February 2023

Tesla’s apparent next-gen platform teased in Engineering HQ video

Tesla’s next-generation vehicle platform is exciting for many reasons. For one, Elon Musk has stated that the vehicle would likely exceed the output of the company’s existing vehicle lineup combined. Musk also noted that Tesla’s next-gen platform is designed for efficiency and cost, which will make it roughly half the cost of the Model 3 and

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Tesla Model Y earns IIHS’ 2023 Top Safety Pick+ award despite stricter standards

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced the vehicles that qualified for its Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards for 2023. The Tesla Model Y is one of them, despite the agency updating its standards this year to make them more stringent.  Thanks to the IIHS’ new criteria, only 48 models

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The base Tesla Model 3 now costs less than the average new car in the US

Tesla’s entry-level vehicle, the Model 3 RWD, is now priced below the average cost of a new car in the United States. With Tesla’s price reduction efforts this year, vehicles like the base Model 3 have become cheaper than some new combustion-powered cars. The Tesla Model 3’s starting price today stands at $42,990, exclusive of

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Tesla Model 3 ‘Highland’ Refresh spotted with never-before-seen wheels

A Tesla Model 3 Refresh that could potentially be a part of the company’s “Project Highland” was spotted yesterday sporting never-before-seen wheels. Tesla has been working on the Model 3’s newest iteration, codenamed “Project Highland,” since last Summer. Sightings of the vehicle have continued to pop up throughout the community, with the most recent coming

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Watch the Pininfarina Battista smash the 1/4 mile world record

The Pininfarina Battista has smashed the quarter-mile speed record at a test track in India. Electric hypercars are quickly becoming the fastest vehicles on the planet, and the fastest of all of them is the Pininfarina Battista. The Italian electric hypercar smashed the production vehicle 0-60 acceleration record late last year, and now, the car has

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Rivian launches new production line to aid manufacturing ramp

Rivian has announced a new drive unit production line dedicated to producing “Enduro” motors for the Dual-Motor AWD R1 vehicles. When Rivian first announced the dual-motor configuration of the R1T and R1S, while many were excited about the prospect of more vehicle options, some worried it would negatively impact vehicle production. To dispel those concerns

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Tesla Investor Day pushes price target higher for one firm

Tesla Investor Day is just over a week away, and the automaker’s potential developments have already influenced one firm to push its price target higher. Deutsche Bank’s Emmanuel Rosner increased his price target on Tesla stock (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $250, up from $220, based on Investor Day’s already-known details, especially the automaker’s reveal of the

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EV demand spikes in the U.S. and Europe during first part of the year

A new survey published by Deloitte has found that consumer interest in purchasing an EV has spiked in recent months. Government officials and cable TV pundits love to question the demand behind the electric vehicle revolution, but new data from Deloitte shows demand has never been more robust. According to the survey, as many as

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