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7 Jun 2023, 09:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is expected to announce the start of the refreshed Model 3 production any time now. The prototypes disappearing from public roads seemed to support this theory. Still, a new Project Highland prototype was spotted recently, and it sported many...
6 Jun 2023, 17:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / On June 2, Tesla set a new record on the Nurburgring racetrack, upsetting Porsche, the previous record holder. Tesla lapped the famous racetrack's Nordschleife (North loop) in 7:25.231 minutes, eight seconds faster than the Taycan. Rumor has i...
6 Jun 2023, 14:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Peugeot is ready to replace its best-selling model, the 3008 crossover, with an electric version in September. One of the highlights of the upcoming e-3008 is the new-generation panoramic i-Cockpit, featuring an impressive 21-inch high-definition c...
6 Jun 2023, 11:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people thought Tesla could license its FSD Beta software to other car companies. Now, Elon Musk said he'd be happy to do it not only with FSD and Autopilot but also with other Tesla technologies. The remark was related to Mary Barra speak...
6 Jun 2023, 09:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / There are many indications that Tesla is preparing to start testing FSD Beta in Europe. The many ADAS test operator positions open in various European countries are the strongest sign that Europeans will get to try Tesla's self-driving softwar...
5 Jun 2023, 15:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Kia's smallest model will arrive in the second half of this year, but its official pictures are already making the rounds on social media. The 2024 Kia Picanto is pictured in GT-line trim, showing cues borrowed from the much bigger (and better...
5 Jun 2023, 14:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After boasting about surpassing Tesla, first globally and later in the US only, GM's Mary Barra is back on the ground with a more realistic perspective. At a Sanford Bernstein conference, Barra said EV battery costs are too high to build profi...
5 Jun 2023, 11:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Last year Rivian owners discovered that their truck had an unusual problem, draining the high-voltage battery while sitting idle in the garage. After several updates claiming to improve the situation, owners still report a massive battery drain in ...
5 Jun 2023, 08:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although the Lexus LBX seems like a mundane Toyota Yaris Cross dressed in luxury attire, the Japanese brand claims it has reengineered and refined the hybrid crossover to suit its demanding clientele. Lexus's bet is interesting, considering th...
4 Jun 2023, 16:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Teslasphere trembled at the news that all Model 3 versions miraculously qualify for the full $7,500 IRA tax credit. Previously, the RWD variant built with LFP cells from China was only suitable for half the credit, and even that was a surprise....
3 Jun 2023, 14:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Recent drone footage from Giga Texas revealed a pile of Cybertruck rear megacastings, showing that Tesla is already calibrating its Giga Presses. While these will probably not make it into a future Cyberruck, not even a prototype, it indicates that...
2 Jun 2023, 18:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla EVs are well known for their impressive audio systems' sound quality, but things will get even better with the Cybertruck. Based on the low-voltage architecture schematics presented during Tesla Investor Day on March 1, Tesla Cybertruck ...
2 Jun 2023, 16:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After emerging as the savior of Ukraine in the first months of the war, Elon Musk backtracked, saying that SpaceX could not afford to keep the internet alive in the war-torn country. Musk wanted the US government to pay for the satellite internet s...
2 Jun 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla was proud to have the shortest mineral-to-car chain in the car industry, with most of the suppliers located in close proximity to its gigafactories. In 2023, this phenomenal efficiency took a hit when the EV maker decided to export Giga Shang...
2 Jun 2023, 11:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model Y owners have complained about water leaking into the rear trunk for a while, with dozens of cars affected. Tesla finally acknowledged the problem and issued a Service Bulletin to address it. The fix involves resealing the liftgate asse...
1 Jun 2023, 15:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Based on messages from customers taking delivery of a Tesla EV recently, the EV maker started delivering cars with less than 50% state of charge. This is reportedly a new industry policy to which Tesla adhered recently. To compensate for the lower ...
1 Jun 2023, 12:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / In February, Tesla started shipping the refreshed Model S and Model X with the Hardware 4 Autopilot computer and sensor suite, which, surprisingly, includes a radar unit. Although the new HD radar is not yet used, a recent Tesla Model X owner confi...
1 Jun 2023, 09:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla prepares to start deliveries of the refreshed Model 3 by first clearing inventory of the old units. To accelerate the move, the EV maker offers up to $3,020 discounts on new Model 3 units in the US inventory. Reports from China claim that Mus...
31 May 2023, 19:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lordstown Motors got the range estimate for its Endurance electric pickup truck from the EPA, and it's a lot lower than expected. The startup botched Endurance's efficiency, which came up short at 48 MPGe. This is just above the GMC Humme...
31 May 2023, 16:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Stellantis seized the National Autonomous Vehicle Day opportunity to show it's not alien to automated driving. The carmaker announced it tested the latest prototypes of the automated off-road driving technology it developed exclusively for the...