The very Model 3 that achieved the NHTSA five-star rating. Tesla Say what you will about the Tesla Model 3’s cost, its range or its over-reliance on that lone touchscreen. But if you have to get into an accident, there are few cars better on the planet to b…
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Month: October 2019
Tesla’s crash test lab video shows real and virtual Model 3 wrecks
Like other automakers, Tesla relies on computer modeling to find problems long before a fully-built sedan or SUV goes crashing into a wall, but it also shows off the Model 3’s specially-designed front passenger airbag that wraps around the occupant to keep th…
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Flash Memory on Some Tesla Cars Is Reportedly Burning Out, Causing Major Issues
Displays on older models of Tesla electric vehicles are bricking because of shoddy flash memory, according to reports in Inside EVs and Motherboard. The specific problem is with an onboard NAND-based flash storage chip, the eMMC, which is embedded in some mo…
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Tesla offers peek inside the Crash Lab that helped it win a safety award
The nightmare scenario for any car occupant is being involved in a smash. In that case, you want the vehicle youre in to offer the best possible protection so that you can walk away unscathed. Teslas all-electric Model 3 last year earned the Top Safety Pick+…
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Earnings Outlook: Tesla is about to show investors if it’s back on the road to profitability
Tesla Inc. is expected to report third-quarter results after the bell on Oct. 23, with more than the usual amount of scrutiny going into the Silicon Valley car makers quarterly update. For the first time in more than a decade, Tesla TSLA, +0.36% is looki…
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