You may have noticed that our blog has not been active as of late. The reason for this is that we are going to be relaunching a revamped TMC Blog, most likely during the coming week, so our energies are being directed towards getting that ready. The new blog will focus more on highlighting community content when compared to our old blog. More details coming soon!

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The Tesla Model 3 has a lot of functionality, but the front USB ports are always insufficient because you need to connect your music with a flash drive, play Boombox with a flash drive, and use the USB to charge your mobile phone and tablet fast. Because of the rising trend of gaming in a Tesla, two USB ports are not nearly enough, and finding a helpful USB Hub has become the first accessory needed after vehicle delivery.

Recently, Tesla upgraded its center console design, adding a sliding door and two USB-C charging ports inside. Now located up front in the center console, the ports are in an awkward spot for charging devices.

Responding to the refreshed center console, the Tesla accessories brand Jowua has a newly designed hub, designed with drivers behavior in mind. The Jowua LED Hub has four important selling points: fast charging, data transfer, dynamic power control, and LED light. 

Jowua’s 2021 LED Hub is specially designed for the 2021 Model 3/Y refreshed central console and has many innovative features.

The Jowua LED Hub is easy to install – just plug in the two USB-C male ports into the two USB-C ports in the center console.

Features

1. Charging: 27W PD 3.0 fast charging

The Jowua LED Hub has five sets of USB ports in total: 2 X USB-C and 3 X USB-A. With the PD 3.0 fast charging protocol, these two USB-C ports support up to 27W and 18W output individually. When you want to quickly charge mobile phones, tablets, or portable power banks, the two USB-C ports are the best choice. The other USB-A ports are recommended to charge a GoPro, wireless headphones, and other smaller electronic devices. 

The dynamic power control of Jowua LED Hub is as follows:

• USB-C (No. 1) directly use one Model 3/Y car USB-C current, complete output 27W, not shared by other ports.
• USB-C (No. 2) and the other three USB-A ports use the other USB-C port’s power, for a total of 27W.
• USB-C (No. 2) has a full output of 18W, which is not shared by other ports.
• USB-A (3 ports) supports up to 7.5W output individually. When using the multiple ports together, it shares the 27W with USB-C (No. 2).

Summarizing the above, the Jowua LED Hub can provide a maximum charging output up to 27W + 27W simultaneously. The first USB-C port supports up to 27W full charging speed, and the second USB-C supports up to 18W charging. The remaining 9W can be shared by the other three USB-A ports to charge low-power devices. If the USB-C (18W) is not used, then three USB-A ports will use that power, supporting up to a total of 27 W. Therefore, if there is a need to charge five devices at the same time, the Jowua LED Hub will have absolutely no problem.

2. Data Transfer: Connecting game controllers and music flash drives

There are two important uses for the USB ports in a Tesla beyond charging, which both require data transfer – they need to read a USB stick to play high-resolution music, and read input from Bluetooth dongles to connected wireless game controllers. The five ports included on Jowua’s 2021 LED Hub all support data transfer, and can all do so simultaneously.

3.  Dynamic Power Control: Automatic intelligent distribution of available power 

People who have used cheap hubs in the early days have encountered the “USB device failure” warning when using all ports. That happens when the USB current is not properly managed, so if too many devices are plugged in, the hub will crash. Jowua has introduced a Dynamic Power Control system from their previous LED Hub, which has an exclusive, built-in chip and controller to automatically distribute the power supply to all devices. Even when all five ports are being used, each charging device will be automatically and dynamically adjusted and optimized to protect both the devices, and importantly, the vehicle. 

4. LED Light: No more looking for things in the dark

Following up on Jowua’s previous hub products, the LED light is again present, but with a slightly different design. The LED light is now vertical to illuminate a deeper and wider area. Because the new sliding door design of the refreshed center console, they’ve removed the light sensor on older models, as it would be too easy to activate mistakenly, and replaced it with a simple on/off button, set in a position that is easy to reach by the driver. 

Jowua’s center console tray organizer matches perfectly with the 2021 LED Hub, and they’re the ideal combo for the refreshed center console, satisfying storage and charging needs at one time. With the tray organizer, you can charge your devices under the tray and keep your console neat. 

The all-new USB Hub console costs $69 and is currently available for order. https://www.jowua-life.com/pages/_go_/2021hub?ref=5866:219181

Jowua is offering TMC readers a $5 discount off their purchase of Jowua Hub. Just visit Jowua’s website and use the code TMC5 at checkout.

Whether you have the refreshed 2021 Tesla Model 3/Y or an older model, Jowua has a solution for your lighting, data transferring, and charging needs.

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As holiday travel kicks off for the year, Tesla is hoping to relieve some congestion at its charging stations by offering free Supercharging rates during off-peak hours.

In a post on its website, Tesla urges customers to “avoid the rush this Thanksgiving holiday” and charge for free during off‑peak hours at Superchargers along select California travel routes.

The offer will be available before 10 a.m. and after 7 p.m on Wednesday, November 24 through Sunday, November 28.

Below are the California stations where free Supercharging will be available.

Locations:

• Arroyo Grande, CA – W Branch Rd
• Atascadero, CA
• Baker, CA
• Bakersfield, CA – Copus Road
• Bakersfield, CA – I-5
• Barstow, CA
• Buellton, CA
• Buttonwillow, CA
• Clovis, CA
• Corning, CA
• Firebaugh, CA
• Fresno, CA
• Fresno, CA – North Blackstone Avenue
• Fresno, CA – North Riverside Drive
• Greenfield, CA
• Gustine, CA
• Harris Ranch
• Hesperia, CA
• Kettleman City, CA
• Kettleman City, CA – Bernard Drive
• Merced, CA – Martin Luther King Junior Way
• Mojave, CA
• Mount Shasta, CA – 111 Morgan Way
• Mount Shasta, CA – 134 Morgan Way
• Paso Robles, CA – Golden Hill Road
• Pismo Beach
• Primm, NV
• Red Bluff, CA – Belle Mill Road
• Salinas, CA
• San Luis Obispo, CA – 3897 S Higuera St
• San Luis Obispo, CA – Los Osos Valley Road
• San Luis Obispo, CA – Madonna Inn
• Soledad, CA – 100 Front St
• Tejon Ranch, CA
• Tejon Ranch, CA – Outlets at Tejon Pkwy
• Traver, CA
• Williams, CA – 6th Street
• Yermo, CA
• Yreka, CA

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Rivian has started notifying customers that they will need to wait a bit longer to receive their vehicles.

Rivian has sent notifications that lay out delivery windows for the “Launch Edition” that range from March to September. It’s reasonable to assume that the company’s less-pricey “Adventure” and “Explore” packages will also be pushed to the second half of 2022.

While Rivian has started production of its all-electric R1T pickup, few have been delivered. The R1S SUV was expected to go into production next month, but it is not clear if that will be the case.

Rivian currently operates a single factory in Normal, Illinois and is reportedly looking for a second factory location. 

Early reviews of the R1T pickup have been strong. And investors have been supportive, as the company’s recent IPO gave it a market capitalization of $100 billion.

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Some Tesla vehicles with access to the Full Self Driving beta program have started receiving version 10.5.

Access to the beta program requires owners to give Tesla access to driving data to produce a “safety test score.“ Despite Tesla’s software taking over some of the driving duties, Tesla still wants attentive drivers behind the wheel. Beta access is only delivered to owners with a safety score of at least 98.

Most TMC members were still waiting on access on Monday morning.

According to the release notes, improvements include:

• Improved VRU (pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles) crossing velocity error by 20% from improved quality in our auto-labeling.
• Improved static world predictions (road lines, edges, and lane connectivity) by up to 13% using a new static world auto-labeler and adding 165K auto-labeled videos.
• Improved cone and sign detections by upreving the generalized static object network with 15K more video clips and adjusting oversampling and overweighting strategies (+ 4.5% precision, + 10.4% recall).
• Improved cut-in detection network by 5.5% to help reduce false slowdowns.
• Enabled “emergency collision avoidance maneuvering” in shadow mode
• Enabled behavior to lane change away from merges when safe to do so.
• Improved merge object detection recall by using multi-modal object prediction at intersections.
• Improved control for merges by increasing smoothness of arrival time constraints and considering possible merging objects beyond visibility.
• Improved lane changes by allowing larger deceleration limit in short-deadline situations.
• Improved lateral control for creeping forward to get more visibility.
• Improved modeling of road boundaries on high curvature roads for finer maneuvers.
• Improved logic to stay on-route and avoid unnecessary detours/rerouting.

Tesla has sold the Full Self-Driving package for years but has yet to deliver on its promise of a full self-driving vehicle. Tesla has also received some recent scrutiny from regulators over accidents that have occurred while the Autopilot feature is engaged. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently investigating incidents where Tesla’s with Autopilot engaged crashed into emergency vehicles parked on the side of the road.

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Ford announced this week a plan to double its electric vehicle production.

The company originally planned to build 300,000 units by 2023, but has ramped that number up to 600,000. Additionally, the company has secured a semiconductor contract with GlobalFoundries to support the manufacturing plan.

Chief Executive Jim Farley tweeted his excitement for the plan, which is to become the second-largest EV producer in the world “within the next couple years.” Farley expects the Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, and E-Transit van to lead the company’s sales of EVs. He also hinted that the company has plans for additional electric models.

While doubling production to 600,000 EVs is a strong commitment it represents just 10% of Ford’s current production. The company has said it hopes for EVs to make up 40% of sales by 2030.

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Consumer Reports’ recent reliability rankings were not kind to Tesla.

The Tesla Model X ranked dead last alongside the Audi E-tron in the EV category.

The report said that fully-electric SUVs are among the least reliable vehicles.

“They include the Tesla Model X and Y, Audi E-Tron and Volkswagen ID.4,” the report said. “All have a high rate of problems in areas other than the electric powertrain. Some of these problems include climate controls, in-car electronics, and power equipment.”

The report said Tesla’s Model 3 has average reliability, while Model Y has “body hardware issues with the tailgate and door alignment, paint defects, and multiple other problems.” Additionally, the Model X and Model S both have “body hardware, climate system, and in-car electronics problems.”

The 2021 Auto Reliability Report is based on data collected from Consumer Reports members about their experiences with more than 300,000 vehicles. Of the top ten most reliable automakers, eight are headquartered in Asia, with Lexus, Mazda, and Toyota in the top three spots respectively.

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Investors continue to show strong support for electric vehicle companies. Lucid Group debuted Wednesday on the NASDAQ and became the eighth-most valuable automaker globally today. 

With a market cap of about $80 billion, Lucid became the eighth-most highly valued automaker in the world, topping Ford.

The strong showing comes a week after Rivian also wowed electric vehicle watchers with a market cap that touched $100 billion. 

What’s interesting about the Lucid and Rivian support is that the companies have delivered few cars. Lucid said Monday it has more than 17,000 reservations for its Air sedan and plans to build 20,000 vehicles next year.

The company’s flagship Lucid Dream Edition is a $169,000 luxury sedan with an impressive 520 miles of range. An entry-level version of the car starts at $77,400, however, the company’s first run of cars will be the most pricey version.

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The Tesla Model 3 has a lot of functionality, but the front USB ports are always insufficient because you need to connect your music with a flash drive, play Boombox with a flash drive, and use the USB to charge your mobile phone and tablet fast. Because of the rising trend of gaming in a Tesla, two USB ports are not nearly enough, and finding a helpful USB Hub has become the first accessory needed after vehicle delivery.

Recently, Tesla upgraded its center console design, adding a sliding door and two USB-C charging ports inside. Now located up front in the center console, the ports are in an awkward spot for charging devices.

Responding to the refreshed center console, the Tesla accessories brand Jowua has a newly designed hub, designed with drivers behavior in mind. The Jowua LED Hub has four important selling points: fast charging, data transfer, dynamic power control, and LED light. 

Jowua’s 2021 LED Hub is specially designed for the 2021 Model 3/Y refreshed central console and has many innovative features.

The Jowua LED Hub is easy to install – just plug in the two USB-C male ports into the two USB-C ports in the center console.

Features

1. Charging: 27W PD 3.0 fast charging

The Jowua LED Hub has five sets of USB ports in total: 2 X USB-C and 3 X USB-A. With the PD 3.0 fast charging protocol, these two USB-C ports support up to 27W and 18W output individually. When you want to quickly charge mobile phones, tablets, or portable power banks, the two USB-C ports are the best choice. The other USB-A ports are recommended to charge a GoPro, wireless headphones, and other smaller electronic devices. 

The dynamic power control of Jowua LED Hub is as follows:

• USB-C (No. 1) directly use one Model 3/Y car USB-C current, complete output 27W, not shared by other ports.
• USB-C (No. 2) and the other three USB-A ports use the other USB-C port’s power, for a total of 27W.
• USB-C (No. 2) has a full output of 18W, which is not shared by other ports.
• USB-A (3 ports) supports up to 7.5W output individually. When using the multiple ports together, it shares the 27W with USB-C (No. 2).

Summarizing the above, the Jowua LED Hub can provide a maximum charging output up to 27W + 27W simultaneously. The first USB-C port supports up to 27W full charging speed, and the second USB-C supports up to 18W charging. The remaining 9W can be shared by the other three USB-A ports to charge low-power devices. If the USB-C (18W) is not used, then three USB-A ports will use that power, supporting up to a total of 27 W. Therefore, if there is a need to charge five devices at the same time, the Jowua LED Hub will have absolutely no problem.

2. Data Transfer: Connecting game controllers and music flash drives

There are two important uses for the USB ports in a Tesla beyond charging, which both require data transfer – they need to read a USB stick to play high-resolution music, and read input from Bluetooth dongles to connected wireless game controllers. The five ports included on Jowua’s 2021 LED Hub all support data transfer, and can all do so simultaneously.

3.  Dynamic Power Control: Automatic intelligent distribution of available power 

People who have used cheap hubs in the early days have encountered the “USB device failure” warning when using all ports. That happens when the USB current is not properly managed, so if too many devices are plugged in, the hub will crash. Jowua has introduced a Dynamic Power Control system from their previous LED Hub, which has an exclusive, built-in chip and controller to automatically distribute the power supply to all devices. Even when all five ports are being used, each charging device will be automatically and dynamically adjusted and optimized to protect both the devices, and importantly, the vehicle. 

4. LED Light: No more looking for things in the dark

Following up on Jowua’s previous hub products, the LED light is again present, but with a slightly different design. The LED light is now vertical to illuminate a deeper and wider area. Because the new sliding door design of the refreshed center console, they’ve removed the light sensor on older models, as it would be too easy to activate mistakenly, and replaced it with a simple on/off button, set in a position that is easy to reach by the driver. 

Jowua’s center console tray organizer matches perfectly with the 2021 LED Hub, and they’re the ideal combo for the refreshed center console, satisfying storage and charging needs at one time. With the tray organizer, you can charge your devices under the tray and keep your console neat. 

The all-new USB Hub console costs $69 and is currently available for order. https://www.jowua-life.com/pages/_go_/2021hub?ref=5866:219181

Jowua is offering TMC readers a $5 discount off their purchase of Jowua Hub. Just visit Jowua’s website and use the code TMC5 at checkout.

Whether you have the refreshed 2021 Tesla Model 3/Y or an older model, Jowua has a solution for your lighting, data transferring, and charging needs.

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Tesla is delivering new cars without USB ports.

“Yes, I just took delivery of a 2022 Y on Wednesday, and the 2 front USB-C sockets in the front console compartment, are missing,” floisand said in post on the forum. “There’s just two empty holes. Probably no coincidence that the wireless charger pads don’t work either. Really ticked off – the price you pay for a car like this and basic equipment has not been installed. So right now the only way to charge my phone is to run a cable from the USB-C sockets in the back, or lock it in the glovebox.”

At least seven TMC members say their Model 3 and Model Y vehicles arrived in November without USB ports. Tesla has talked for months about the fact that supply chain challenges from the pandemic continue to make some parts difficult to source.

Owners say the cars showed up missing the parts without Tesla notifying them. 

“If Tesla tells people about this up front its less of an issue,” Spidey616 said in post on the forum. “But by just delivering and saying nothing it comes off as trying to sneak things past people.”

It does not seem that Tesla has communicated a fix for owners.

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Tesla’s Model Y crossover SUV has received another price hike of $1,000.

The Tesla Model Y Long Range now starts at $58,990, while the Performance variant will start at $63,990.

The price increase comes just a week after another $1,000 bump in price for the vehicles. Tesla has said that ongoing supply chain issues related to the pandemic continue to impact the company and its pricing.

Consumers haven’t balked at the price increases. The Model Y is sold out for the remainder of the year. A Performance version will be available in January, but a new order for the Long Range variant won’t be filled until June 2022.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has predicted that the Model Y will become its most popular offering and one of the most popular vehicles in the world. The company is currently trying to ramp production of the Model Y by adding factories in Texas and Berlin. Telsa also manufactures the Model Y at its factory in Shanghai.

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Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk filed an S-4 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission showing he abided to a Twitter poll and sold some of his stake in the automaker.

The filing shows Musk sold 934,091 shares and exercised options on 2,154,572 shares at $6.24 per share. The value of the shares is about $5 billion.

Musk recently posted a poll on Twitter asking if he should pay taxes on unrealized capital gains by selling 10% of his holdings. More than 3.5 million votes were placed in 24 hours with 57.9% of respondents encouraging the stock sale.

“Much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance, so I propose selling 10% of my Tesla stock,” Musk tweeted.

“Note, I do not take a cash salary or bonus from anywhere,” he added. “I only have stock, thus the only way for me to pay taxes personally is to sell stock.”

While Musk did sell shares after the poll, however, the BBC noted that roughly one-fifth of the total shares Musk sold were already scheduled to be sold. Musk is currently the wealthiest person on the planet.

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SpaceX launched four astronauts bound for the International Space Station into orbit Wednesday.

The Crew-3 launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center came days after the Crew-2 astronauts returned to earth after six months at ISS.

The Crew-3 astronauts included NASA’s Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, as well as the European Space Agency’s Matthias Maurer, who earned the claim to being the 600th person to enter space in 60 years.

The SpaceX Dragon Capsule carrying the team is scheduled to dock at ISS at 7:10 p.m. ET Thursday. During their six-month stay, they will conduct a range of experiments and perform maintenance on the 21-year-old space station.

Watch the launch broadcast below.

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Investors showed Wednesday strong support for electric vehicles by lifting the valuation of Rivian Automotive Inc. to more than $100 billion.

Shares of Rivian hit the Nasdaq Wednesday and jumped 53% from its debut price. It was the world’s largest initial public offering this year. Chief Executive RJ Scaringe thanked his team and shared photos of the IPO event on Twitter.

Rivian just started delivering its R1T electric pickup to consumers and is now the second most valuable automaker behind Tesla. Its valuation is higher than both General Motors and Ford.

Rivian raised about $12 billion to build the company ahead of IPO. Strategic investors included Ford and Amazon, which owns 20% of the company. Rivian is also filling an order of 100,000 delivery vans for Amazon.

Based in Irvine, Calif., Rivian operates a factory in Illinois and is reportedly looking to add a second U.S. factory, as well as factories in Europe and China. Following the R1T pickup, the company will build an electric SUV and has plans for a range of other vehicles.

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SpaceX brought four astronauts home Monday from the International Space Station.

NASA’s Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency, and Akihiko Hoshide from Japan splashed down off the coast of Florida aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. It took about nine hours from the time the capsule left ISS until its parachutes deployed to safely return the capsule to earth. 

During the six-month stay at ISS, the astronauts conducted experiments such as growing chile peppers. They also performed some maintenance on the exterior of the station during spacewalks.

Crew-3, the next SpaceX mission to deliver astronauts to the station, could occur as soon as tomorrow (November 10).

Watch the SpaceX broadcast of the Crew-2 return below.

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Ready to style and protect your Tesla with automotive films? 3M can help. 3M brings car owners everywhere an array of premium products for paint protection, vinyl wrap and window tinting, so you can truly make your model your own — all while keeping those pesky dings and dents off your paint.

To see solutions in action, we caught up with TMC member and admin Doug King at Quality Auto Glass and Tint and at SFG Wraps in California — two shops that are part of the 3M installer network, which offers customers extra assurance their Tesla will be in good hands.

“Having 3M as the Official Automotive Films Partner of the Tesla Motors Club is great because we have the trust and reliability of a brand with a long history of research and materials science, which is reflected in their products,” said King. “Working with shops suggested by 3M in their installer network gave me the confidence that they had the experience to do the job right.”

Watch as Doug’s ride is upgraded with:

• 3M Automotive Window Film Crystalline Series tint (front and side windows, rear windshield and sunroof)
• 3M Paint Protection Film Pro Series Gloss (for hood, bumpers, fenders and more)
• 3M Wrap Film (for chrome deletes and breathtaking color profiles)

In addition to avoiding costly paint touchups and offering more than 100 jaw-dropping colors with 3M Paint Protection Film and 3M Wrap Film; 3M Automotive Window Film can also help with what Tesla owners care about most — preserving energy. Window tints from 3M help lower cabin temperature without using air conditioning, so you can save energy for longer trips.

With 3M automotive films, sleek new colors, paint protection and window tint is only a simple visit to a professional installer away. Design your new look with the restyling tool from 3M or find an Authorized Dealer near you.

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For many Tesla drivers, Tesla brings us a brand-new vehicle experience. As the camping mode is turned on, tesla will provide you with a comfortable space in nature. How exciting! The Wild Charger team realizes that there’s far more potential in Teslas. Tesla has created a new ecology, and Wild Charger will inject our own inspiration and creativity into this ecology, making the ecology richer and more interesting.

Wild Charger is a modular functional component. The thorough modular design is exciting, because it allows users to customize the functional modules to the greatest extent. A single magnetic base can support various functional modules. For example, you can install a wireless charging module in the back seat, so that back seat passengers can use wireless charging; in the meantime, you can install an aromatherapy module to create a romantic atmosphere in the vehicle; even when camping, you can install a projection module and turn on “Theater Mode”.

What’s even better is that these functional modules are installed by magnetic attraction, which is simple and efficient.

Tesla brings a comfortable sleeping area and an intelligent air-con mode to its users, and we would like to step further. After installing our projector module, theater mode is turned on. Users could simply lay down at the back of their Tesla and enjoy movies projected at the roof without interruption. This device will support IOS and Android equipment. We will be fully utilizing the surround sound system build in with Tesla using FM frequencies, and brings user an exceptional experience that they’ve never seen before.

Wild Charger also developed a wireless charging module which will support dual device fast charging and Magsafe protocol from Apple. There’s no need climbing all the way to the front to charge your phone. Charging has never been easier.

For more information, please follow our official preview URL of Wild Charger: www.wildcharger.net

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Tesla’s ordering page for the Model Y suggests it’s been a big hit.

The all-electric crossover SUV is sold out through the rest of the year, according to the company’s website. The Model Y Long Range currently has an estimated delivery date of June 2022. The Performance version is said to be available in January 2022.

Tesla produced approximately 238,000 vehicles and delivered over 240,000 vehicles in Q3. Of the cars produced, 228,882 were Model 3 and Y vehicles. The company produced 8,941 of its pricier Model S and X vehicles.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk predicted at the Model Y unveiling that the vehicle would become the company’s best-selling vehicle, which makes sense considering consumers’ preference for SUVs.

Tesla is currently building the Model Y at its factories in California and Shanghai. Production is expected to ramp considerably once the Model Y goes into production at new factories near Austin, Texas and Berlin.

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Tesla’s whale of a deal with Hertz for 100,000 electric vehicles is still being negotiated, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

When Hertz announced the order, Tesla stock spiked. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk took Twitter to say that the two companies had no contract in place and that fulfilling such a large order would be a challenge.

Hertz responded by saying it has already received and is renting Tesla vehicles.

Hertz is prominently promoting the all-electric Tesla Model 3 on the homepage of its website.

“Ditch the gas pump when you go electric,” the site says. “Experience instant torque on the open road or cruise the downtown strip in style with a sleek, zero-emissions sedan. This spacious 5-seater is perfect for when you need to recharge.”

The Wall Street Journal reported that the two companies are currently trying to come to an agreement on how soon Hertz can overhaul its fleet with electric vehicles.

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Ford announced a plan Tuesday to help electrify fleets of older vehicles with a new crate motor. 

Dubbed the “Eluminator e-crate motor,” Part No. M-9000-MACH-E, is now available at authorized Ford parts warehouse dealers or online at Ford Performance Parts. The Eluminator retails at $3,900 and is “targeted for builders looking for a transverse-oriented powertrain to electrify a range of vehicles from modern to vintage cars, trucks and SUVs,” Ford said in a release.

Each Eluminator e-crate motor produces 281 horsepower and 317 lb.-ft. of torque and is street-legal in all 50 states.

To show off the new e-crate motor, Ford built a 1978 F-100 concept pickup that uses two of the electric motors shared with the 2021 Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition. The Eluminator e-crate motor is based on the Mustang Mach-E GT’s traction motor.

“Ford owners have personalized, customized, and enhanced their vehicles since the beginning – from changing looks to bringing the power,” Eric Cin, global director, Vehicle Personalization, Accessories and Licensing said in a. release. “Our F-100 Eluminator concept is a preview of how we’re supporting customers as they go all-electric and embrace zero-tailpipe emissions performance, even for our heritage vehicles.”

Over time, Ford Performance plans to develop a wider list of components for the Eluminator powertrain, including battery systems, controllers, and traction inverters to finish out a full EV conversion.

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