Tesla’s cheapest electric vehicle wins top prize at car industry awards
5 years, 2 months ago

Tesla’s cheapest electric vehicle wins top prize at car industry awards

The Independent  

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tesla’s smallest and cheapest car was the UK’s third best-selling car model in August - the first time an electric vehicle has made the top 10 best-sellers list. The battery-powered saloon is proving to be a critical success for Elon Musk’s company - scooping prizes for Best Electric Car and Best Company Car, along with the Safety Award and overall Car of the Year prize at the Parkers New Car Awards 2020. Experts at Parkers, the UK’s biggest new car buying and advice website, were impressed with the Model 3, calling it “capable, likeable and extremely good to drive.” Keith Adams, editor of Parkers, said: “Although we’re a long way from the end of days for petrol and diesel, it’s good to know that the forward-thinking among us have a choice of some very talented alternatively-powered cars. “It is the first time an electric car has been named Parkers’ Car of the Year, but with all the big manufacturers spending billions on developing exciting EVs, it is unlikely to be the last.” The cheapest Tesla Model 3 costs under £400 per month on finance and range anxiety - the fear that electric car batteries will run out of power quickly - could soon be a thing of the past, as it can drive up to 335 miles on one charge.

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Tesla posts its first-ever annual sales drop
1 week ago

Tesla posts its first-ever annual sales drop

CNN  

New York CNN — Tesla reported the first full-year drop in sales in its history as a public company Thursday, as increased competition and slowing demand for electric vehicles hit its results. Tesla’s full-year sales of 1.8 million vehicles nonetheless edged out BYD’s annual EV total by 24,000, to retain the title of world’s largest EV maker. Tesla at one …

Tesla’s annual sales fall for first time in company history
1 week ago

Tesla’s annual sales fall for first time in company history

LA Times  

Tesla sales declined for the first time in the company’s history last year, the company reported Thursday, reflecting what analysts said was a lack of new models in an increasingly competitive market for electric vehicles. Given the company’s commanding lead in electric vehicle market share, slow or no growth at Tesla adds another challenge to California Gov. Tesla, once a …

Best family electric cars 2025: practical 7-seater EVs tested
1 month ago

Best family electric cars 2025: practical 7-seater EVs tested

The Independent  

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The withering dream of a cheap American electric car
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

Live Mint  

The dream of a $25,000 electric vehicle for U.S. drivers is in trouble. Musk isn’t alone in taking a sour view of making a cheap EV for the U.S. “That market sucks,” Peter Rawlinson, chief executive of Lucid Motors, told me and my colleague Christopher Mims for our new podcast, called “Bold Names.” Lucid which has begun taking orders for …

Best used electric cars 2024: Top 10 second-hand EVs to buy
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Best used electric cars 2024: Top 10 second-hand EVs to buy

The Independent  

Now is the perfect time to buy a secondhand EV – and with sales of used electric cars growing faster than new EV sales right now, it’s easy to see why. Tesla Model 3: From £12,000, Tesla.com Best: For tech and charging open image in gallery Tesla Model 3 Independent rating: 8/10 Pros: Quick, great tech, strong range, Supercharger network …

The 10 best Tesla alternatives: Our favourite rivals to Elon Musk’s EVs
2 months ago

The 10 best Tesla alternatives: Our favourite rivals to Elon Musk’s EVs

The Independent  

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New Tesla Model 3 gets EV range boost to over 400 miles
2 months, 2 weeks ago

New Tesla Model 3 gets EV range boost to over 400 miles

The Independent  

Hot on the heels of the longest-range Model Y ever announced last week, Tesla has announced a new Model 3 with the longest range ever for a Model 3 – a claimed maximum of 436 miles. As predicted in our story on the new 373-mile Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive Model Y, the new Model 3 drops the all-wheel drive of …

Tesla suffers first drop in UK sales since 2013
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla suffers first drop in UK sales since 2013

The Telegraph  

Tesla’s UK revenues have fallen for the first time in more than a decade as Elon Musk’s electric car company grapples with a slowdown in demand. The drop in sales brings the company’s recent momentum to a halt in the UK, where it has enjoyed constant sales growth since 2013. Mr Musk’s business is also facing questions about its ageing …

Deciphering Tesla’s lans for a cheaper car demands a Muskology degree
8 months, 1 week ago

Deciphering Tesla’s lans for a cheaper car demands a Muskology degree

Live Mint  

The chief executive loves to talk about the future of robot cars and what might come. “These new vehicles, including more affordable models, will use aspects of the next-generation platform as well as aspects of our current platforms, and we’ll be able to produce on the same manufacturing lines as our current vehicle lineup," Musk told analysts Tuesday. When the …

Tesla slams into reverse as sales fall for first time in four years: £20bn wiped off value of electric car firm
9 months ago

Tesla slams into reverse as sales fall for first time in four years: £20bn wiped off value of electric car firm

Daily Mail  

More than £20billion was wiped off the value of Tesla last night after it reported the first fall in car sales for four years. Darker days: Tesla boss Elon Musk has seen the electric car maker's first slump in sales in four years Tesla shares fell more than 5 per cent, wiping £22billion off the value of the company. BYD, …

Forget Tesla. Mercedes is betting $45 billion it can become the king of luxury EVs
1 year, 5 months ago

Forget Tesla. Mercedes is betting $45 billion it can become the king of luxury EVs

LA Times  

Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius wants the carmaker to pull ahead of competitors on every facet of electric vehicle design — from rethinking the motor to reimagining the content possibilities inside autonomously driven cars. But to take the spot of undisputed leader in luxury EVs, Mercedes has to nail both form and function — an increasingly complicated and expensive endeavor with …

Once mistaking it for a joke, Elon Musk now fears THIS Chinese EV maker
1 year, 7 months ago

Once mistaking it for a joke, Elon Musk now fears THIS Chinese EV maker

Firstpost  

Elon Musk’s Tesla has emerged as the best selling EV car brand in the world. However, Musk fears one Chinese EV company, which, he once believed was a joke Elon Musk’s Tesla was the best-selling EV car brand of 2022, beating out legends such as Toyota and Honda, two brands that have ruled the numbers game in traditional ICE cars, …

Tesla Model Y: First EV to Earn Title of World's Best-Selling Car
1 year, 7 months ago

Tesla Model Y: First EV to Earn Title of World's Best-Selling Car

News 18  

Tesla Model Y has become the first all-electric vehicle to be billed as the world’s bestselling car, a report has shown. Tesla Model Y surpassed Toyota’s RAV4 and Corolla models to top global sales rankings in the first quarter of 2023, according to data from Jato Dynamics. Tesla Model Y sold 267,200 units globally in the first quarter this year, …

Elon Musk unveils exciting details on Tesla’s upcoming small electric car
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk unveils exciting details on Tesla’s upcoming small electric car

Live Mint  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is eager to expand the company's reign in the electric vehicle market by offering a diverse range of products, including a more affordable EV. Although he had previously stated his desire for a product cheaper than the current most affordable Tesla Model 3, Musk has now shared crucial details about the upcoming smaller EV. According to …

Competitors chip away at Tesla’s US electric vehicle share
2 years, 1 month ago

Competitors chip away at Tesla’s US electric vehicle share

Associated Press  

DETROIT — New electric vehicle models from multiple automakers are starting to chip away at Tesla’s dominance of the U.S. EV market, according to national vehicle registration data. But numbers collected by S&P Global Mobility show that Tesla still controlled about 65% of the growing electric vehicle market during the first nine months of this year. “Given that consumer choice …

Tesla is no longer the world's largest electric vehicle maker
2 years, 6 months ago

Tesla is no longer the world's largest electric vehicle maker

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk’s Tesla no longer reigns as the world’s largest electric vehicle producer. BYD saw a 315 percent jump in sales from last year – it sold 640,000 electric vehicles, while Tesla delivered 564,000. Scroll down for video BYD saw a 315 percent jump in sales from last year – it sold 640,000 electric vehicles, while Tesla delivered 564,000 Tesla’s …

Tesla posts record profit, won’t produce new models in 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Tesla posts record profit, won’t produce new models in 2022

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Tesla Inc. on Wednesday posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as deliveries of its electric vehicles soared despite a global shortage of computer chips that has slowed the entire auto industry. Although the company predicted it would be able to build 50% more vehicles than it made last year, CEO Elon Musk said the chip shortage would stop …

Tesla takes the UK sales crown as petrol now accounts for less than half of new cars
3 years ago

Tesla takes the UK sales crown as petrol now accounts for less than half of new cars

The Telegraph  

Petrol cars accounted for fewer than 50pc of total sales last month, with electric car giant Tesla becoming the best-selling brand in the UK. New electric cars made up just over a quarter of the total sold in December, while petrol cars' market share dipped to 46pc, data from transport researchers New AutoMotive shows. Electric cars have grown from less …

Tesla posts record sales as electric cars take off
3 years ago

Tesla posts record sales as electric cars take off

The Telegraph  

Tesla has smashed its previous record for vehicle sales by delivering 308,600 cars in the fourth quarter. The stronger-than-expected results brought total sales in 2021 to 936,000, around 87pc higher than a year earlier. The figures are seen as a key measure of both the company’s strength and wider demand for electric vehicles, given Tesla’s leading position in the market. …

Most efficient electric cars revealed: BMW i4 and Tesla Model 3 top
3 years, 1 month ago

Most efficient electric cars revealed: BMW i4 and Tesla Model 3 top

Daily Mail  

Electric vehicles are generally considered to have better environmental benefits than petrol and diesel cars - but which EVs are most efficient? Most efficient EVs revealed: A new E-Rating system to tell consumers how frugal different electric models are has been launched, with the Tesla Model 3 scoring a top A++ rating BMW's i4 saloon, which has a range of …

Tesla sees big jump in third quarter car production
3 years, 3 months ago

Tesla sees big jump in third quarter car production

CNN  

New York, NY CNN — Tesla said Saturday that it produced 237,823 vehicles in its third quarter and delivered 241,300, more than double the number of vehicles for the same period a year ago. “Taking a step back, with the chip shortage a major overhang on the auto space and logistical issues globally, these delivery numbers were ‘eye popping’ and …

Some top electric cars miss quoted battery ranges by almost a THIRD
3 years, 5 months ago

Some top electric cars miss quoted battery ranges by almost a THIRD

Daily Mail  

Even some of the best-rated electric cars on the market today are missing their claimed battery range figures by almost a third, according to real-world test results revealed on Wednesday. ELECTRIC VEHICLE RANGE TEST RESULTS Make / Model Usable battery size Official range Test range Shortfall Shortfall Miles per kWh* Porsche Taycan 4S Performance Battery Plus 83.7 290 281 3.0% …

Tesla: Volkswagen could soon steal the electric car crown
3 years, 9 months ago

Tesla: Volkswagen could soon steal the electric car crown

CNN  

London CNN Business — Tesla knows all about how to disrupt an industry. After years as the undisputed king of the electric car, Tesla could be matched sale for sale by Volkswagen as early as 2022, according to analysts at UBS, who predict that Europe’s biggest carmaker will go on to sell 300,000 morebattery electric vehicles than Tesla in 2025. …

Tesla Worth More Than Traditional Carmakers Combined: Amitabh Kant Tells Future of EVs in One Tweet
4 years, 4 months ago

Tesla Worth More Than Traditional Carmakers Combined: Amitabh Kant Tells Future of EVs in One Tweet

News 18  

While electric vehicles have been running on the roads for the last 2 decades, it's only in the last 5 years that the call to make electric cars more accessible to mass market has amplified and the reason for such a drastic push towards electric vehicles is the decreasing EV cost and rising electric range, making them as worthy as …

Tesla on top as UK car sales crash to lowest level since 1946
4 years, 8 months ago

Tesla on top as UK car sales crash to lowest level since 1946

CNN  

London CNN Business — The UK car market suffered its worst month in more than seven decades in April as coronavirus restrictions forced dealerships to close, pushing sales of new vehicles down by more than 97%. The industry association described the sales decline as “the steepest of modern times.” With showrooms closed and potential buyers sheltering at home, the industry …

Car buyers shun electric vehicles not named Tesla. Are carmakers driving off a cliff?
4 years, 11 months ago

Car buyers shun electric vehicles not named Tesla. Are carmakers driving off a cliff?

LA Times  

General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra stands near a Chevy Bolt electric vehicle. Troubling, because while carmakers finally turned serious about electric vehicles, going all in on new electric versions of best-selling SUVs, pickups and muscle cars — consumers so far aren’t playing along. But with overall auto sales falling in China, Europe and the United States, automakers face a …

Tesla’s topsy turvy 2019
5 years ago

Tesla’s topsy turvy 2019

CNN  

CNN — Everyone knows Tesla cars move fast. In terms of size and price, it seems like a close competitor to the Tesla Model 3, but with Volvo’s Scandinavian roots evident in its design, although the car will be built in China. Ford even held its unveiling event at the same place where Tesla would roll out its Cybertruck, a …

Electric vehicle sales are up sharply in California, mostly due to Tesla
5 years, 3 months ago

Electric vehicle sales are up sharply in California, mostly due to Tesla

LA Times  

Sales of new electric vehicles in California shot up 63.7% in the first half of the year, to 51,750 units, largely on the strength of the Tesla Model 3. “But EVs are still a tough market, even in California.” Dealers sold nearly 950,000 new automobiles statewide in the first six months of 2019, according to the California New Car Dealers …

Tesla Model 3 review: Is this the future for the family car?
5 years, 5 months ago

Tesla Model 3 review: Is this the future for the family car?

Daily Mail  

For those who want a big luxury electric car, a Tesla Model S or Model X has been the default answer in recent years, but the acid test for the US electric car maker’s game-changing ambitions is the more mainstream Model 3. No car that costs £36,500 can be described as cheap, but Tesla's Model 3 sells at a considerably …

Jaguar's £60,000 electric I-Pace is named 2019 UK Car of the Year
5 years, 10 months ago

Jaguar's £60,000 electric I-Pace is named 2019 UK Car of the Year

Daily Mail  

Jaguar's new pure electric I-Pace has been voted Car of the Year by a panel of motoring experts, who are tasked with driving the latest models all year round. On the charge: UK road testers clubbed together to decide that the Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV should be the 2019 Car of the Year John Challen, director of the UK Car …

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