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2 Feb 2024, 16:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When Rivian adopted the NACS standard, it also promised to offer its customers complimentary NACS to CCS adapters. The move impressed everyone, especially as other carmakers did not offer a similar gesture. However, as the deadline approaches, it a...
2 Feb 2024, 12:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / New reports from China indicate that Tesla might start Model 3 Performance production sooner than expected. Among the features rumored for the refreshed model is a tri-motor configuration, which is again considered possible. However, adding a secon...
2 Feb 2024, 10:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is preparing a new voluntary software "recall" to change the size of some indicator icons. The change has been agreed with the NHTSA after the agency found that some icons don't always comply with the size requirements. The upd...
1 Feb 2024, 16:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / New rumors indicate that Tesla will buy equipment from CATL to start production of LFP cells in Sparkes, Nevada. The EV maker is struggling to ramp up 4680 cell production and also needs to produce cheaper battery cells in the US to benefit from th...
1 Feb 2024, 15:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicles are natural-born campers, as they can maintain the cabin temperature for extended periods regardless of the weather conditions. People hoped the Cybertruck would raise the bar even higher, but that didn't happen. Tesla's...
1 Feb 2024, 09:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Last September, Tesla launched the refreshed Model 3 in Asia and Europe, making the US customers jealous. The US variant took another four months to start deliveries, which made the Americans anxious to test it and place an order. However, the firs...
31 Jan 2024, 17:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian promised to reveal the upcoming R2S compact SUV in the first quarter of 2024, more specifically on March 7, if we take into account a recent permit filing. Another filing, this time for a headlamp patent, might offer the first glimpse at the...
31 Jan 2024, 14:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Delaware Court of Chancery voided Elon Musk's $55.8 billion compensation package that Tesla shareholders approved in 2018. The controversial decision is considered by Musk "insulting to shareholders." Musk voiced his frustration by r...
31 Jan 2024, 10:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla unveiled the second generation of its Optimus bot in December 2023, roughly one year after an early first-generation prototype struggled on stage during the 2022 AI Day. Elon Musk shared a video of Optimus walking inside a hangar without prot...
30 Jan 2024, 18:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is among the legacy carmakers having a hard time trying to find buyers for its electric vehicles. Faced with thousands of unsold EVs on dealer lots, the Blue Oval is now encouraging its dealers to rent out the Mustang Mach-E. Ford's elect...
30 Jan 2024, 11:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Everyone was wowed when Tesla introduced the steering yoke on the refreshed Model S and Model X in 2021. The controversial move has divided the Teslasphere, but it soon became apparent that people prefer the round steering wheel. Still, some nostal...
30 Jan 2024, 10:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Roughly a year ago, the FDA gave Neuralink the green light to start the first-in-human clinical trials. Elon Musk's company announced that the first human brain implant was performed successfully, and the patient is recovering well. According ...
29 Jan 2024, 17:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Quad-motor electric vehicles can do some neat tricks that no other cars can. The so-called tank turn is one of them, although few understand why you would ever need it. However, a more helpful feature based on the tank turn is parallel parking in t...
29 Jan 2024, 15:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian is preparing another update for its R1 vehicles in time for a February release. The 2024.03 update brings quick controls, individual passenger windows locking, ride quality improvements, and a mysterious "Gear Guard's Late-Night Ad...
29 Jan 2024, 11:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk recently promised to showcase the Cybertruck in China, and the action proved more popular than anyone expected. The electric pickup emerged as Tesla's most efficient PR tool, judging by the crowds conquering Tesla showrooms where the...
29 Jan 2024, 10:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Apple's Project Titan has seen another setback, with the company's first car delayed by two more years. This caused some of the top engineers working on the project to consider other challenges. Rivian appears to be the primary beneficiar...
27 Jan 2024, 22:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla confirmed that its Gen-3 platform underpinning next-generation EVs should be ready next year. The EV maker will build at least two models based on this architecture, and the first will be a compact EV codenamed Redwood, which will become Tesl...
26 Jan 2024, 22:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla removed the ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles, denying its users a basic functionality that every other car has. However, it recently launched High Fidelity Park Assist, which many claim is even better. Here's a video showing how accu...
26 Jan 2024, 16:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / During the Q4 2023 earnings call, Elon Musk revealed that 400,000 EVs in North America currently have access to Tesla's FSD Beta software. This is the same number we know from previous years, making people wonder why Tesla failed to enroll mor...
26 Jan 2024, 13:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla introduced new features in China with the 2023.44.32 software update, and among them is a cool 3D map view that baffled Americans. Many would want to see this coming to the US, but since this is based on Baidu map data, chances are it won...