Earlier this month, Tesla launched a new accessory for Model 3, Model Y and Model S owners, in the form of illuminated door sills. The illuminated door sills replace your existing ones but are lit up at night. They cost $250 USD for a set for all three models. Originally, they first launched in Europe […]
Tesla has expanded the availability of its illuminated door sills for the Model 3 and Model Y, as they are now available to purchase online in Canada and the USA. “Add a premium touch to your Tesla by accentuating your vehicle’s model name with Model 3 Illuminated Door Sills. This elegant addition requires no additional […]
Last month, new entry Tesla Model 3 and Model Y orders saw estimated delivery dates pushed back to January 2022, and fast forward to September, these dates have continued to slip. Tesla’s website shows the entry Model 3 Standard Range Plus, along with the Model Y Long Range, are now showing estimated delivery for February […]
Image credit: City of Nitro The first Tesla police car has debuted in West Virginia, according to MetroNews. The Nitro Police Department debuted their Model 3 squad car on August 27, and recently let media ride along in the vehicle. Matthew Haynes, a Patrolman with Nitro Police Department said the Tesla cost $60,000 USD to […]
Image via Reddit A recent rumour from @TroyTeslike claimed Tesla would start using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells for Model 3 and Model Y production at its Fremont, California factory. The rumor is, • Fremont will start using LFP cells from China for Standard Range Model 3/Y from Oct 1st, 2021 and• Model Y […]
The Random Thought Project recently published a guide on replacing the air filters in a Tesla Model 3 or Tesla Model Y, which is pretty easy to do on your own and doesn’t necessarily require a visit to a Tesla service center. Like pretty much all air-conditioned cars ever, Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) are equipped with […]
Tesla’s Model 3 Standard Range Plus has just sold out in Canada and the USA, as estimated delivery dates are now showing January 2022 (via @SawyerMerritt). This means an order placed today for the entry Model 3 won’t be delivered until January of next year, about five months away. Previously, the entry Model 3 estimated […]
In a recently published YouTube video, Grind Hard Plumbing Co documents their experience modifying a Tesla Model 3 into a proper off-road vehicle. While the Model Y is an admittedly better candidate for an off-road vehicle than a Model 3, the guys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co were up for the challenge of turning the safest […]
June proved to be a record-breaking month for electric vehicle (EV) sales across the globe, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) making up approximately 20% of all vehicles registered. Fully electric vehicles saw a total of 407,000 registrations worldwide in June and accounted for 6.1% of […]
A thread posted to Reddit on Friday highlights the possibility of the 2021 Model Y and the 2021 Model 3 getting yet another new icon for the electric door release button — an arrowhead pointing towards the direction the door is supposed to open. Originally, the door release buttons on the Model 3 and Model Y […]
In December of 2019, the Westport Police Department in Connecticut purchased a Tesla Model 3 instead of its daily driver, the Ford Explorer. The electric vehicle (EV) was retrofitted into a police cruiser, and was put into service in February 2020 as a pilot program for the town, becoming the first Model 3 squad car […]
Tesla has increased the price of its Model 3 and Model Y, yet again. This time around, the Long Range versions of each vehicle have increased in price by $1,000 USD (via @SawyerMerritt). Model Y Long Range: $53,990 USD (+$1000; was $52,990) Performance: $60,990 USD – no change Model 3 Standard Range Plus: $39,990 USD; […]
Canada launched its Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) program in May 2019 to subsidize the out-of-pocket cost of plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles for Canadians, hoping that a price cut of up to $5,000 CAD would persuade buyers to go electric. However, electric vehicles had to jump through a number of hoops to qualify. One […]
Tesla has dropped the price of the Model 3 sedan in Australia, reports The Driven. The Model 3 now starts at $59,990 AUD, down from its $62,900 AUD in April and $66,990 AUD in October 2020 and later $73,900 AUD in late 2020. “In NSW it will now cost $64,648 driveway, but in September that […]
After Tesla switched out the 2021 Model 3’s radar-based AutoPilot and safety systems for the entirely camera-based ‘Tesla Vision’ system, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rescinded its ‘2021 Top Safety Pick+’ rating for the car (which it had earned for the third year in a row). According to recent tweet from the IIHS, […]
