Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:24:11 +0000
I was just scanning Google News, as I do, and I came across an odd, eye-catching story on Jalopnik that I had to open. I had no idea what that was going to lead to. The article was covering a story from reddit that became a real-world story, and it … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:32:20 +0000
A group of Tesla owners is suing the company, saying it illegally prevents them from having their cars serviced by independent repair shops.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:17:30 +0000
Tesla provides updates on how much its Supercharger network, service fleet, and stores grow each quarter in its shareholder letter. However, it came to my attention a few times in recent months that a lot of people don’t catch those updates and are concerned about Tesla keeping up with growing … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:49:51 +0000
Some years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted that Tesla service centers would never be a profit center for the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:57:21 +0000
I recently had a Tesla service visit. First of all, I have to say that I absolutely love Tesla’s mobile service option (previously called “Ranger” service). Most of the service work I’ve had done has been done in my driveway. Who would complain about that? Unfortunately, though, there have been issues with the scheduling, and […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 19:11:03 +0000
Miami’s EV Garage is South Florida’s first independent electric vehicle service center, offering two locations and a lot of know-how on the new technology. We recently spoke with EV Garage Tech Lead Jose Roura about the new territory of servicing and modifying Teslas and other EVs, along with a handful of other topics. View this […]
Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:24:10 +0000
I am a huge EV and Tesla fanboy. I know that in principal EVs are much less complex than cars with internal combustion engines. An internal combustion engine (ICE) replacement cost is ~$7000. It is much more complex than an electric motor. In addition, ICE cars have very complex transmissions (replacement cost ~$5000). You also […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 22:59:07 +0000
At the end of September, popular YouTube channel Wham Baam Teslacam, which is run by a big Tesla fan, tweeted that it had received a tip that “none of the Tesla-certified body shops in Phoenix will take @GEICO customers because GEICO will not pay what it costs to repair a Tesla.” According to Tesla, that […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2022 23:38:19 +0000
We’ve had our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+) for a little more than 3 years. It’s sitting at 28,698 miles, or about 9,500 miles a year. (True, we’re not road warriors. Part of the low mileage compared to the US average is that the car hardly moved during the covid lockdowns. Part of […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:17:40 +0000
In Tesla’s 2nd quarter report released a few hours ago, the company provided an update on vehicle delivery growth, rooftop solar installation growth, Supercharger growth, service center growth, mobile service fleet growth, and more. Now that we’ve explored Tesla’s 2nd quarter financials, let’s look at these other matters. Tesla Model 3 & Y Production & […]