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23 Mar 2023, 18:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla bowed down to customers' requests and reintroduced the round steering wheel on the Model S and Model X. It went even further and offered a retrofit for those who wanted to replace the yoke in their cars. Although many Tesla fans declared...
23 Mar 2023, 17:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / SpaceX recently launched its first group of Starlink V2 Mini satellites, touting improved capabilities, with four times the data capacity of the previous generation. Soon, astronomers noticed that the satellites started to descend rather than rise....
23 Mar 2023, 14:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford has changed how it reports financial results, breaking out the number for each division, Ford Blue, Ford Pro, and Model e. The latter will widen its losses in 2023, as revealed by Ford CFO John Lawler, to $3 billion, up from $2.1 billion in 20...
23 Mar 2023, 11:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although many companies have scaled down their autonomous-driving efforts, Apple appears to stick to the original plan. A recent report from the California DMV shows that Cupertino hired more test drivers, although it kept the test fleet unchanged....
23 Mar 2023, 10:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise robotaxi again went into the spotlight after a storm downed trees and utility wires in San Francisco. The autonomous cars failed to notice the yellow tape isolating the affected streets and got entangled in the cables. About five years a...
22 Mar 2023, 19:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian launched the R1T and R1S with a high-fidelity audio system designed by the leading audio company Meridian. Two years later, the partnership ended, and Rivian started producing the Elevate audio system in-house. Owners are split over the move...
22 Mar 2023, 17:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model S was never a slouch, but things got really crazy with the release of the Model S Plaid in 2021. The 1,020-horsepower sedan quickly became the king of drag strips, leaving many ICE sportscars in the rearview mirror. Tesla is now explain...
22 Mar 2023, 15:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is readying the Cybertruck production line at Giga Texas for the start of production later this summer. The most important part seems to be IDRA's Giga Press machines that would cast the single-piece megacastings of the Cybertruck. One i...
22 Mar 2023, 11:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Firefighters from Sedona Fire District responded to a battery fire that affected a Tesla Model Y in Oak Creek Canyon. The crews needed almost two hours to extinguish the fire. The area was affected by flooding, which has been proven to cause batter...
22 Mar 2023, 09:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We've been talking about Project Highland for the past four months and have seen some prototypes. New insider information spills the beans on the changes that will come with the refreshed Tesla Model 3, and some of them are unexpected. Unle...
21 Mar 2023, 18:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla said it created its insurance arm to help owners pay less than third-party insurers charged them. Still, owners complain that the criteria used to evaluate their driving behavior, and especially the Tesla Safety Score, is flawed. Tesla ini...
21 Mar 2023, 16:42 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla aims to cut production costs in half with its next-generation model that will be assembled at Giga Mexico. According to a physics engineer involved with Tesla, the EV maker will employ a new production technique called "fluid cell sheet ...
21 Mar 2023, 13:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen recently announced a $2 billion U.S. factory to build 200,000 off-road electric vehicles per year under the Scout brand starting in 2026. Volkswagen was convinced to set foot in South Carolina with a hefty incentive package worth almost ...
21 Mar 2023, 13:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford has announced the all-electric Explorer, its third electric vehicle, with reservations now open for European customers. The Ford Explorer will be available to order later this year for under €45,000. Ford has previously teased its next...
21 Mar 2023, 11:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / California has always been at the forefront of emission regulations and is now moving to ban diesel trucks beginning in 2045. Despite the protests initiated by the trucking industry, EPA is expected to give California a waiver to move forward with ...
21 Mar 2023, 09:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla recently offered some people the chance to test the Carbon Ceramic Brake kit, and one of them was French pilot Sebastian Vittel. The test session opened his appetite for more action, so he took his own Model S Plaid on the Nurburgring. There&...
20 Mar 2023, 18:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla solved its low-demand problem in China with aggressive price cuts that essentially passed the problem to its rivals. Traditional carmakers have refused to follow suit immediately, but are now forced to slash prices after their sales collapsed...
20 Mar 2023, 17:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicles were supposed to be sustainable and save the planet, but they are more of a burden so far. Even minor damages to the battery pack in an accident can prompt insurers to write off cars with few miles. That’s because the replac...
20 Mar 2023, 15:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Last year, Kia unveiled a new EV strategy comprising 14 new models by 2027, many of them being crossover and SUVs. After introducing the EV9 on March 15, Kia seized the Chinese EV Day opportunity to preview the EV5 compact SUV it plans to launch in...
20 Mar 2023, 14:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many Rivian R1T owners report dead 12-volt batteries following a software update earlier this month. When this happens, the truck bricks and locks out the drivers, who have no better choice than to call Rivian service. To fix the issue, the technic...