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Tesla to hike prices for Model 3, S and X in Australia due to plunging dollar
Electric car maker Tesla to raise pricing for Model 3, Model S and Model X in Australia as local currency drops amid Coronavirus crisis.
Bridie Schmidt

Apr 9, 2020

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Tesla’s Australian chair – surprise, surprise – has a Tesla car, battery and solar
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm, an Australian, outlines her passion for the company’s products and says Australia can lead in the transition to clean energy.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 30, 2019

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Woman drives Tesla around Australia in 80 days, on ground-breaking solo trip
A Gold Coast woman has completed a solo trip around Australia in an electric car, driving 17,000km in 80 days in her Tesla Model S.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 23, 2019

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Tesla extends Models S, X range to near 600km, battery life to 1.6m km
Tesla to install more efficient drive trains to extend range of new Models S and X to near 600kms, and says new batteries will be able to last “one million miles”.
Bridie Schmidt

Apr 24, 2019

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Tesla backflips on retail store closures, flags raise in EV prices
After announcing plans to move all EV sales online, Tesla decides to keep “significantly more” retail outlets open, and to raise prices by 3% worldwide.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 13, 2019

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Tesla slashes Model S and X prices with new standard range
Tesla’s premium electric car range expands and drops price, with a new Standard Range option for the Model S added to Australian configurator.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 6, 2019

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Tesla EV charged with diesel generator still cleaner than conventional car
Critics argue EVs charged with fossil fuelled electricity are as dirty, if not dirtier than conventional ICE cars. We put that to the test.
Robert Dean

Feb 13, 2018

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Tesla adds Brisbane store and service centre – its first in Queensland
US EV and battery maker opens new retail store at Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, with show room, service centre and four EV super-charging bays.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 10, 2017

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Tesla turns a profit, says Model 3 on track and on budget
Tesla Motors reports first quarterly net profit in more than three years, on track to meet forecast delivery and Tesla 3.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 27, 2016

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A Tesla as the family car? Nothing ludicrous about it
Can an all electric vehicle be used as the family run-about? We tested the theory using a Tesla Model S, pretended the price tag was more like a Model 3, and came to these conclusions…
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 27, 2016

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Tesla says all new EVs to have “self drive” that is safer than humans
Tesla announces new self-driving software and hardware suite that it says will deliver a safety level “substantially greater than that of a human driver.”
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2016

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Tesla claims world’s fastest car* with new 100kWh battery pack
Tesla confirms 100kWh battery pack available for Model X and Model S, offering more ludicrous 0-100km/h times at “obviously more expensive” price.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 24, 2016

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