all Model 3 inventory 🇨🇦
— Tesla North America (@tesla_na) August 15, 2025
The deal would normally only apply to Superchargers located in Canada, meaning if a Canadian drove over the border into the United States and Supercharged, they would have to pay for it.
However, Tesla also confirmed that the charging deal would extend to the U.S. Canadians will be able to drive across the U.S. and Supercharge for free for the life of the vehicle.
Free Supercharging is such a great perk because the money an owner saves on charging factors directly into what they are saving if they were to own a gas car. While Supercharging and home charging are, on average, cheaper than filling up with gas, the savings are not massive.
When Supercharging is free, it can save consumers hundreds of dollars per month, especially if they plan to use the Tesla for their daily commute. Some people could fill their gas cars up two times a week to get to work, spending $80-$100 every five days on gas.
Tesla has been using incentives like this to push vehicles into customers’ hands. Q3 could be one of the best three-month spans in recent memory with the push it is making.
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Tesla is preparing to take on autonomy’s final boss
India’s city streets are notorious for their complexity and congestion.

If there is any sign that Tesla is now confident about its self-driving program, it would be this. As could be seen on Tesla’s Careers page, the company is now hiring Autopilot Vehicle Operators in Delhi and Mumbai, India.
As far as real-world traffic is concerned, one could argue that India’s city streets are the final boss of autonomous driving systems due to their complexity and congestion.
Tesla job openings
As per Tesla in its recent job openings, Prototype Vehicle Operators will be responsible for driving an engineering vehicle for extended periods and conducting dynamic audio and camera data collection for testing and training purposes. In both its job listings for Mumbai and Delhi, Tesla noted that successful applicants will be gathering real-world data on the weekends and around the clock.
Considering the job openings in India, Tesla seems to be intent on rolling out its advanced driver-assist systems like FSD in the country. This is quite interesting, as Tesla is not hiring Prototype Vehicle Operators in other territories that recently launched, such as the Philippines. Perhaps Tesla intends to tackle FSD’s final boss of sorts before rolling out FSD in other territories.
FSD’s rollout
Tesla’s autonomous driving program uses the company’s Full Self-Driving system, which is currently available on vehicles in North America and China. Tesla, however, has a more advanced version of FSD called Unsupervised FSD, which is currently being used in vehicles that are part of the Robotaxi pilot in Austin and the Bay Area.
Elon Musk has also recently announced on X that Tesla will be releasing FSD V14 in the coming weeks. He also shared a number of improvements that can be expected from FSD V14. “The FSD release in about 6 weeks will be a dramatic gain with a 10X higher parameter count and many other improvements. It’s going through training & testing now. Once we confirm real-world safety of FSD 14, which we think will be amazing, the car will nag you much less,” Musk wrote in his post.
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Tesla Sweden finally makes IF Metall union give up 600-day strike
Tesla and the union have opened the door to resolutions that do not involve a collective agreement.

After nearly two years of industrial action and sympathy strikes, Swedish labor union IF Metall has stated that it is softening its stance in its dispute with Tesla. With this, Tesla and the union have opened the door to resolutions that do not involve a collective agreement.
Union chair Marie Nilsson told Sveriges Radio’s Ekot that while the preferred outcome remains a signed agreement, “other alternative solutions” are now on the table.
Union reconsiders rigid demands
The strike, which began over 600 days ago, has been marked by a series of strategic moves from both sides. IF Metall blocked Tesla’s access to license plates by targeting mail delivery, while Tesla bypassed the restrictions by importing vehicles in bulk through German ferries to Trelleborg, among other strategies.
Despite the high-profile tactics, the number of active strikers has been relatively small, just about 60 in total, as noted in a CarUp report. Tesla Sweden has also maintained that it does not intend to bow down to the union’s demands. Over the 600-day strike, Tesla Sweden has adapted its operations to get around the union and its allies’ strikes.
Possible paths to ultimate resolution
Nilsson, for her part, noted that IF Metall is now willing to explore alternatives, such as embedding industry-standard terms directly into Tesla’s employment contracts or shifting Tesla’s Swedish operations to a company that already has a collective agreement.
“You can do it in different ways. The easiest thing would be to sign a collective agreement. But when that is not possible, we have to find other alternative solutions as well, so we are open to discussion,” Nilsson stated.
IF Metall, if any, has acknowledged that Tesla has already improved working conditions in Sweden since the dispute began. Tesla Sweden has argued that its working conditions are already better than union standards, which is reportedly one of the reasons why very few company employees actually participated in IF Metall’s strike.
“There have been conversations throughout the journey where we compared our conditions. Tesla has adjusted details without going into details, they want to be a good employer, it’s about wages and conditions,” Nilsson stated.
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