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20 Mar 2023, 12:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Japanese carmakers are still reluctant to prioritize electric vehicles, with Toyota insisting that hydrogen might be a better solution. The industry may have made its choice, though, as electric cars gain speed and the charging infrastructure e...
20 Mar 2023, 10:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After a Tesla Model S crashed in Newport Beach last year, killing three people in the car and injuring another three on the ground, many suspected Tesla Autopilot might have been involved. The authorities have now ruled out this possibility and bel...
19 Mar 2023, 17:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One of the biggest mistakes Tesla made last year was removing ultrasonic sensors from the cars without offering an alternative. With the 2022.45.11 software update, cars without ultrasonic sensors will get the ability to "guestimate" dist...
19 Mar 2023, 17:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / With dozens of new models launched, traditional carmakers are expected to significantly step up their EV game in 2023. Tesla will have a tough year defending its dominant position, while new companies will try to prove they deserve a place at the b...
19 Mar 2023, 10:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk promised that the FSD V11 would roll out to a wider group of beta testers this weekend. Indeed, V11.3.2 has already been installed on customers' cars, with more expected to receive the FSD Beta update in the coming days. Elon Musk...
18 Mar 2023, 18:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The U.S. is concerned that China will take the lead in technology, especially when it comes to autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence. Congress has delayed legislation to ease the regulation of self-driving cars while China hits new milest...
18 Mar 2023, 14:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / For a Tesla Model 3 owner, the fire that consumed his car is the culmination of a long line of unfortunate events. The Model 3 survived a bad crash in the first days of ownership, was damaged in flood, and finally ended its short life in flames. Te...
17 Mar 2023, 18:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has installed the first Supercharger V4 chargers in the Netherlands this month, putting Europe first in an unexpected move. All eyes were on the station in the small town of Harderwijk as people waited for the first Tesla owners to try the ne...
17 Mar 2023, 15:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / You know that Cadillac is desperate when you see its sales teams trying to convince Tesla owners to test the Lyriq. Doing it on Tesla’s turf at a Supercharger station in Shanghai paints an even more awkward picture. GM frequently bragged a...
17 Mar 2023, 12:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla App version 4.19 will allow owners with solar panels to prioritize charging with surplus solar energy instead of passing it to the grid. The feature is called "Drive on Sunshine" and offers flexibility to how Tesla owners use electr...
17 Mar 2023, 11:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / With several autonomous-driving and robotaxi startups biting the dust, GM's Cruise has started dreaming about being the last one standing. The robotaxi company is pushing legislation to speed the deployment of self-driving vehicles on U.S. roa...
17 Mar 2023, 09:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian has notified owners of 2022-2023 R1S SUVs about an issue with the side curtain airbag being improperly secured. This comes two weeks after the startup recalled 13,000 vehicles to replace a faulty sensor connected to the passenger-side airbag...
16 Mar 2023, 18:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / EV owners are proud that they can charge their cars at home overnight, thus waking up every day to a full “tank.” But as more people buy electric vehicles, more complain of a sub-par home charging experience. According to a JD Power stu...
16 Mar 2023, 16:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has announced plans to expand Giga Berlin in 2022, but now it wants to double production capacity without extending the factory footprint. Tesla also said it would not need to increase water consumption thanks to the efficient treatment and r...
16 Mar 2023, 14:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Polish pilot Luke Czepiela has become the first pilot to land a plane on the helipad atop the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai. Czepiela needed 20.76 meters (68 feet) to land his plane on the helipad 212 meters (700 feet) above the ground. ...
16 Mar 2023, 11:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / In 2021, Elon Musk decided in his infinite wisdom that Tesla Model S and Model X no longer need a classic steering wheel. The yoke steering looks cool, but it's impractical, and that's why owners have asked in the past two years for a rep...
16 Mar 2023, 09:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian designed the R1S and R1T as adventure vehicles, although many owners report that they might be more fragile than advertised. There are several reports about bricked trucks, and one R1S owner claims this happened while his SUV was towed from ...
15 Mar 2023, 18:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen has steadily expanded its ID. range of electric vehicles, but it lacked a truly affordable car. The ID. 2all concept previews such a popular EV, and Volkswagen claims it would sell for under 25,000 euros ($26,400). Volkswagen literall...
15 Mar 2023, 17:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has stepped up its legal game and is now going after people who tainted its image. The EV maker secured another win in China in a lawsuit against a popular TikTok influencer. According to the sentence, Boss Cai will have to apologize and pay ...
15 Mar 2023, 16:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Toyota started experimenting with hydrogen-powered combustion engines in 2021 and said it would test the concept on the racetrack. Fast forward to today, and Toyota's hydrogen racer, burning liquid hydrogen, was engulfed in flames after a leak...