Tag: Tesla vehicle insurance

Tesla auto insurance rolls out in Texas

G. Turner
Tesla auto insurance - Texas

The electric vehicle company has announced that its customers can now purchase coverage from them. Tesla auto insurance products are now available for the company’s electric vehicle customers in Texas. CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the company will be moving from California to Texas. The new Tesla auto insurance product is being added exclusively to Texas, though the company plans to expand into other states as well. The policy uses “real-time driving behavior” to help better understand a driver’s real risk level and therefore more accurate insurance rates. This…

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Could Tesla car insurance become the largest auto insurer in the US?

G. Turner
Tesla car insurance - Tesla vehicle on road

According to a recent valuation by CEO Elon Musk, the company is headed in that direction. If a recent valuation of the Tesla car insurance offshoot of the electric vehicle company is to be believed, it could eventually become one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. Musk dropped several hints of this nature during a recent quarterly earnings call. Musk discussed the Tesla car insurance unit in terms of comprising a substantial portion of the company’s auto business. “Obviously, insurance is substantial. So, insurance could very well…

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Elon Musk announces another attempt at Tesla car insurance

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This time, he is promising a “major insurance company” despite the failure of last year’s rollout. Tesla is pushing forward for a full Tesla car insurance product that will use data collected using its vehicles about the habits of its drivers. The goal is to use real driving data to provide policyholders with lower premiums than traditional insurers. “We’re building a great, like a major insurance company,” said CEO Elon Musk when speaking about the Tesla car insurance to investors during the second-quarter earnings conference call. This occurred on the…

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