Rimac Concept_One destroys Ferrari LaFerrari, Tesla Model S in acceleration test

We all know electric cars are quick off the line but it seems even the quickest internal combustion cars don’t hold a candle to the new generation of battery-powered, zero-emission offerings. Racing driver Archie Hamilton recently pitted the Concept_One electric supercar from Croatian firm Rimac against a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari. The…

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Tesla Model S P90D runs 10s at the drag strip

A YouTube channel with the name of Tesla Racing Channel has posted a video showing a Model S breaking into the 10-second range at a quarter-mile drag strip. The car is a Model S P90D with Ludicrous Mode and the revised front end. In the video, you can see the car run a 10.8 with a trap speed of 121 miles per hour. This is fast enough to qualify…

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Here’s a chance to buy that Porsche tank you always wanted

The idea of owning a tank is both endlessly appealing and incredibly daunting. You have images of a massive beast rolling on tracks; a vehicle that requires all hands on deck to operate in a safe manner. What if there was an easier sort of tank out there for you to park in your driveway? The folks at Bring A Trailer have found just that. We’re…

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Tesla’s Autopilot system

The Tesla Model S has a feature you all know about. It’s called Autopilot, which is a poor name for a system that is still essentially in its beta testing phase. I say “poor name” because as we’ve seen in the news, a number of owners believe this means the car is damn-near autonomous. This is not the case, as it’s merely semi-autonomous. It’s a…

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Tesla’s Autopilot system

Life-size Hot Wheels X-Wing carship to prowl San Diego Comic Con

You know Hot Wheels for its scaled-down versions of your favorite machines. Of course, it also makes machines straight out of your wildest dreams. Usually its crafted in 1:64 scale, but occasionally things get sized up. This is such an occasion as Hot Wheels is preparing a new line of vehicles it’s calling Carships. To kick off the scale space…

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Life-size Hot Wheels X-Wing carship to prowl San Diego Comic Con

Fatal crash in Florida is first reported Tesla Autopilot death

An Ohio man is dead after the Tesla Model S he was riding in crashed into a semi-truck on May 7, Florida Highway Patrol officials confirmed. According to witnesses and authorities, the man may have been watching a movie before the crash. In a statement posted on its website, Tesla confirmed the man was using the semi-autonomous Autopilot feature…

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Tesla Model 3 pre-orders reach 253,000 in less than 3 days

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk confirmed that as of Saturday morning pre-orders for the new Model 3 electric sedan totaled 253,000, a figure reached in less than three days. He said this was well beyond Tesla’s expectations, explaining that it was almost four times as much as the company had predicted, at least for this initial…

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Tesla sends out invites for Model 3 debut on March 31

Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] long-anticipated Model 3 electric car will be formally shown on March 31 at an event in Los Angeles. Tesla will also begin accepting orders at its retail stores on March 31 and the online ordering banks will open up the next day. The electric car, which is supposed to check in at around $35,000 and boast a 200-mile range…

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Drones And Dunes: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Testing: Video

Compared to some of the extreme, fan-shot videos we’ve seen of the Ford F-150 Raptor, these shots of the the 2017 models testing in Michigan sand dunes are pretty tame. At no-point, for example, does the hero truck jump 90 feet and land severely enough to deploy its airbags. CHECK OUT: Watch The Tesla Model X SUV’s ‘Falcon’ Doors…

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Drones And Dunes: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Testing: Video

Tesla “Totally Cool” With Rivals Using Supercharger Network, Already In Talks With European Firm

This past week, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO and founder Elon Musk has been in Europe where he helped inaugurate a final assembly plant for the Model S in the Dutch city of Tilburg and presented at a business council meeting in Germany alongside Sigmar Gabriel, the German Minister of Economy & Energy. It was during this presentation that he…

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