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Tesla Model X, the electric sports utility vehicle has unofficially landed in India. This is the first Tesla ever to land here and was recently spotted at a Mumbai port. The details of who imported the luxury SUV remains unknown. Tesla Model X is the third electric vehicle from the company and is based on successful Model S platform. The Model X, being a SUV can easily seat 7 people and has a 17-inch touchscreen infotainment system similar to Model S. However, the most striking feature of the automobile is its Falcon Wing doors, which opens with the help of sensors and dynamically adjust itself according to the parking area. While the reliability of Falcon Wing has been questioned since Model X made its debut, Tesla has pushed out updates to make the doors open and close faster.  Tesla offers Model X in three variants  75D with 75kWh battery and 237 miles range, 100D with 100kWH and 295 miles range and P100D with 289 miles range and ability to cloc...

The world's largest lithium ion battery has begun dispensing power into an electricity grid in South Australia. The 100-megawatt battery, built by Tesla, was officially activated on Friday. It had in fact provided some power since Thursday due to demand caused by local hot weather. South Australia has been crippled by electricity problems in recent times. Tesla boss Elon Musk famously vowed to build the battery within 100 days - a promise that was fulfilled. In a Twitter exchange in March, an Australian software entrepreneur asked Mr Musk if he was serious about helping South Australia after it suffered a statewide blackout. Mr Musk said he was - and if the battery wasn't built within 100 days, South Australia would receive it for free. The countdown began on 30 September after approval from regulators. Tesla finished the battery in about 60 days. The renewable power plant is located in Jamestown, about 200km (125 miles) north of Adelaide, and ...

Tesla unveiled a new sports car last week that, according to the automaker, can go from zero to 60 miles an hour in 1.9 seconds, making it the quickest accelerating production car ever made. Beyond that, it has a top speed near the all-out fastest road cars in the world.Oh, and it also might fly. "Not saying the next gen Roadster special upgrade package will definitely enable it to fly short hops, but maybe..." Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweeted Sunday. Musk had been Tweeting about a "special option package" for the Tesla Roadster that "takes it to the next level." He implied that the 1.9-second zero-to-60 times, which already beats the quickest cars now available by nearly half a second, could be improved upon with a future upgrade. "Just a question of safety," Musk said of the possible flight option. "Rocket tech applied to a car opens up revolutionary possibilities." Musk is also CEO of the rocket company SpaceX, alt...

Tesla's long-awaited electric tractor-trailer truck released on Thursday night in California. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has released a big, powerful truck he has nicknamed "The Beast." A teaser image Telsa has released, showing the truck heavily back-lit, reveals a tall silhouette with futuristic angular headlights. Musk has frequently touted the truck's reveal which was originally set for September, but it's been delayed. Most recently, it was pushed to November because, Tesla said, it needed to divert resources to help restore power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.Tesla makes power storage equipment as well as cars. It also needed to attend to problems with the Model 3 sedan, only 260 of which have been made since July. But Tesla is rolling into a big new market very different from the passenger vehicles it sells now. And the company is already facing major production issues with the cars it already makes. It will be a challenging new line of ...