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Jaguar unveils its “Tesla killer”, and the EV race is on
By Sophie Vorrath on 2 March 2018
Jaguar unveils I-Pace all-electric SUV with much ado, and a “drag race” with two Tesla Model Xs. Lights a fire under EV market.
Tag: "model x"
Tesla adds Brisbane store and service centre – its first in Queensland
By Sophie Vorrath on 10 August 2017
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.
Tesla says all new EVs to have “self drive” that is safer than humans
By Sophie Vorrath on 20 October 2016
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.”
Tesla Model X arrives in Australia, with news of bigger battery
By Sophie Vorrath on 24 August 2016
Tesla’s safe yet sexy “family car”, the Model X SUV, has arrived in Australia, alongside news of a bigger battery pack and more ludicrous speeds.
Tesla claims world’s fastest car* with new 100kWh battery pack
By Sophie Vorrath on 24 August 2016
Tesla confirms 100kWh battery pack available for Model X and Model S, offering more ludicrous 0-100km/h times at “obviously more expensive” price.
Tesla Model X Australian price revealed
By Sophie Vorrath on 22 July 2016
Tesla Motors has revealed the Australian price for the entry-level version of its much-hyped Model X SUV – “the safest, quickest and most capable sport utility vehicle in history.”
Tesla blames its own hubris for missing Q1 production targets
By Giles Parkinson on 5 April 2016
Tesla blames its own hubris for missing its first quarter production targets, just as it considers how to meet soaring demand for its Model 3.
Tesla Model X “best car ever” says Musk – and hints at company’s first profit
By Sophie Vorrath on 12 February 2016
After an “excruciating” few months, an upbeat Musk calls Model X the “best car ever” and hints Tesla could soon deliver its first profit.
Musk launches Tesla Model X – bio-weapon defence button comes standard
By Sam Parkinson on 30 September 2015
Elon Musk launches Tesla Model X, branding it the safest SUV on the market. It even comes with a bioweapon defence button. No, really.
Tesla dials back EV sales targets, says battery business growing at ‘nutty level’
By Julia Pyper on 7 August 2015
On a Q2 earnings call, Musk reports EV production glitches and more than $1 billion in battery orders.
