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Tesla tuner gets seal of approval from automaker by becoming authorized for official vehicle service

Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance (UP) has just received an important and rare seal of approval from Tesla by becoming an official authorized service and repair shop for its electric vehicles. Car tuners and modification companies are not always appreciated by the original automaker. It’s not always the AMG story where the tuners end up being bought by Mercedes-Benz to offically make tuned and…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 8, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Elon Musk is hosting SNL tonight — here’s how to stream it

Whatever you think of him, Elon Musk is indeed the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. And, again, whatever you think of him, he’s inexplicably hosting Saturday Night Live tonight, May 8th. Here’s everything you need to know about how to catch the “Technoking” himself on TV or streaming… You can’t get around the fact that this is the most cultural hype there’s been for an episode of Saturday…
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Elon Musk brings Tesla Cybertruck prototype with him to New York

Tesla has brought the Tesla Cybertruck prototype in a rare outing to New York City as Elon Musk is in town for Saturday Night Live. As we previously reported, Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019 and only had one known prototype of the electric pickup. Over the few months following the unveiling, the prototype was spotted only on a rare few occasions. CEO Elon Musk was seen driving it to…
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Tesla is more cautious about Full Self-Driving timeline with regulators than the public, based on new memo

Tesla is being a little more cautious about its Full Self-Driving timeline with regulators than with the public, according to a newly released memo from a meeting between Tesla and the California DMV. Earlier this year, Plainsite, a website that focuses on making legal documents public through freedom of information requests, but whose founder is also a known Tesla detractor who is suing Elon…
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