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Win the new 2021 Tesla Model 3 while doing a good deed *ad

October 19, 2020
Although it’s been an uncertain year for Tesla’s production schedule and everyone’s personal finances, that likely hasn’t stopped anyone who wants one of their cars from thinking about it constantly. The 2021 Model 3 is finally rolling off the line, but the first vehicles are destined for overseas owners, and now might be a good time to hold off on major purchases with so many potentially…
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Tesla battery researcher shows new test results pointing to batteries lasting over 2 million miles

October 19, 2020
A Tesla battery researcher showed updated test results pointing to batteries lasting over 15,000 cycles or the equivalent of over 2 million miles (3.5 million km) in an electric car. Last year, we reported on Jeff Dahn and his lab, who are under contract to do battery research for Tesla, releasing an interesting paper that shows how the latest Li-ion battery technology can produce batteries that…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 17, 2020

October 18, 2020
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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Tesla pushes new software update increasing range of existing vehicles

October 17, 2020
Tesla is pushing a new software update that is increasing the range of its existing Model Y vehicles after updating the range of new vehicles in its lineup. As we reported earlier today, Tesla has improved the range of almost all of the new vehicles in its lineup thanks to new efficiency improvements. Now, Tesla is bringing these new improvements to owners of current Model Y vehicles in a new…
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