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Tesla Cybertruck pre-orders reach 200,000 according tweet from Elon Musk
The polarising look of the New Tesla Cybertruck has not put off potential buyers from putting down their money and placing an order. When we originally wrote this story on Sunday Australia time pre-orders were at 146k Cybertruck orders so far, with 42% choosing dual, 41% tri & 17% single motor — Elon Musk (@elonmusk)…
Read full article >>Elon Musk reveals the futuristic Tesla Cybertruck electric pick up truck
Tesla has unveiled its electric pickup truck by Elon Musk in front of invited guests at the Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California. Musk has long harbored an ambition to build an electric version of America’s favourite vehicle and take aim at Detroit automakers’ profits. “We need sustainable energy now. If we don’t have a…
Read full article >>Victoria Police add the all-electric Tesla Model X to their Highway Patrol fleet
Victoria Police has taken the first steps in what could be the biggest development in police vehicles since their introduction almost 100 years ago, becoming one of the first jurisdictions in the world to put an all-electric vehicle into its operational fleet. From today, Victoria Police’s Road Policing Command will utilise the all-electric Tesla Model…
Read full article >>The Tesla Model 3 is finally on sale in Australia
The all-electric Tesla Model 3 is now available to order online in Australia. The drive-away price for the lowest cost version is $66,000 (excluding on-road costs and delivery fee). But this will still give you 0-100km/h in just 5.6 seconds and a range of 460km (est NEDC rating) The online configurator for the Tesla Model…
Read full article >>Elon Musk announces the Model Y SUV to complete Tesla’s S3XY line up
At an event held in California and live streamed across the web, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed the new Model Y all-electric crossover SUV. Musk claims that the Model Y will have the functionality of an SUV but with the handling of a sports car. Underpinned by the Model 3’s design the Model Y…
Read full article >>Tesla closing in on its goal of producing 5,000 units of Model 3 cars per week
Tesla appears to be closing in on its goal of producing 5,000 units of Model 3 cars per week. Elon Musk has just tweeted a photo showing a third production line which was apparently assembled in just three weeks. Although it does appear to look like just a big temporary structure built at their Fremont…
Read full article >>Tesla Model X breaks electric towing record by pulling a Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Tesla has teamed up with Qantas for a World Record attempt by hitching a Tesla Model X P100D to a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on a taxiway at Melbourne Airport. The Model X successfully completed the heaviest tow by an electric production passenger vehicle. While the Model X can accommodate up to seven passengers, far less…
Read full article >>Tesla deliver 101,312 Model S and X vehicles in 2017 a 33% increase over 2016
In their latest press release to investors Tesla have revealed that have had their best ever production quarter or combined Model S and X deliveries, representing a 27% increase over Q4 2016, and a 9% increase over Q3 2017, our previous best quarter. They delivered to customers 101,312 Model S and X vehicles in 2017.…
Read full article >>The 2017 Electric GT Championship to debut at the Autosport International motorsport show in the UK
Visitors to the upcoming Autosport International event in the UK will have the chance to witness the debut of the exciting new Electric GT Championship (EGT) at Europe’s premier pre-season motorsport show. A number of big announcements are expected to take place at the event including news of more drivers set to compete in the…
Read full article >>Elon Musk tweets a promise to build a Tesla Pickup Truck larger than the Ford F150
You would think that Tesla have enough on their plate with the Model 3 “production hell” plus the development of the Tesla Semi Truck and Roadster but Elon Musk is still planning ahead. In a tweet exchange over the Christmas holiday Musk said he is “dying to build it,” and went on to say that…
Read full article >>New Tesla Roadster will be the fastest production car ever
Elon Musk is claiming the the version of Tesla’s Roadster will be “the quickest car in the world, with record-setting acceleration, range and performance”. Recently unveiled at the launch of the Tesla Semi this well kept secret rolled out of one the trucks trailers. “You’ll be able to travel from LA to San…
Read full article >>The Tesla Semi Trailer Truck launched by Elon Musk at an event in California
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Semi at an event in Los Angeles in front of a crowd of “potential” truck buyers. Musk has described electric trucks as Tesla’s next big effort to move the economy away from fossil fuels. The Tesla Semi has been designed to deliver a far better experience for truck…
Read full article >>Tesla charging network expands, Adelaide to Brisbane link is now complete
Tesla has expanded its charging network further across Australia with the addition of five Superchargers across Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia and the rapid growth of Destination Chargers across the country. The Supercharger link between Melbourne and Adelaide is complete with the opening of Horsham in Victoria, and South Australian locations Keith, Clare Valley…
Read full article >>Tesla developing a long-haul, electric, self driving, semi-truck
You can’t accuse Elon Musk’s company Tesla of resting on their laurels. They are now getting closer to testing a prototype, self driving, long-haul, electric semi-truck. In a email discussion with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) seen by Reuters, Tesla are looking at now doing potential road tests. California DMV officials are also…
Read full article >>Tesla reveal 1,800 customers a day are signing up to buy it’s new Model 3
In it’s Q2 Investor Update Elon Musk has revealed that 1,800 customers a day are signing up to buy Teslas Model 3. They are still targeting a delivery target of 50,000 vehicles for the second half of this year. The first 30 cars were delivered to customers during a gala event at Teslas Fremont, California…
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