Supercharging

Tesla is starting to ship its electric cars with a 50% state-of-charge for safety reasons. It is giving buyers 150 free Supercharging kilometers to compensate them. When you take delivery of a new electric car, it is preferred that it is fully charged so you can enjoy it immediately. Tesla always tried to deliver its vehicles with as much charge as possible within the circumstances, which can often be difficult – especially during the end-of-quarter delivery pushes. Now Tesla has started…

Google has plenty to say during this year’s Google I/O, and one of the first things the company’s CEO talked about is Gmail. Sundar Pichai announced the ‘Help me write’ feature that is coming to Gmail. ‘Help me write’ supercharges Gmail, bringing more AI prowess to the service What is ‘Help me write’ exactly? Well, it’s basically your personal AI sidekick inside Gmail. It’ll roll out “soon” as part of Google’s Workspace updates. It’ll essentially help you write out an entire email. This can be helpful if you don’t want…

Elon Musk-run Tesla is once again making an attempt to encourage owners of older Model S and Model X vehicles, who have been enjoying the benefit of "unlimited free Supercharging for life", to relinquish this perk by proposing a new offer.In the initial years of selling its Model S and Model X vehicles, Tesla had an attractive offer for its customers -- free Supercharging for the lifetime of their vehicle. This offer was a significant selling point for the company, as it essentially meant that users could power their…

Tesla is trying again to get owners of older Model S and Model X with “unlimited free Supercharging for life” to give up the perk with a new offer. For the first few years of selling Model S and Model X, Tesla was offering free Supercharging for the vehicle’s life. It was a really enticing offer since you could technically not have to pay to power your vehicle ever. Of course, that’s if you don’t charge at home and only use the Supercharger network, which is not ideal for most people, but…

Tesla has increased Model S and Model X prices, following several massive price cuts to its flagship models, but it is also giving three years of free Supercharging to new buyers. Since the beginning of the years, Tesla has been cutting prices across its entire vehicle lineup. Model S and Model X saw the most significant price drops and following another wave of price cuts earlier this month. Tesla’s flagship sedan was now starting at $85,000 and its flagship electric SUV was starting at…

Tesla is offering 10,000 free Supercharging miles to sell Model S and Model X vehicles by the end of the quarter. Over the years, Tesla has sporadically offered free Supercharging miles in order to help boost sales, especially during the end of quarters. With the recent price drops in the US and the new federal tax credit for electric vehicles, we thought that Tesla wouldn’t have much of a demand issue, but the automaker has decided to implement the incentive again. Electrek learned that…

New research published in the journal New Phytologist suggests that blocking a negative regulator gene called RRS1 (Robust Root System 1) can enhance root growth in plants, leading to longer root length, longer lateral root length, and larger lateral root density. The study shows that inhibiting the expression of RRS1 may improve drought resistance in crops by promoting water absorption. This could be achieved by using natural variants of RRS1 that alter the activity of the protein.A strong root system allows crops to…

Tesla has authorized its sales staff to offer 10,000 free Supercharging miles to customers who take delivery by the end of the month as it tries to create some urgency for buyers to take delivery. As we have recently reported, Tesla is having some rare demand issues lately – especially in the United States due to special circumstances. It has been years since Tesla hit 200,000 deliveries in the United States, which meant the company no longer qualified for the US federal tax credit for…

Currently, Lake Okeechobee, Florida, is in the lead with 558 votes (at the time of writing). The town of about 5,000 people doesn’t have any Supercharging station, with the closest one being 32 miles east in Fort Pierce. There aren’t any Tesla Level 2 destination charging in town, either, according to PlugShare.Lake Okeechobee does, however, have a DC fast charging station near the center of town that plays nice with all other EV manufacturers. Tesla customers in the US can buy an adapter to convert CHAdeMO plugs, and…

Tesla is offering free Supercharging during off-peak hours at select locations during the 4th of July weekend to help with traffic during busy travel days. As we previously reported, Tesla has been having a hard time keeping up its charging infrastructure growth with its fleet growth over the last few years. Its deliveries are growing at a roughly 50% annual rate while its Supercharger is closer to a 30% annual growth rate. It is causing some stress on Tesla owners who are experiencing wait times to access a…