“Fastest car ever”: Musk says Tesla Model S Plaid now in production
The tri-motor Tesla Model S Plaid is already in production and first deliveries will commence in February, Elon Musk said at Tesla's fourth-quarter earnings call today.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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Tesla battery factory gets green light in Berlin
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Tesla slashes Model 3 price in Europe by up to 9 per cent
Tesla drops price of Model 3 by up to 9% in Europe - but why? And will we see similar discounts in Australia?
Tesla delivers first China-made Model Ys, complete with Covid kit
The first Tesla Model Y electric crossovers made at the Shanghai gigafactory have been picked up by customers.
Warmed-up electric car batteries could be cheaper, safer and last two million miles
Researchers say warmed-up LFP batteries - the same chemistry used in the China-made Tesla Model 3 - could be safer, cheaper and last for 3.6 million km of driving.
Chasing Tesla’s electric cars won’t drive up the VW share price
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