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Tesla still resists releasing its Full Self-Driving data, but early crowdsourced data shows that improvements are much more limited than CEO Elon Musk told us. He is now lowering expectations. Over the last few months, Musk has hyped up Tesla’s two latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) software update, 12.4 and 12.5. For 12.4, the CEO said

Nissan and Honda building a software-defined EV? The Japanese automakers revealed a new partnership Thursday as they look to keep pace with Tesla and others leading the SDV movement. Nissan and Honda deepen EV alliance with SDVs After confirming plans to partner up in March, Nissan and Honda are deepening their alliance. The Japanese automakers

What’s most important, looks or personality? That’s the ultimate question when it comes to dating and relationships – and in reality show Love Is Blind, that question is put to the test. Following a successful stint in the US where it is now on its sixth season – as well as instalments in Brazil, Japan

YouTube star MrBeast has acknowledged that he used inappropriate language early in his online career. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been accused of making racist comments, while his long-time collaborator was alleged to have made inappropriate comments to minors. The 26-year-old’s YouTube career is reportedly worth $700m (£545m), with his content mainly

Photo: Oregon Solar + Storage Industries Association Brookfield Renewable US has filed a Notice of Intent to develop one of Oregon’s largest solar + battery storage projects. The 900-megawatt (MW) Speedway Solar and Battery Storage Project will be east of the city of Grass Valley in Sherman County and will span roughly 9,500 acres on privately

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-driving’ features were reportedly on during a previously reported fatal crash with a motorcyclist, according to the police. In April, we reported on a tragic accident where a driver in a Tesla vehicle admitted to using “Autopilot” and not paying attention when he drove “his car lurched forward and crashed into the motorcycle

Ford is challenging Tesla and Porsche as it unlocks more performance for Mustang Mach-E GT drivers. A new Ford Mustang Mach-E GT performance upgrade enables a quicker 0 to 60 mph time than the Tesla Model Y Performance and Porsche Macan 4 Electric. “The freedom to move and customize the vehicle to make it your

Today, Audi unveiled its new A6 e-tron electric sedan with Sportsback and Avant versions, expanding its already extensive EV lineup. Audi has revamped its naming convention to have pair numbers being electric vehicles and odd numbers being internal combustion engine vehicles. With its EV rollout, the German automaker has mainly focused on SUVs with the

The upcoming Kia EV4 was spotted testing in Europe for the first time as the Korean automaker’s latest affordable EV. Kia’s EV4 is an electric sedan similar in size to Tesla’s Model 3. Can it compete with Tesla? Kia unveiled the EV4 for the first time during its first annual EV Day last October. The

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will hold an urgent meeting with BBC boss Tim Davie over his handling of the Huw Edwards case. Edwards, who was the BBC’s highest-paid newsreader before he resigned in April, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children on Wednesday. Questions have been raised over the BBC’s handling

An emergency medical service (EMS) provider in New Jersey has received a nice gift: a Tesla Cybertruck, which it turned into an emergency service vehicle. Considering the Cybertruck currently starts at $100,000, we didn’t think it would find many buyers amongst government agencies and utility services. However, we weren’t surprised to see the first Cybertruck

Part of positive EV ownership is having a convenient home charging solution. While public charging stations are great for travel, home charging is both a time and cost savings. The NeoCharge Smart Splitter has been key for making home EV charging smooth for me. Adding a second 240V outlet to my house as a renter

Toyota’s global sales fell over 5% last month, partly driven by the impact of BYD’s price cuts in key markets like China, Southeast Asia, and even Japan. Toyota, including Lexus, sold 853,082 vehicles last month, down 5.1% from June 2023. Although demand remained strong in North America and Europe, pressure in Japan and China led

Tesla has issued a ‘safety recall’ on 1.8 million electric vehicles, but the good news is that it is just a software fix – although an important one as it will prevent the hood from flying open while driving. Tesla was first made aware of a problem with its hood’s latch in China earlier this

It was always going to be a formality, but Isuzu’s new medium duty electric truck has been awarded zero-emission certifications from both the California Air Resource Board (CARB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Isuzu NRR-EV. With those in hand, the truck is now available for sale nationwide. The Isuzu NRR-EV is the

Tesla has started the wide-release rollout of Supervised Full Self-Driving v12.5, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk again recently said that he believes Tesla could finally deliver on its promise of an unsupervised self-driving system by the end of the year, or he will “be surprised” if it doesn’t happen next year. The CEO doesn’t

Photo Collections on Pexels.com US Wind, a proposed 2.2 gigawatt (GW) Maryland offshore wind farm, just took a major step toward securing all of its federal permits by the end of 2024. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today released US Wind’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), clearing another hurdle for the project’s developers, Italy’s renewable

Photo: Strauss Wind In a major milestone, July 28 marked the 100th day of a 144-day stretch in which California supplied 100% of its electricity demand with renewables. The 100 days of continuity means not that renewables are powering the grid for the entire day, but that it’s happening consistently on a daily basis –

A Tesla Model S Plaid has achieved a new record quarter-mile run in a remarkable 8.56 seconds – though it appears to have been gutted quite a bit. Depending on your definition of a production car, the Model S Plaid is arguably the fastest-accelerating production vehicle in the world. Some will consider the Rimac Nevara to

Kia’s new EV3 is making its way overseas. Kia UK announced it will open EV3 orders this week, its most affordable EV, starting at $42,300 (£32,995). The EV3 was part of Kia’s new low-cost EV lineup, revealed in October. Kia’s EV3 is a compact version of its flagship EV9 electric SUV. Like the EV9, the