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Toyota Supra Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, It’s Not Even Close
Toyota Supra Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, It’s Not Even Close

9 Oct 2023, 19:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you want to have fun in the twisties, the Supra may be right up your alley. At the drag strip, however, the Model S Plaid is the far superior choice

 
Why I'd Lease and Not Buy the New Lucid Air Pure RWD, Despite the High Cost
Why I'd Lease and Not Buy the New Lucid Air Pure RWD, Despite the High Cost

6 Oct 2023, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / We've been closely following Lucid's moves, and the Pure RWD is proof that the brand is bent on surviving in this complicated auto market

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Plaid With Track Package, They're Insanely Quick
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Plaid With Track Package, They're Insanely Quick

2 Oct 2023, 20:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Two similar EVs battling it out over 1,000 feet of runway. The question is, which is the right setting for maximum straight-line performance?

 
Million-Mile Tesla Model S Owner Gave Up on Buying a Lucid Air, and Here's Why
Million-Mile Tesla Model S Owner Gave Up on Buying a Lucid Air, and Here's Why

2 Oct 2023, 09:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg said he gave up on buying a Lucid because he does not need three cars. He also has another important reason.

 
2016 Tesla Model S Used as a Taxi Has Only 12% Battery Degradation After 310K Miles
2016 Tesla Model S Used as a Taxi Has Only 12% Battery Degradation After 310K Miles

26 Sep 2023, 18:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla Model S shows incredible resilience, with only a 12% battery degradation after being used as a taxi for more than 310,000 miles

 
Meet the Car That Floats: BYD's YangWang U8 SUV Comes With an Emergency Floating Mode
Meet the Car That Floats: BYD's YangWang U8 SUV Comes With an Emergency Floating Mode

24 Sep 2023, 21:09 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / The YangWang U8 is powered by four electric motors with each of them spinning a wheel and making them turn in different directions

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Track Package Drag Races Taycan and e-tron GT, It's Not Even Close
Tesla Model S Plaid Track Package Drag Races Taycan and e-tron GT, It's Not Even Close

23 Sep 2023, 15:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Be it a dry or a wet runway, the Model S Plaid with the $20k Track Package easily outperforms the best Porsche and Audi can throw at it

 
Fed-Up Model S Plaid Owner Explains Why He Won't Buy Another Tesla Again
Fed-Up Model S Plaid Owner Explains Why He Won't Buy Another Tesla Again

15 Sep 2023, 22:49 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Tesla hasn't gained a reputation for making the most reliable vehicles or for its stellar fit-and-finish qualities. But it can't escape negative feedback

 
2024 BMW i5 eDrive40 Looks Eerily Sinister in Black, Flaunts Grown-Up Look
2024 BMW i5 eDrive40 Looks Eerily Sinister in Black, Flaunts Grown-Up Look

12 Sep 2023, 19:11 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / If a Tesla Model S or a Lucid Air feels too expensive, check out the BMW i5. Not many talk about it, even though it looks like a spaceship

 
Tesla S Plaid Hits 204 Mph on the Autobahn, Does 62–124 MPH in Under Four Seconds
Tesla S Plaid Hits 204 Mph on the Autobahn, Does 62–124 MPH in Under Four Seconds

10 Sep 2023, 12:08 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / With the rear seat removed, the 1,000-hp family car blasts the highway, showing the piston-powered superheroes of yesteryear the entry into history books

 
It's Official: Only One Tesla Model Doesn't Qualify for the Full EV Tax Credit
It's Official: Only One Tesla Model Doesn't Qualify for the Full EV Tax Credit

6 Sep 2023, 21:13 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / If you are ready to switch to EVs or to replace an older unit, Tesla would like you to choose one of its cars. It has four, and three can get the EV tax credit

 
Owner Who Sued Tesla for Voltage Cap Sells Model S, Buys Hyundai IONIQ 6 Instead
Owner Who Sued Tesla for Voltage Cap Sells Model S, Buys Hyundai IONIQ 6 Instead

31 Aug 2023, 15:57 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / David Rasmussen was worried about the BMS_u029 error and also needed a BEV that charged faster. He is pretty happy with his new car.

 
5 Cool FSD Beta Things We Learned After Elon Musk's Live V12 Demo
5 Cool FSD Beta Things We Learned After Elon Musk's Live V12 Demo

26 Aug 2023, 20:41 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Elon Musk showed the world how the next generation of Tesla's advanced driver-assistance system works. We scooped up the essentials

 
What Happens When Tesla's Computer Crashes While Driving on a Highway?
What Happens When Tesla's Computer Crashes While Driving on a Highway?

22 Aug 2023, 10:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / An experiment shows what happens when the infotainment computer in a Tesla car crashes while driving, leaving the driver with black screens

 
New Model S and Model X Standard Range Units Tell a Concerning Story About Tesla
New Model S and Model X Standard Range Units Tell a Concerning Story About Tesla

19 Aug 2023, 07:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company only restricted the range of these vehicles with software and reduced their prices, but why the excuse to do something that is now routine?

 
2022 Model S Plaid Worth Only 51% of the Original Price on a Tesla Trade-In
2022 Model S Plaid Worth Only 51% of the Original Price on a Tesla Trade-In

17 Aug 2023, 19:43 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Customers who bought an expensive Tesla in 2022 are in for a rude awakening because the EV maker isn't putting much value on its cars

 
Tesla Launches More Affordable Standard Range Variants of the Model S and Model X
Tesla Launches More Affordable Standard Range Variants of the Model S and Model X

15 Aug 2023, 10:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla introduced Standard Range variants of the Model S and Model X that are $10,000 cheaper than the Long Range trims, but they still don't make much sense

 
1,600-Mile Trip Crowns the Tesla Model S Plaid As the King of Long-Distance EV Travel
1,600-Mile Trip Crowns the Tesla Model S Plaid As the King of Long-Distance EV Travel

13 Aug 2023, 15:48 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Here's how a Tesla Model S fares against a Porsche Taycan and a Lucid Air. These three sedans are ready to take you far, but only one will do it the fastest

 
BEV Range Discussion – We Need to Talk About the Way Automakers Establish Them
BEV Range Discussion – We Need to Talk About the Way Automakers Establish Them

12 Aug 2023, 09:54 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Tesla controversy about exaggerating the available range made me wonder even more about BEV maturity and how to deal with these vehicles.

 
Tesla Started Installing Replacement Steering Yokes, They Still Have the Ugly "Worm"
Tesla Started Installing Replacement Steering Yokes, They Still Have the Ugly "Worm"

11 Aug 2023, 17:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla Model S owner shared his new yoke replacement after the original peeled off, and it still has the same "Tesla worm" imprinted on it