A Tesla owner took his Model S camping on a 19-day road trip and slept in it nearly every night

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A Tesla owner said he camps in his Model S on long road trips.
A Tesla owner said he camps in his Model S on long road trips.

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Tesla's Shadowy 'Diversion Team' Buried Hundreds of Range Complaints Every Week, Report Says

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Tesla reportedly created a secretive “Diversion Team” tasked with trying to quickly divert and cancel as many appointments for range-related issues as possible.

Tesla workers played a xylophone to celebrate cancelling service appointments for owners who expected longer driving range, report says

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View through the hollow middles of several chargers with Tesla logos at a Supercharger rapid battery charging station, and a man playing a metal xylophone with a yellow drum stick.
Tesla superchargers and a metal xylophone.

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Elon Musk reportedly gave the order himself for the displays in Teslas to present overly optimistic estimates of driving range

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Elon Musk gave the order himself for Teslas to present overly optimistic estimates of driving range, report says.

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Americans still aren't sold on electric cars

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A new Deloitte study found only 30% of US car-buyers are considering going electric for their next vehicle.

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Biden wants EV chargers on every 50 miles of highway. That misses a key piece of the electrification puzzle.

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A Tesla Model S at a charging station in New York.
The White House said Wednesday that Tesla will open up its charging network to other EVs to help chip away at the Biden administration's ambitious US charger goal.

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A couple took an electric car on a 1,500 mile road trip. They had to stop 12 times and forgo heat due to their range anxiety.

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Range anxiety is one of the biggest hurdles to EV adoption.

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New AI-powered Google Maps will help electric-car owners find a charging station to power up and get back on the road within 40 minutes

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Google's new maps features will include a "very fast charging filter" to help EVs charge in a hurry, Google Geo head Chris Phillips said.

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You don't need an electric vehicle with a long range — buy one you can afford instead

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