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15 Mar 2023, 13:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Two weeks ago, Tesla began to install the first V4 chargers at a Supercharger station in the Netherlands. During the work at the station, enthusiasts got to snap the first pictures of the pedestals’ internals. It looks like the V4 chargers ar...
15 Mar 2023, 11:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla released the Q4 2022 Vehicle Safety Report, showing that safety has improved compared to the years before. Even so, it looks a lot worse than in the third quarter because the winter months are inherently less safe for driving. People say t...
15 Mar 2023, 09:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Previous leaks show that BMW is planning at least two M Performance versions of the all-electric i5. Speaking at BMW's annual conference, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse confirmed that the upcoming 5 Series Sedan would get an all-electric BMW M Performan...
14 Mar 2023, 20:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Last year, SpaceX partnered with T-Mobile to offer sat-to-cell services to the cell phone company's customers and Tesla owners. The new service would connect areas without cell coverage, leveraging Starlink V2 satellites' capabilities. Ac...
14 Mar 2023, 18:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GMC has announced that the Hummer EV will get bi-directional charging with the 2024 model year. Thanks to a new onboard charger, the Hummer EV will be able to power household appliances and charge other EVs from its massive Li-ion battery. Bi-di...
14 Mar 2023, 15:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The magic of software over-the-air updates has been discovered by Tesla, while other carmakers reluctantly introduced it to satisfy their customers’ requests. Audi is late to the game but is finally offering OTA updates to the Q4 e-tron with ...
14 Mar 2023, 13:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ransomware group LockBit threatens to leak thousands of blueprints it stole after it hacked a SpaceX contractor. Although it's unclear how sensitive the stolen materials are, the breach could prove damaging to SpaceX and U.S. since Musk's...
14 Mar 2023, 11:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen Group has announced a massive $193 billion investment plan in the next five years, with more than two-thirds allocated toward electric vehicles and software development. The German carmaker also sees investment in combustion engine techn...
14 Mar 2023, 09:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model S owners have complained about door-handle problems in early models, and some disgruntled owners have filed a class-action lawsuit over this issue. Now Tesla wants the case dismissed, not because the door handles had no problem but beca...
13 Mar 2023, 19:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Amazon and Rivian are in talks to end the exclusivity clause of their electric-van deal after the retail giant ordered fewer vans than Rivian expected. The EV maker is trying to convince Amazon to let it sell the electric delivery vans to other com...
13 Mar 2023, 17:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The owner of a 2014 Tesla Model X claims that the Service Center updated his car software without consulting him first, which messed up the car. After that, it tried to sell him a costly computer and screens upgrade to solve the issue. Service C...
13 Mar 2023, 13:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian is stepping up R1T production and expects deliveries to speed up significantly in the coming months. Rivian's communications director Andy Bowman is confident that thousands of R1T reservation holders will get their trucks in the next 1...
13 Mar 2023, 11:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla recently sent letters to Model S Plaid owners who showed interest in buying the Carbon Ceramic Brake kit. The $20,000 equipment was rumored to unlock the sporty sedan's 200-mph (322-kph) top speed, although Tesla did not confirm this. An...
13 Mar 2023, 09:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Last December, YouTuber Ryan Pineda sold his Tesla Model X and bought a Rivian R1S, which he considered much better. Not long after that, he made another video explaining why he ditched the Rivian after one month and bought a Tesla Model Y instead....
12 Mar 2023, 16:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicle adoption is accelerating, and many people believe 2023 is the year they will finally get the recognition they deserve. Prices will go down, production volumes will go up, and technology will finally catch up with gas-powered vehicl...
12 Mar 2023, 01:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Investor Day came and went, but still, Tesla revealed almost nothing about the Cybertruck. The truck was displayed at Giga Texas during the event, and people could see how the production version looks, but no technical details were offered. Neverth...
11 Mar 2023, 10:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After an F-150 Lightning was consumed by fire in a holding lot while awaiting a final quality control check, Ford decided to halt production and shipments of the truck. The Blue Oval said the vehicles already delivered to customers or dealers were ...
10 Mar 2023, 18:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / People dream of times when autonomous vehicles will race without drivers behind the wheel, expecting a leap in performance versus humans. While not there yet, a Tesla Model 3 Performance driving on FSD Beta completed a lap on the Streets of Willow ...
10 Mar 2023, 17:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has released the FSD Beta V11.3.1 to a wider group of beta testers, claiming that it solves the issues that prompted the voluntary "OTA recall." The first videos show that the software has become more human-like, including bad behav...
10 Mar 2023, 15:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / General Motors vowed to surpass Tesla as the number one EV maker in the U.S., and its plans look rock solid on paper. In reality, the carmaker is struggling to produce the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq, its Ultium-based EVs, in significant numbe...