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Tesla Supercharger Tips, Facts, & Conversations

CleanTechnica EVs

When you first learn about (and perhaps contemplate buying) a Tesla Model 3 or Model Y, you find out that they have almost no knobs or dials and everything is controlled by the center computer screen. If you are driving an older car, you don’t have any driver automation. You don’t have smart cruise control […].

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Only 2% of Tesla Full Self-Driving trial users end up buying it, credit card data show

Baua Electric

According to credit card data, only about 2% of the Tesla owners who used Full Self-Driving in the free month trial ended up buying it after. Starting in March, Tesla offered a month of free trial of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package to all its owners in North America. Interestingly, that goes against what Elon Musk said.

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Tesla confirms it is in talks with major automaker for potential FSD licensing

Teslarati

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) may not necessarily be supported by conventional reviewers like Consumer Reports , but it appears that the system could start making its way to non-Tesla vehicles in the coming years. We’re in conversations with one major automaker regarding licensing FSD,” Musk said.

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Sweden union IF Metall lawyer admits his family has a Tesla Model Y

Teslarati

Darko Davidovic is one of the key players in the ongoing union strike against Tesla in Sweden. But as per recent reports, Davidovic’s family owns a Tesla Model Y today, and he drove a Model S in the past. The lawyer explained that when he bought a Model S about four years ago, Tesla had no conflict with IF Metall.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan blocking three Tesla superchargers. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. He’s not wrong. It is arse-hole parking.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call

Teslarati

Tesla’s ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) Q1 2024 earnings call comes on the heels of the company’s Q1 2024 Update Letter , which was released after the closing bell on Wednesday, April 23, 2024. Tesla posted total revenues of $21.3 Tesla also posted $1.2 He thanks the company and his peers in the Tesla executive team for the experience.

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EV conversion business profile: British Off Road, QLD

EV Central

This Australian Defence Force ute has been stripped of its Isuzu diesel engine and gifted a NetGain electric motor and Tesla batteries. As an emerging force on the electric conversion front, we asked British Off Road’s Mark Calder to talk us through what’s involved, pricing and which vehicles are best suited to electromodding.