I spent an hour driving the Model 3 and I want to tell you all about it. Plus: Tesla buys another company, a new software update lets you voluntarily slow down your Tesla if you want to, an update on the US federal EV tax credit situation, and more!

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And here’s the link to the EV tax credit petition/contact form if you’re interested: http://action.pluginamerica.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/index.sjs?action_KEY=22515