Tesla Model 3 gets bizarre battery pack “downgrade” and hybrid engine conversion by engineering firm

By Joey Klender Posted on January 5, 2020 An Austrian engineering firm claims they can make the widely popular Tesla Model 3 cheaper with twice the range but at half the cost Obrist Powertrain’s Tesla Model 3 Plug-in Hybrid conversion called the “Obrist Mark II” will support a range of 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) through …

Tesla’s China Gigafactory will be the game-changer of 2020, predicts analyst

By Joey Klender Posted on January 3, 2020 Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has managed to rip through its self-imposed goals for 2019, and 2020 could prove to be even bigger. As the electric car maker tackles yet another year, Wall Street analyst Dan Ives of Los Angeles-based Wealth Management company Wedbush Securities believes that Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 …

Tesla’s free Autopilot battles BMW’s best driver-assist tech in head-to-head test

By Joey Klender Posted on January 2, 2020 A Tesla Model 3’s Standard Range Plus equipped with the company’s Autopilot feature was recently put to the test against a worthy competitor: the BMW M850i Gran Coupe, a car that combines luxury and performance with the German automaker’s own premium driver-assist software. YouTube’s Ash Davies on …