Tesla’s online-only sales model defended by used car dealer Carvana CEO

By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 8, 2019 Tesla’s decision to adopt an online-only model to sell its electric cars was recently defended by Carvana CEO Ernie Garcia, who went on CNBC’s Squawk Alley to discuss the electric car maker’s new sales strategy. Garcia noted that while Tesla will face challenges resulting from the shift …

Tesla community weighs in on Elon Musk’s upcoming “Tesla news”

Posted on February 28, 2019 Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent tease of an upcoming announcement has the community guessing on what the “Tesla news” could be about. Taking to Twitter shortly before midnight Pacific time on Wednesday, Musk posted a series of cryptic tweets, leading with an ambiguous call out to “Thursday 2 pm.” As …

Tesla’s 75 kWh battery pack removal opens doors to ‘Track Mode’ for Model S & X

By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 10, 2019 In a recent update on Twitter, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would be discontinuing the 75 kWh variants of the Model S and Model X. Starting this coming Monday, Tesla’s two flagship vehicles would only be offered at 100 kWh and 100 kWh Performance versions, widening the …