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10 Aug 2021, 16:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Whenever people see CGI images of a vehicle with wild claims, the result is pretty predictable. Most websites publish the pictures and the claims as if they were a sure thing. That’s pretty much what happened to dozens of companies that ended...
10 Aug 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / NHTSA needed to decide that Tesla had to replace its MCUs for the company to take action. Sadly, it disputed the need for a recall arguing that these computers were wear parts but accepted to replace them anyway. The issue was that the eMMC (embedd...
10 Aug 2021, 10:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When Rich Benoit shared that he was towing a Model 3, we were sure his YouTube channel would get exciting content. He revealed the surprise on Twitter by showing some bits of the Mad Max Model 3 he helped conceive, but the first video to appear was...
9 Aug 2021, 19:55 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Stephan Winkelmann is with the Volkswagen group since 2005. In 2006, after just one year as head of Lamborghini, the company presented a gorgeous Miura concept. Winkelmann was quick to say that Lamborghini was not about retro vehicles but about bei...
9 Aug 2021, 18:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Some people think Jordan Peterson is a right-wing villain that deserves no credit at all. Others believe he is some sort of deity with the mission of defeating communists on Earth. For everyone in between, he is just a man who is brave enough to ex...
9 Aug 2021, 15:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Automakers usually offer eight years or more of warranty in battery packs to give buyers more confidence when buying an electric car. For a longer time, the most expensive part of the vehicle will allegedly not be a concern. But what if it burns do...
9 Aug 2021, 12:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Luca de Meo will try to explore as many alliances as possible to improve Renault’s presence in important markets. In the company’s own words, it is the best way to “accelerate the Renaulution Plan.” However, Renault’s ...
9 Aug 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Surfers like practical cars that do not get stuck in the sand and that can get them to the beaches with the best waves. Some also embrace nature and want to protect it, which makes recycling a must. Kia has decided to offer them all they want with ...
9 Aug 2021, 08:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / At this point, it should be evident that the Cybertruck, Roadster, Semi, and the German and Texan Model Y are intrinsically connected to the 4680 cells. Without the new battery, none of these products will see the light of day. If they do, they wil...
6 Aug 2021, 18:22 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / On January 5, 2020, InsideEVs told the story of Sergio Rodriguez and his Tesla Model X with a bizarre water leak. Whenever he crossed a puddle, water would gush from the left A-pillar. The guys from The Electrified Garage revealed that this is a co...
6 Aug 2021, 17:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / What do an automaker, a supplier, and a real estate company have in common? If they are Ford, Bosch, and Bedrock, respectively, the answer is the DSPL (Detroit Smart Parking Lab). The three companies have announced its creation as an “open in...
6 Aug 2021, 15:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If the rumors about Tesla getting BYD’s Blade Battery are true, the irony in the whole story will be very refined. A new report from the Chinese website MyDrivers.com stated that Tesla chose the Model Y to receive them. The reason would not b...
6 Aug 2021, 12:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / People buy and sell shares every single day, but that sort of trade calls a lot of attention when it comes from executives running large businesses. Tesla’s current market cap makes it the most valuable car company in the world. Robyn Denholm...
6 Aug 2021, 10:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Although GM still keeps to itself the reason for the Chevy Bolt EV fires, it has finally decided to do the right thing and replace the defective battery packs. In its Q2 2021 earnings call, the company finally revealed how much it would spend to fi...
5 Aug 2021, 19:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The combustion-engined car was created in 1886. It had more than one hundred years to conceive and test some formulas that worked well and did so until very recently. Electric cars appeared simultaneously and died in the 1910s. Thanks to electr...
5 Aug 2021, 16:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Rich Benoit became Rich Rebuilds when he tried to make a Model S with his own hands. He did it and called the car Delores. Tesla and the YouTuber parted ways when the company refused to keep his credits for a second-generation Roadster – when...
5 Aug 2021, 15:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When Tesla proposed a deal to Tesla Model S owners affected by voltage-capping updates, Elon Musk said the company was just doing the right thing. Another hypothesis for that is that Tesla didn’t want courts inquiring about why it made the up...
5 Aug 2021, 11:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When Marc Lichte and Henrik Wenders teased the first concept based on the Artemis project, they said it would be presented on August 10. Audi must have thought that a few people missed that announcement and made it official through its PR departmen...
5 Aug 2021, 10:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / There are some rumors that emerge which are very conflicting. They make sense under some perspectives and no sense at all under other points of view. This is what happened with news that BYD would sell its Blade Battery to Tesla, reported by the Ch...
5 Aug 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / One of the most significant concerns around Tesla Giga Grünheide is about the water reserves underneath it. The German factory faces resistance from environmental groups and local residents who fear it may contaminate their drinking water. Cur...