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16 Aug 2023, 17:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced its most advanced wall charger yet, capable of delivering up to 11.5 kW of power over a 50-amp connection. The Level-2 charger, dubbed Universal Wall Connector, is compatible with Tesla and non-Tesla vehicles thanks to a clever NACS...
16 Aug 2023, 12:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is readying the revamped Model 3 for the first customer deliveries as rumors from China intensify. Production appears to be already underway at Giga Shanghai. New reports from local media claim deliveries start in two weeks, while some stores...
16 Aug 2023, 10:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is now producing the Cybertruck at a much faster rate, as the outbound lot at Giga Texas appears a lot busier. The Cybertrucks were spotted as far as Arkansas on a back of a trailer, supposedly going to the IIHS crash-testing facility in Virg...
15 Aug 2023, 15:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian used a stock Quad-Motor R1S to complete the Rubicon Trail, one of North America's most challenging off-road trails. The R1S thus became the first production EV ever to complete the 12-mile trail connecting the Loon Lake entrance and the...
15 Aug 2023, 13:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is stepping up its ADAS game by offering standard BlueCruise hardware in many Ford and Lincoln models, starting with the 2024 model year. The Blue Oval will also offer a complimentary 90-day trial period starting from purchase. After the trial...
15 Aug 2023, 10:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced new Standard Range variants for the Model S and Model X. They are offered for $10,000 less than the Long Range models, but they still don't make much sense. Model S/X Long Range inventory vehicles are already discounted by abou...
14 Aug 2023, 17:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Idle losses, which people started calling vampire or phantom drain, affected Rivian vehicles from the get-go. Now, several owners reported on social media that the drain appears to have finally subsided. Rivian's software chief Wassym Bensaid ...
14 Aug 2023, 15:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / About a dozen Cruise robotaxis stopped working in San Francisco on Friday night, blocking traffic in the North Beach area. Cruise explained that the incident was caused by "wireless connectivity issues" that immobilized the driverless ca...
14 Aug 2023, 12:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Cybertruck delivery start is getting near, as Tesla apparently started series production of the electric pickup. Several covered Cybertrucks were spotted at Giga Texas during a drone flyover, only to disappear shortly after that. Some had vis...
14 Aug 2023, 10:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Canadian family was having dinner when a dead bird fell from the sky and hit the roof of their Tesla. Despite being designed to withstand the weight of an elephant, as Tesla brags, the bird caused it to break, filling the cabin with glass bits an...
13 Aug 2023, 09:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although the Roadster was Tesla's first product and the Model S started the EV revolution, it's the Model 3 that defined not only Tesla but the EV market as a whole. Six years after its launch, the Tesla Model 3 is in for a significant ov...
11 Aug 2023, 17:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla wanted to wow everyone by launching the refreshed Model S/X with a yoke instead of the boring steering wheel. Besides the heated debate about its ergonomics, owners discovered that the material started peeling. Tesla promised a better-quality...
11 Aug 2023, 15:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla owners who enrolled in the FSD Beta program have become impatient after waiting almost a month for a new build. The V11.4.6 was released in July, although it was only installed on a handful of cars. Elon Musk promised that the next iteration,...
11 Aug 2023, 12:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / LNVG, the public transport company that introduced the world's first hydrogen-only railway line last year, will not use hydrogen trains anymore. Instead, they switched to battery-electric trains, which are cheaper to operate. Many believe h...
11 Aug 2023, 09:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / California Public Utilities Commission voted on Thursday to allow Cruise and Waymo to expand their robotaxi services throughout San Francisco, a historic moment for autonomous driving companies. While they may be thrilled at the news, people and of...
10 Aug 2023, 17:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The tonneau cover issues plaguing Rivian owners remain unresolved, even after the EV startup delivered the promised manual covers. Those who received the coveted accessories were disappointed with the quality, especially considering the $1,800 pric...
10 Aug 2023, 14:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We learned that Tesla aims to slash the price of the refreshed Model 3 in China by as much as 14%, taking the price war to a whole new level. We have evidence that Tesla is taking cost-cutting measures to the extreme, eliminating many individual pa...
10 Aug 2023, 11:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian sent the 2023.30.00 software update to its internal testing team with new features to make life with an R1 vehicle more enjoyable. One of the most requested was a one-touch command for the garage door remote, which is now available with the ...
10 Aug 2023, 09:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The most affordable version of the Ford F-150 Lightning has been sold out for the 2023 model year, and the orders have been reserved almost exclusively for fleet customers. Now, Ford has opened the F-150 Lightning Pro order book to retail buyers, b...
9 Aug 2023, 17:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Leaked dashcam footage shows the horrific moment a Tesla Model X crashed into a stopped police vehicle in 2021. It was one of at least 16 Tesla crashes into emergency vehicles, which prompted the NHTSA to open an investigation into this issue. The ...