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Ford is betting on smaller electric cars as the future. Its “Skunkworks ” team is not so small, and now that the cat is out of the bag, we are learning more about Ford’s new affordable platform. Ford CEO Jim Farley compared its new low-cost EV platform to Rivian and Tesla. However, Farley suggested Ford’s

Solar panel recycling company SolarCycle is using secondhand solar panels to power its panel recycling plant in Texas. SolarCycle has installed a 500 kW solar array made of reused panels at its recycling facility in Odessa, Texas, which can provide around half of the electricity the plant uses. The array – which is made up of

Elon Musk is signaling that Tesla is close to reaching its limit with its HW3 onboard self-driving computer despite having yet to deliver on its self-driving promise. In 2016, Musk announced that all Tesla vehicles built going forward have “all the hardware to enable self-driving”. At one point, he even specified “level 5 self-driving”, which

Toyota is planning to build a new EV battery plant on Japan’s “Silicon Island” to keep pace with BYD and other incoming Chinese electric car makers. The factory will strengthen Toyota’s EV supply chain while supplying batteries for its luxury Lexus brand. Although Toyota has been one of (if not the) biggest laggards in the

Elon Musk says that he will ‘discuss’ Tesla investing $5 billion in xAI, his own private artificial intelligence company. For the last few years, Musk has claimed that “Tesla is an AI company.” Despite that claim and having a fiduciary duty to Tesla shareholders as the chief executive of the company, Musk decided to start

Which luxury electric SUV would you choose, the Acura ZDX or Cadillac Lyriq? After slashing financing rates, the Acura ZDX may be a better buy than the Cadillac Lyriq or Chevy Blazer EV. With up to $7,200 off a fully loaded ZDX, Acura looks to take a piece of the EV market. Acura first revealed

Is an electric Hyundai or Kia pickup on the way? Ford’s F-150 Lightning was recently spotted with Korean test plates near Hyundai’s facility, fueling speculation that an EV pickup may be closer than expected. Ford’s F-150 Lightning caught testing near Hyundai plant Kia has already announced plans to launch an electric pickup. In 2022, Kia

The all-electric Porsche Cayenne is on its way. Porsche confirmed the next-gen Cayenne will be electric. Meanwhile, Porsche plans to keep hybrid and gas models around a while longer. Porsche gave us a sneak peek as the first Cayenne Electric prototypes hit the road for testing. Check it out below. The fourth-gen Cayenne will be

Tesla has warned against a trick that involves placing a wet towel around a Supercharger connector to speed up the charging process. If you have been using a Tesla Supercharger lately or have Tesla stuff in your algorithm, you might have seen people place wet towels on a Supercharger connector while charging. Many people have

After electric car sales fell nearly 25% in the second quarter, Hyundai will lean on hybrids to boost growth. Despite a short-term “Chasm,” Hyundai expects EVs to lead long-term growth. As such, the company is doubling down on its IONIQ lineup and new low-cost EVs like the Casper Electric (Inster EV overseas). Uncertainty brewing “Despite

YouTube star MrBeast has responded to grooming allegations against his friend and collaborator Ava Kris Tyson. Tyson, 28, has denied allegations made earlier this month of sending inappropriate messages to a minor, reportedly a 13-year-old, when she was aged 20. She announced on Tuesday she had “mutually decided it’s best I permanently step away from all

Tesla has officially paused its Gigafactory Mexico project over a potential Trump election win, which would greatly reduce the factory’s profitability. Tesla officially announced Gigafactory Mexico back in March 2023, and until recently, we were wondering what was the hold up to start production after the automaker said it wanted to move fast. In October, Tesla confirmed that

Ford (F) released its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Although Ford beat top-line expectations with revenue up 6%, it missed Q2 2024 earnings expectations by a wide margin. Ford Q2 2024 earnings preview After EV sales surged 61% year-over-year in Q2 2024, Ford remained the second best-selling EV maker in the US behind Tesla. With nearly 23,957

Tesla held its quarterly report yesterday, and stated that five major products would be ready for action next year. This would suggest that Tesla has a truly historic year coming up for it, set to disrupt trucking, sportscars, taxis, driving in general, and, oh, just all human work. But we’ve heard all this before, and

The Irvine Police Department announced that it will get a Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle upfitted by Unplugged Performance. Tesla vehicles have become popular with police departments around the world, but especially in the US. They are finding out that for their use cases, Tesla vehicles, especially Model Y, fit their needs perfectly while drastically cutting

Elon Musk reiterates that the ‘forever coming next’ next-gen Tesla Roadster will go into production in 2025. The prototype for the next-generation Tesla Roadster was first unveiled in 2017, and it was supposed to come into production in 2020, but it has been delayed every year since then. It has become a sort of running

Tesla has reiterated its plans to build cheaper electric vehicles, but you shouldn’t expect the previously announced $25,000 electric car. When Tesla announced its plan for its 4680 cell, structural battery pack, and unboxed manufacturing process, the automaker said that a combination of those technologies would enable Tesla to launch a $25,000 electric car. However,

Tesla has confirmed a new date for the unveiling of its upcoming Robotaxi, a dedicated self-driving vehicle. It is now planned for October 10th and CEO Elon Musk is hinting at potential ‘one more thing’ at the event. Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that Tesla is delaying the unveiling of the Robotaxi, which was planned for

Elon Musk says that he would be ‘surprised’ if Tesla doesn’t have “unsupervised” self-driving next year. Though, like most of Musk’s self-driving timeline, you should probably ignore. Musk has famously predicted that Tesla would achieve self-driving “by the end of the year” every year since 2019. Lately, the CEO has been more careful regarding those

Tesla (TSLA) released its financial results and shareholders letter for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 after market close today. We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders’ letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for the latest information. Tesla Q2 2024 earnings expectations As we reported in our