In the third quarter of 2020, Tesla produced just over 145,000 vehicles and delivered nearly 140,000 vehicles.
After rigorous testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has bestowed Top Safety Pick+ recognition on Tesla’s 2019 Model 3.
On an early morning in March, a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric-powered passenger vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer near Delray Beach, Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board now says the car’s autonomous control system was engaged at the time of the accident.
Tesla has raised the price of its cheapest Model 3 electric vehicle by $400, and is now $35,400.
In a series of tweets, CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla has gone into the trucking business.
NHTSA recently issued a statement that a 5-star rating is the highest rating a vehicle can achieve under its crash-testing program, but stopped short of naming one vehicle as the safest vehicle on the road today.
Tesla shares declined 5.5% on Tuesday after the company said Monday it reached its goal to produce 5,000 Model 3 cars during the last week of the June quarter, as the tide among several Wall Street firms drifts toward skepticism about the company.
Tesla only delivered 1,550 Model 3 cars in the fourth quarter of 2017 and won’t hit full scale production of the vehicle until June.
We’re not where we need to be with battery technology and the whole herd seems to be betting that a magical new solution will appear in time to save us all. I sure hope they are right.
Tesla produced less than one-fifth of the Model 3 sedans in the initial quarter of production of the vehicle than it promised, and an independent survey shows potential customers losing interest in the vehicle.