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Tesla Model S road warrior passes 1.2 million miles in 10 years

Teslarati

Ten years ago, Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg purchased a second-hand Tesla Model S with 18,641 miles on its odometer. And in a recent update on social media, the Tesla owner revealed that his Model S has now passed the 1.2 This effectively makes Gemmingen-Hornberg’s Model S the highest mileage Tesla in the world today.

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Tesla starts deliveries of new Model S and Model X in China

CN EV Post

Deliveries of the new Model S and Model X have begun in the Chinese mainland, nine years after the first Tesla vehicle entered the country in 2014. | TSLA.US Tesla did not provide any more information on Weibo, and its China website shows expected delivery dates for both models in the second quarter.

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

The Truth About Cars

Let’s start at the beginning, in 2014. In the latter portion of 2014 the project was approved by CEO Tim Cook. Shortly thereafter an Apple board member stated Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) suggested the company could build an EV around the time Tesla arrived on the automotive scene in 2008. Elon was glad too.

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Tesla designer responsible for 3/Y, Semi and Roadster leaves to aviation startup

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Tesla’s designer responsible for the Model 3, Model Y, Semi concept, and Roadster has left the company for Skyryse, an aviation startup. ” Blades called the opportunity to join Skyryse “fantastic” and looks to make the same changes and influence the company as he did at Tesla. I’d love to hear from you!

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Rally driver’s Tesla Model S reaches 236k miles with no maintenance

Teslarati

Those who have closely followed Tesla’s story over the years would know about Germany-based Tesla owner Hansjörg Gemmingen’s 2014 Model S P85 , which broke the 1.18 So far, the vehicle has had its batteries replaced three times, while its rear motor has been replaced 13 times.

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More Tesla Superchargers, 2014 Chevrolet Spark Gas Mileage, New VW Diesel: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: Additional Tesla Motors Supercharger fast-charging stations open in the Northeast, we drive the 2014 Chevrolet Spark with CVT, and Volkswagen develops a new twin-turbocharged diesel engine. The 2014 Chevrolet Spark gets a new CVT automatic transmission, and gives us more to love.

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FTC Backs Tesla, 2014 BMW i3 Details, Keystone Pipeline Fight: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The Federal Trade Commission comes out in favor of Tesla Motors'' direct-sales model, staff training ride and drives reveal new details on the 2014 BMW i3 electric car, and putting the Keystone XL Pipeline fight in perspective. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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