The future's here, and it's shaping up to be a wild ride!
All-electric cars started being produced by manufacturers in the late 90s, but it has only been in the past decade where their production and sale have really started to ramp up – with some countries (like Norway) seeing over 50% market share of electric vehicles. However other country’s market shares are lower than 1%, and fossil-fuel powered cars still account for the vast majority of sales Worldwide.
So why the hype surrounding electric cars? Well, thankfully their popularity is growing, and the past few years has seen a definite uptick in interest, production and sales of electric cars.
I remember when I had my first Tesla test drive: it was a Model Y Performance model, and it was awesome. It was very fast, very sleek – and I loved the minimal interior. I got home and quickly went on the Tesla website – only to cry at the price of the Model Y … Read more
It seems that quite a few Tesla owners have had negative experiences with being unable to charge their vehicles because of the emergence of strange and somewhat unhelpful error messages. Common ones include variations on “Unable to Charge – Service Required” or “Charge Port Requires Service.” There are actually many variations on these kinds of … Read more
A lot of attention is given to Teslas for their impressive and imposing screens that dominate the interiors of the car. On the Model 3 and Model Y cars, you get a 15-inch unit, and on the Model S and X, it’s a 17-inch unit. But does size really matter? Most modern cars have infotainment … Read more
Have you ever noticed just how criminally dull car colors are nowadays? This isn’t a mere theory or a misconception. It’s the absolute truth. More than 75% of cars in the US come in just four colors: white (23.9%), black (23.2%), gray (15.5%), and silver (14.5%). The monochrome mess has made our roads and parking … Read more
I remember when I had my first test-drive of a Tesla. The staff member in the dealer briefly showed me the controls of the car, saying that “literally everything is controllable from the touchscreen”. They showed me how to move the steering wheel up and down, and how to adjust the side mirrors. Then they … Read more
When one has invested a lot of money in a car such as a Tesla, they undoubtedly hope that the OEM has provided every advantage they can to help keep that car safe and sound. Even though the vast majority of neighborhoods are safe — especially those where people can afford to buy Teslas! — … Read more
Tesla has always made a lot of the quality and dynamism of their media control unit, or MCU, otherwise known as the large and dominating touchscreen that so fills Tesla cars’ interiors. The “small” units are 15 inches in size, and the larger ones 17 inches. Tesla moved all the main functions of their vehicles … Read more
Whether you’re a long time reader of Jalopnik, or you’ve only seen a few of their articles, it’s hard to ignore the fact that Jalopnik are often critical of Tesla. For example, they recently reported on Elon Musk’s tongue-in-cheek Tweet about Putin (where Musk challenged him to a fight). Whilst this was clearly a joke, … Read more
As if glitching screens on older Tesla models between 2014 and 2018 wasn’t enough, even the very latest Teslas that have been “upgraded” with MCU2 and received the latest system patches and updates are said to be still experiencing serious issues. The most serious screen issue is referred to as the “Black Screen of Death,” … Read more
Over the years, some Tesla users have reported problems with their main touchscreen whilst they’re out on the road. The screen might freeze up, become unresponsive, go black or just generally exhibit that kind of buggy behavior that’s cause for concern in technology. If our home computer or tablet shows this kind of bug, what … Read more