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Top 11 reasons why a woman wants to drive a Tesla Model S
Our friend Laurie Orloski gives us 11 good reasons why any woman would want a Model S
Our good friend Laurie Orloski is giving us 11 good reasons why any woman would want to own a Models S. We were wondering what you think about them.
11. Nice sound
The sound system of the Tesla Model S is so high fidelity it fills every inch of the cabin with your favorite jamming tunes (with a top volume of 11, true story), simultaneously drowning out any screaming/fighting/complaining/nagging/whining/etc. children who may be co-passengers.
10. The Tesla privacy factor
The Tesla Model S is so long that any screaming/fighting/complaining/nagging/whining/etc. children traveling in the optional rear-facing kids seats are way, way muffled, making for a far quieter and Zen-like ride than is possible in any other car, even for an already tranquil electric vehicle (EV)
9. Retractable door handle means kids get in without fuss!
Shiny retractable door handles of the Tesla Model S are an automatic kid magnet, promoting an unrelenting willingness to actually get into the car voluntarily without any fuss or battle. Yes, ladies, kids will actually be quite willing to open their own door and hop right in. Shocking, we know.
8. The tunnel of personal affairs
The Tesla Model S is so wide with an open area between the two front seats, providing an excellent spot for storing your belongings, purse, and other collection, even matching spare shoes.
7. Big trunk equals big fun
The Tesla Model S has so much cargo space, it even rivals the largest SUV, allowing for shopping galore!! The best part is it doesn’t have the inconvenience of having to risk damaging your heels by hopping up into an overpriced, over raised truck, huh, I mean SUV.
6. Big trunk, fun frunk
With the lack of an engine taking up precious room, you get a bonus front trunk (aka frunk) which is way cooler than a circa-2012 trunk; having a frunk makes it socially acceptable to stick your nose in the air, you earned it
5. Tesla tech-galore makes for friend and friend-emies
If you are in need of some criticism and drama to spice up your life, you can very easily make friend-emies or plain old enemies online. It truly takes little to no effort to push the buttons of guys who are secretly so jealous that you, a woman for goodness sake, is driving the car that they have been drooling all over. Bonus tip: be sure to sound knowledgeable about your car, that really ticks men off and gets the drama raging.
4. Less gas money, means more spending
The Tesla Model S will save you thousands of dollars a year in gas savings, which can certainly be put to good use during your next trip to the mall.
3. Tesla screened calls
If you are in need of romance, the Tesla Model S provides the opportunity to meet and screen numerous men on any given day; all you have to do is go somewhere, anywhere really, and you will evoke an automatic flies on fly paper/swarming bees effect. Love it!
2. Less gas stops, means more time to look your best
Another unintended benefit of an electric car like the Model S is that with no need to ever stop at another gas station, ever, it will give you back those precious extra minutes that can be redirected to last-minute primping of your hair, makeup, and/or nails. Think about the stunning results when you walk out of the car…
1. Manicured hands should never touch gas pumps
I don’t know about you, but by driving a Tesla Model S, those carefully manicured hands should never have to touch an icky, smelly, dirty, and heavy gas pump hose again; or, if you are not a routine gas pumper, you will not have to waste any precious breath asking a man to do it for you.
So what’s holding you up ladies? According to many statistics, you command more than 60% of the automotive purchases. Who wouldn’t want a car like that? Tell us why you love, or not a Tesla Model S.
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NTSB findings on fatal Tesla crash tell a very different story
The NTSB confirmed the driver, not Tesla’s FSD, caused the fatal Texas house crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary findings Wednesday confirming that a Tesla driver, not the vehicle’s software, caused a fatal crash in Katy, Texas in June. The driver, 44-year-old Michael Butler, had engaged Full Self-Driving Supervised mode on Rose Hollow Lane, a residential street with a 30 mph speed limit, before manually overriding the system by pressing the accelerator pedal all the way to 100%. Data recovered from the 2025 Tesla Model 3 showed the vehicle was traveling over 70 miles per hour when it struck a home and killed 76-year-old Martha Avila, who was inside. Weather was clear, the road was dry, and it was daylight.
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Butler told authorities he had passed out at the wheel. But security camera footage obtained by the NTSB told a different story, and showed the car accelerating through an intersection before leaving the road entirely. Police also found that Butler’s phone had Google searches including the terms “Tesla FSD not aggressive enough 2026” and “Tesla FSD too timid,” raising serious questions about how he was using the system before the crash. Butler has since been charged with manslaughter. The victim’s family has filed a lawsuit against both Butler and Tesla, alleging negligence.
The NTSB findings aligned directly with what Tesla VP of AI Software Ashok Elluswamy had already stated publicly on X in the weeks after the crash, writing that “the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100%.” The data confirmed his account.
Yup. In this case, the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100% of the accel pedal in this residential area. They reached a speed of 73 mph during the crash, and had the accelerator pressed even after the crash.
— Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) June 22, 2026
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Elon Musk’s Texas ranch to showcase the lifelong work that changed the world
Elon Musk is building a product gallery at his Texas ranch spanning his lifelong inventions.
Elon Musk took to X earlier today, noting “Am putting together a product gallery at my ranch in Texas.” in response to a resurfaced famous quote from JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s wherein he draw parallels of the Tesla CEO to legendary physicist Albert Einstein.
Dimon made the remark at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland back in January 2025, telling CNBC at the time, “SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, I mean, the guy is our Einstein.” The remark seemingly ended a long-time feud between the two high profile execs.
While details are thin about the exact location of Elon Musk’s Texas ranch and any pending projects that would serve as a gallery and homage to his portfolio of revolutionary product inventions spanning from 1984 to 2025, land acquisition records point to roughly a location of several thousand acres in Bastrop County, east of Austin near the Colorado River and held through an LLC called Horse Ranch LLC that’s managed by Musk’s longtime personal friend and family wealth manager Jared Birchall. Birchall also serves as the CEO of Neuralink.
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The broader Bastrop County footprint surrounding the ranch has grown significantly. Entities tied to Musk have accumulated approximately 2,000 acres in Bastrop County as of mid-2026, up from 700 acres earlier in the year, with possibly as much as 6,000 acres acquired in total across Bastrop and Travis counties based on deed records.
No completion date for the gallery has been announced and Musk has not confirmed whether it will be open to the public. As Teslarati has reported, SpaceX just completed the largest IPO in history raising $75 billion, a milestone that makes this particular moment in Musk’s career a natural inflection point for looking back at what he has built through the years.
Am putting together a product gallery at my ranch in Texas https://t.co/xQf5FRy4uz
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2026
Starting with Blastar, a simple space shooter game Musk coded at 12 years old and sold to a South African magazine for $500. From there the timeline moves through a commercial career that started with Zip2 in 1995, a city guide software company sold to Compaq for roughly $300 million in 1999. That was followed by X.com in 1999, which merged with Confinity to become PayPal, acquired by eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. SpaceX came in 2002, Tesla in 2003, SolarCity in 2006, the Supercharger network in 2012, Neuralink in 2016, The Boring Company in 2016, OpenAI co-founded in 2015, X acquired in 2022, xAI in 2023, Optimus in 2024, the Cybercab in 2026, and most recently SpaceXAI following the SpaceX and xAI merger. The gallery will also likely include items that blur the line between product and cultural artifact, among them The Boring Company’s Not-a-Flamethrower from 2018, Tesla Short Shorts from 2020, and Burnt Hair perfume released under X in 2022.
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Tesla makes the cut on California’s newest EV Rebate program
California just signed a $270 million EV rebate into law and it starts this summer.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 into law on Monday, July 13, 2026, creating a $270 million EV rebate program that delivers money directly at the dealership rather than as a tax credit applied months later. The program, called MyFirstEV, is funded equally by California’s state budget and participating automakers, with each contributing $135.5 million to make the math work.
The timing is directly tied to the loss of federal support when the $7,500 federal EV tax credit ended, removing the most significant consumer incentive that had driven EV adoption in the U.S. California, which accounts for roughly one-third of all EVs sold nationally, moved to fill that gap with a state-level replacement.
The rebate structure is straightforward. First-time EV buyers can receive $3,500 off any new battery-electric vehicle with an MSRP up to $50,000. Used EVs priced at $25,000 or below qualify for a $1,750 rebate. The credit is applied at the point of sale, which removes the friction of the old federal system where buyers had to wait for tax season to see the benefit. The program goes live later this summer, with the California Air Resources Board expected to release full participation details next month.
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For Tesla buyers, the implications are mixed. The Tesla Model 3 RWD at $42,490 and the Model 3 Long Range at $47,490 both fall under the $50,000 cap and would qualify for the full $3,500 rebate for first-time buyers. The Model Y, which starts at $44,990 after Tesla’s recent price adjustment, also qualifies. The Model X, Model S, and Cybertruck all exceed the cap and receive no benefit. As Teslarati has reported, the program also includes a carve-out exempting California-based automakers like Rivian and Lucid from the price cap entirely, a provision that puts Tesla at a disadvantage since it relocated its headquarters to Texas in 2021.
Other qualifying vehicles include the Chevrolet Equinox EV, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Volkswagen ID.4.
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