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A Tesla Model S P85 Gets Vorsteiner Wheels Installed

A Tesla Model S P85 Gets Vorsteiner Wheels

Vorsteiner just released the latest build featuring their wheel line. A Tesla Model S P85 was wrapped up with a set of Vorsteiner V-FF 102 Flow Forged wheels. The company doing the work on this electric luxury sedan is Baan Velgen and they’ve ensured the fitment, finish and installation is on point. A Vorsteiner Flow Forged wheel can be attractive and lightweight because it uses equal raw materials and manufacturing equipment, however, design strength is another objective on its own. We thoroughly study each individual shape and arrangement to ensure our unique architecture has the longevity to outlast the most severe conditions. This yields the

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Tesla Model S Comes Equipped With Autopilot Capabilities

Starting today, Tesla Model S comes equipped with the Tesla Version 7 software. It brings Autopilot capabilities to every Model S out there. The latest upgrade to the car’s software allows the Model S to use its unique combination of cameras, radar, ultrasonic sensor and other technological gadgets to use on the highway, change lanes, and adjust speed in response to traffic. Once you’ve arrived at your destination, Model S scans for a parking space and parallel parks on your command. Quite a safety upgrade. For example, switching lanes is now done with a simple turn of the turn signals and the vehicle will take

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Three Dog Day From Tesla Brings Us Some Sweet Stuff

Earlier we have discussed the power, performance and range upgrades for Tesla Model S and additionally, Tesla Motors have revealed some more interesting updates. They call this the ‘Three Dog Day’. It brings three things: 70 kWh rear drive Model S for a measly $70,000 starting price, followed by an interesting 90 kWh battery pack option costing $3,000 to own, and finally, finished off by the nice, albeit already thoroughly discussed Tesla Model S upgrade, which they call Ludicrous Mode for current, but also future, Tesla Model S customers. But that’s not where the fun ends and reality begins! Tesla Motors, or to be fully

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Tesla Motors Delivers 52% More Vehicles In Q2 2015

According to information released by the company, 11,507 Model S were delivered to its owners over the second quarter 2015. This was a new record for the electric car maker in terms of most cars delivered in a quarter and represents an approximate 52% increase over Q2 last year. While the number is rather small (compared to traditional car makers) it still represents a nice bump in the all-electric car business. Furthermore, it speaks a lot about the profitability of the company, as (unofficially), the average sales price of Model S is high $87,370, which means the company made over a billion USD – approx

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Tesla Pases 1 Billion Miles, What it Means for You?

Great news for eco-friendly motorists; Tesla recently announced that Model S owners have driven over one billion miles in their electric luxury sedans. This means that Tesla Model S owners took trips worth more than 1.609 billion kilometers, marking one heck of an accomplishment for the greem car company. This, put in perspective means that this amount of ground covered equals 4,186 trips to the Moon or 570,000 tons of Co2 emissions that usual, petrol or diesel powered vehicles would generate. While the number of Tesla Model S units on the roads today is within a fraction of what the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars present currently, it

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Tesla Motors Releases The All-Wheel Drive Model S 70D

Tesla has added the Model S 70D to its lineup, a new low-end EV with a 70 kWh battery.

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Tesla Motors Will Cut Jobs In China

A new report says that Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA)  will cut jobs in China. The highly touted technology company that produces one of the world’s most popular electric cars is about to lose 180 employees in the Middle Kingdom. Tesla currently has 600 employees in China, where the stated number of jobs to be cut is a rather high 30% of the employee numbers posted in China overall. According to various sources, Tesla Motors aims to restructure and tighten its position in that particular market with this move. The goal is to provide a boost in sales. But overall, the market will be the deciding

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