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Tesla FSD is Now Significantly Cheaper Than Before

The Truth About Cars

Regardless of how you feel about the tech, the truth has always been that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature has been ridiculously expensive. Tesla recently removed the “beta” tag from FSD on its website and added clearer language that it requires continuous driver attention to function safely.

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BYD produces 200K units of its most affordable EV 

Teslarati

It debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2023 with a price tag of $11,300 in China. Elon Musk says Tesla will build €25k EV at Giga Berlin Forbes speculated that the Seagull, labeled Blade, might be equipped with BYD’s lithium-ion phosphate batteries. The base Seagull variant starts at RMB 73,800 ($10,360).

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Why Tesla competitors will need more than affordability to take EV pioneer’s crown

Teslarati

In an attempt to catch Tesla, who has been recognized as the industry leader, car companies have tried all strategies, including undercutting pricing, but they’ll need much more than that to catch up. Tesla’s most affordable vehicle is the Rear-Wheel Drive Model 3, which starts at $42,990 before incentives.

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Tesla Roadster does Dan

Plugs and Cars

The Tesla Roadster made sweet sweet love to Dan Neil one recent weekend. God has grabbed me by the jockstrap and fired me off his thumb, rubber band-style. Tags: tesla tesla roadster battery electric car dan neil. What's important is that after a weekend with the Roadster, he can see the future. ".the

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Gadget’s New World

Revenge of the Electric Car

Late last year, Gadget’s workshop was destroyed in a fire. The blaze took away some of Gadget’s most prized work, including a super sleek electric powered Silver Porsche which featured at PlugInAmerica’s Sept 08 gala fundraiser alongside the Tesla Roadster and GM’s Volt prototype.

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Filming Tesla - 1

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla Roadsters awaiting final prep and delivery to first owners. the first day we filmed this fall at Tesla, we got to see not one, not two, not three, but, and I counted—over 40 production Roadsters in the Menlo Park buildings. See Chris’s Blog Post about his Tesla delivery. That was our first brush with Tesla.

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How One Bad Manny Can P**s Away Your Brand

Creative Greenius

When we bought our first electric car in January of 2013, the Toyota Rav4 EV with the Tesla battery and powertrain, we followed Toyota’s advice on the right home charger to buy. WHAT SHOULD LEVITON DONE INSTEAD OF SETTING THEIR BRAND ON FIRE? But no one ever did. Perhaps they never will.

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