Tesla owners with Enhanced Autopilot can get $1,000 off when upgrading

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For a limited time, Tesla owners with Enhanced Autopilot are being offered a special $1,000 discount on new vehicle purchases when they upgrade to Full Self-Driving (FSD), as detailed in emails to owners this week.

Tesla emailed owners with Enhanced Autopilot about the deal this week, as seen in a screenshot from Sawyer Merritt on X on Saturday. To take advantage of the $1,000 off promotion, owners must purchase a new vehicle and upgrade to FSD Supervised, along with taking delivery by September 30. Those who take delivery by August 15 will also be eligible for three free months of Supercharging, according to the email.

“Upgrade your Enhanced Autopilot to Full-Self Driving (Supervised) and transfer it to a new Tesla purchase to get $1,000 off your new order,” Tesla writes in the email.

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The news comes as Tesla has slowly been phasing out Enhanced Autopilot throughout this year, as the company pivots toward wider FSD Supervised rollout and the unveiling of an upcoming Robotaxi platform.

Tesla officially removed the Enhanced Autopilot option from its U.S. order configurator in April, along with slashing the price of FSD Supervised to $8,000 for a one-time purchase, or $99 monthly. Owners of Enhanced Autopilot were also encouraged to upgrade to FSD for $2,000, though the current promo makes upgrading free.

Just a few weeks earlier, Tesla also launched mandatory FSD Supervised demos for new car buyers, and the company is also preparing to launch the system in other countries, seemingly starting with China. Last month, a report suggested that Tesla was testing 10 vehicles with FSD Supervised in China ahead of wider deployment of the system, after the company gained tentative approval for the system in the country earlier this year.

During the company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting last month, Elon Musk agreed to let owners transfer FSD to a newly purchased vehicle for “one more quarter,” with the company now offering the promo for those who take delivery of a new Tesla by the end of September.

Tesla was also set to unveil an upcoming Robotaxi platform in August, but Musk last week confirmed reports that said the event was being pushed back. Musk and Tesla have yet to share a new date for the unveiling event, and many expect to hear more details during Tesla’s Q2 2024 earnings call this week.

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Lucid CEO takes digs at Tesla and Rivian as EV rivalry heats up

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Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson rarely misses an opportunity to throw shade at electric vehicle rivals. That was no different recently, as the frontman recently said in an interview that it is able to offer cheaper cars than Tesla with the same battery pack, and that Rivian’s new SUVs won’t compare to the Gravity.

Rawlinson spoke to CarBuzz at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where he discussed Lucid’s industry-leading range ratings and how it has been able to offer great vehicles at prices he feels are competitive.

The discussion all started with Rawlinson stating Lucid is doing whatever it can to get its vehicles below $50,000, including the strategy of licensing its technology to other car companies. Calling the tech Lucid uses “an enabler,” Rawlinson is still quick to flex the company’s efficiency and range ratings, which have been great for the company’s perception in the EV sector.

He used the opportunity to shade Tesla’s range in a direct comparison when talking about the 88 kWh pack:

“We got more range than anyone else with just an 88 kWh pack [now an 84 kWh pack for 2025], which is smaller, lighter, and much less costly than the competition. And that’s why we can offer [the Lucid Air Pure] cheaper than Tesla.”

Rawlinson and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have had a bit of a rivalry since Lucid came to the market a few years ago. Musk has been adamant that Rawlinson, who said he was Chief Engineer of the Model S, did not actually hold that position and left when things got difficult in the vehicle’s early development stage.

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Rawlinson’s comments regarding Rivian had to do with its upcoming Gravity SUV.

Rivian recently partnered with Volkswagen for an up to $5 billion investment, which will keep the EV maker afloat amidst economic hardships that come with being a startup.

Rawlinson was asked about the partnership, and Rivian’s plans to roll out three new SUVs in the coming years that it unveiled earlier in 2024. He isn’t threatened by the prospect:

“You could say, ‘How is Rivian gonna respond?’ Because Gravity is gonna be the best SUV out there, and no one will be able to compete with it. To me, product is king. Bring it on […], but I’ve driven R1S, and I’ve driven the Gravity. I’m not worried.”

Lucid will report its earnings for the second quarter on August 5.

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Tesla makes simple app change to save your EV’s range

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Tesla has made a simple change in its app to save your electric vehicle’s battery and range.

EV owners across the board deal with the phenomenon of phantom battery drain, which is truly just a term that describes range loss due to the vehicle completing tasks while it is idle.

Teslas, for example, can run Sentry Mode, which monitors the vehicle’s surroundings with external cameras, which has been a culprit of range loss for some time.

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However, Tesla’s smartphone app is also a guilty party and has caused vehicle owners to grow frustrated with a loss of range even though the vehicle is not being driven. It seems Tesla is rolling out an update with App version 4.35.0, which will help combat this range loss and preserve battery life while the car is sitting:

The app update release notes state:

“To conserve the vehicle’s battery, the app only wakes it when you send a command.”

Although EV owners have the distinct advantage of being able to charge their vehicles and gain range at home, there are instances where every mile counts and this will help eliminate any “range anxiety” concerns that may arise from the car running tasks.

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