Tesla

First up, the core ID setup gets a bit of a rethink. The Smart Track set, with its sturdy USB-connected pieces, was a pretty cool piece of tech. (We even included it in our holiday gift guide.) But at $180, it was probably too pricey for a lot of parents.…

Tesla placed 11 out of 33 in Consumer Reports' 2020 automotive-brand ranking, rising eight spots from 2019.Consumer Reports said the jump resulted from the improved reliability of the Model S and Model 3 sedans.The consumer-advocacy organization named the Model 3 one of its 10 "top picks" for 2020.Visit Business Insider's…

Joe Skipper/ReutersTesla's plan to build its first Gigafactory in Europe is back on track. Elon Musk's electric-car company had halted preparations after environmental activists won an injunction against it. A German court threw out the challenge, however, on Thursday. Tesla wants to finish the factory's first phase and begin production…

Tesla Model 3 Makes Consumer Reports 'Top Picks' List For 2020 (techcrunch.com) Posted by BeauHD on Friday February 21, 2020 @06:00AM from the moving-on-up dept. In Consumer Reports' "Top Picks" of the year list, Tesla's Model 3 ranks among the top 10 choices for car buyers in 2020. TechCrunch reports:…

Preparation work for Tesla’s Gigafactory near Berlin can continue, less than a week after work had to be paused due to concerns raised by local environmental activists, Bloomberg reports. Yesterday, a court ruled that local authorities hadn’t sidestepped regulations in allowing Tesla’s tree felling work to begin. The electric car…

Tesla moved up 8 spots to #11 overall and is now the top-ranked U.S. automaker. Consumer Reports just released its annual automotive brands' ranking report and Tesla is now the #1 U.S. automaker, according to the survey results. Lincoln is the second highest-ranked U.S. brand. Most of the remaining U.S…

Getty ImagesTesla stock has rocketed about 110% in 2020, hitting a record high of $917 on Wednesday. Hochschild Mining said the electric-car maker's rally bodes well for its rare-earth deposit in Chile. Electric-car batteries rely on rare-earth minerals, so Hochschild stands to benefit if Teslas and other electric cars become…

Researchers at McAfee were able to trick two Teslas into autonomously speeding up by 50 mph.The researchers stuck a 2-inch strip of tape on a 35-mph speed sign, and the car's system misread it as 85 mph and adjusted its speed accordingly.The safety of Tesla's autopilot features has come under…

Its the only known case of a fire for Porsches first EV Photo by Sean OKane / The Verge An all-electric Porsche Taycan in Florida caught fire on Sunday, the company has confirmed to The Verge. Its the first known case of a Taycan catching fire, and Porsche …

Last week I posted the sad tale of Alec, a man who bought a used Tesla at auction and was saddened when Tesla later remotely disabled the car's autodrive feature. Tesla justified the action by telling Alec that autodrive was "not a feature that you had paid for." The story…