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Tesla to recall 30,000 cars, tells the problem could be because of driver abuse.

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  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Tesla is the first name that comes to our mind when we hear about electric cars.  According to latest reports by top magazines, Tesla is recalling 30,000 cars from China, which is considered as world's largest EV market. This is a setback for the US Company as competition in electric vehicle market is intensifying. This article is based on the reports by top magazines worldwide. According to  State administration for Market regulation, China,  Tesla has identified suspension defects in Model S and Model X, which produced between September 17, 2013 and January 15, 2018.  As per reports, the recall will be applicable to all imported vehicles the company sold in China in recent years. There are two different suspension defects, and some vehicles have both of them, the authorities said. And recall will not affect the products made in Tesla's Shanghai facility, which currently rolls out only Model 3. Reports saying that owners of ...

Elon musk says "Tesla will enter India next year"

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BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Tesla  CEO  Elon Musk  said they will enter India by next year. In Twitter Musk said the company would be entering the Indian market "next year for sure" as a reply to a t-shirt with messages "India wants Tesla" and "India loves Tesla". Elon musk also thanked a twitter account stated that they were waiting for this piece of news for ages. And this is not the first time musk hinted about entering to Indian market. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi met Elon musk back in 2015 when Modi visited Tesla Headquarters.  And likewise in 2017, Musk said he was hopeful of an Indian entry in the summer of that year. But later he tweeted " May be I am misinformed, but I was told that 30% of parts must be locally sourced and the supply doesn't yet exist in India to support that". Like this Tesla was always rumoured about Indian entry and finally Tesla and electric car lovers in India would be happy as its about to happen in near futu...

Tesla unveiled 4680 Battery cell by decreasing overall cost by 56% - Details known so far.

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  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Elon musk hinted about new battery technology through his tweet months ago and in Tesla Battery day 22nd September 2020, they have unveiled new 4680 battery cell which is 6 times powerful, 5 times more energy and can give 16% more range than existing cells. Read Tesla Battery day Highlights here. In this article you can read details about Tesla's new 4680 battery cell and their plan to halve the cost per KWh. Tesla unveiled their new battery cell 4680 in Tesla Battery event and claims they can reduce around 56% of overall cost of the cells. Cell is with bigger form factor and a tabless design. Dimension of the cell is 46mm by 80mm and naming them 4680 battery cell. Source:- Tesla battery day event video Like Every researchers Tesla also faced Thermal management issues while increasing the capacity of the cells. As per reports tesla fixed this issue so brilliantly by the first Tabless cylindrical cell design and released new data related to the perfo...

Cheaper and Fully autonomous TESLA in three years - Tesla Battery day Highlights.

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  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF The much awaited  Tesla Battery Day was held on 22nd September 2020.  It was Annual meeting of  stakeholders and at live presentation  Elon Musk teased the possibility of affordable fully autonomous tesla car in three years. Price hinted and reported by top magazines is $25,000 (£ 19,600) and "This has always been our dream to make an affordable electric car" Musk said. In this article you can read the highlights of Tesla battery day announcements. Tesla Founder Elon Musk has announced that the technology they are developing will make Tesla batteries cheaper and more powerfull. One of the key announcement was the Tesla's larger Cylindrical cells. It will be able to provide five times more energy, six times more power and 16%  greater driving range. But the production in full swing takes around 3 years. Tesla's approach is in the way that by reducing the weight, capacity and price of the battery, as battery is the important...

Tesla Roadster 2020 - An Overview of the Fastest production car in the world.

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  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Tesla is one of the biggest names when it comes to Electric vehicles. They have produced many stunning e-cars that heavily competes with the big names of fossil fuel cars. Tesla has launched Roadster 2020 version in November 2017 which is an all electric sports car and becomes the  Fastest street legal production car in the world  to date at its announcement . Tesla gained worldwide attention when in December 2017, Elon Musk  announced his Cherry Tesla roadster as a payload of Falcon heavy test flight launched by SpaceX. Tesla roadster can accelerate from 0 - 60 mph in 1.9 seconds , which makes it quickest accelerating production cars in the world. Top speed of the car is  250 mph and have a range of 620 miles on single charge . Charger is offboard type charger, supercharger V3 ie above 350 kW DC. Second generation Tesla Roadster is a Four seater sports car with removable glass roof.  This sophisticated design was done by Am...