Tesla Range Controversy

Reuters recently published a special report claiming that Tesla has rigged the algorithms in their vehicle software to display rosy range estimates on the dashboard readout and that Tesla has even organized a special team who is tasked with canceling range related service appointments. If a Tesla customer complains about range. Tesla does a remote …

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First Half of 2023 US EV Sales

Oh man. Hate to break it to y'all but Cox has now revised the data (on 7/13, the one I published was revised on 7/12). They calculated the market share wrong. I also didn't think to check. Tesla actually has a 60.5% market share. Got some work to do!https://t.co/tbnRcqufti pic.twitter.com/s0RccT5GnV — Jaan of the EV …

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Tesla Increasing Texas Model Y Production While VW and Ford Cut Back

Tesla will shutdown the Giga Texas Model Y production lines in July, 2023 for give days to improve the Model Y production lines and increase production. Tesla Texas production is currently 5000 cars per week. Tesla will shift some of its workers from the Model Y to support the start of Cybertruck production. Want some …

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Tesla Is Still The Battery Electric Vehicle Leader $TSLA $BYD

Tesla is still selling more pure electric cars (BEV) than its rival BYD. BYD had more hybrid and battery electric car unit sales. However, fewer pure BEV sales. May, 2023, BYD plug-in car sales results: BEVs: 119,603 (up 124% year-over-year) PHEVs: 119,489 (up 96% year-over-year) Total: 239,092 (up 109% year-over-year) BYD plug-in sales Jan-May 2023 …

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Thousands of Abandoned China EVs in the Context of Millions of Car Inventory

Anti-China channels are reporting of thousands of abandoned EVs. It is unclear exactly when the video of the registered EV in fields were taken. Thousands and even tens of thousands of sold and abandoned vehicles does not necessarily make a big deal in the big picture. There are normally millions of cars on dealer lots …

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Tesla Orders Parts for 375000 Cybertrucks in 2024 $TSLA

Tesla is planning to produce 375,000 Cybertrucks per year and have release candidates by late August, according to communications they sent to suppliers. The Street was estimating 90000 Cybertrucks for 2024. ⁦@ElectrekCo⁩ 375k #cybertruck a year for $TSLA would be an enormous number. Way more than street. 250k Ys in 2022 in US. Tesla Stock …

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GM and Ford Have Bent the Knee to Tesla Supercharging

GM, like Ford, will begin installing a charging port used by Tesla, known as NACS, instead of the current industry-standard CCS, in its EVs starting in 2025. Under the deal, GM vehicles will be able to access 12,000 of Tesla’s fast chargers using an adapter and the Detroit automaker’s EV charging app, starting next year. …

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