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Tesla is going on a hiring spree for drivers this summer with the goal of “capturing high-quality data that will contribute to the improvement of vehicle performance.” When it comes to Autopilot and Full Self-Driving package features, people often say that Tesla’s own paying customers are the testers, and that’s mostly true, but the automaker also

Tesla has changed its standard paint color for the Model 3 and Model Y. Now everything but Midnight Silver is at least $1,000. “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black,” that’s what Henry Ford supposedly said when asked why Ford was not offering different colors

Tesla is only valuing its Full Self-Driving package high when it’s convenient for the company. When it’s not, like for trade-ins, the automaker is not as optimistic about the value. Elon Musk famously said that Tesla vehicles have become “appreciating assets” due to the Self-Driving (FSD) package. The logic behind the claim is that he

If you see more Hyundai EVs on the road, it’s not just you. Hyundai Motor North America reported its best-ever IONIQ 5 sales month in June, with the IONIQ 6 crossing the 1,000 mark for the first time. Hyundai US EV sales rise in the second half of 2023 The South Korean automaker has been

A Chinese electric car designed for battery swapping has dropped its entire battery pack while driving down the road. Several EV companies have tried to make battery swapping, an alternative to charging, a reality, but they have mostly been unsuccessful – except in China. Some Chinese EV companies have had some success. For example, Nio

Tesla (TSLA) announced its production and delivery numbers for the second quarter of 2023, and the automaker has crushed expectations with deliveries of over 466,000 electric vehicles. Earlier this week, we reported that Wall Street was expecting another record quarter for deliveries from Tesla, with a consensus of 448,000 vehicles. That’s up from Tesla’s previous

French automaker Peugeot is certainly not a newcomer to the electric bicycle world like many other automakers that have only begun dipping their toe in the e-bike waters. Peugeot has a long history producing bicycles that dates back over a century under its PEUGEOT Cycles division. Now the company has just released its latest line

A YouTube bodybuilding star known as Joesthetics has died at the age of 30, according to posts shared on social media by his friends and girlfriend. German fitness influencer Jo Lindner, who had 8.5million followers on Instagram and almost 500 million views on his YouTube channel, suffered an aneurysm on Friday according to his girlfriend

Tesla has started to push a huge new software update with a bunch of new features, including Charge on Solar, a Spotify refresh, multiview cameras, and more. We haven’t had a big Tesla software update in a minute and it looks like this one is it. Teslascope, a third-party Tesla companion app, detected a new

On Friday, Toyota Motor North America announced several leadership changes as it inches toward its commitment to electrification. As part of the changes, Toyota is establishing a new “senior vice president of electric vehicle supply” role to lead the automaker’s North American EV supply and production strategy. Toyota promotes Susan Elkington for new EV role

As one chapter closes, another one is about to open. Ford is ending production of its top-selling Fiesta model next week as it gears up for an all-electric future. The compact car was retired to free up much-needed space at its Cologne, Germany, plant to build Ford’s new electric Explorer SUV. Ford ends Fiesta production

Tesla (TSLA) is expected to release its second quarter 2023 delivery results in the coming days, and Wall Street is expecting yet another record quarter for deliveries. When it comes to delivering high volumes of electric vehicles, Tesla is the only global automaker in the game, and it keeps growing. Tesla is currently on a

Tesla has started to deliver new Model S and Model X vehicles in the UK with a grabbing stick after they forced buyers to get left-hand-drive vehicles. Last month, we were surprised to see Tesla announce that they stopped producing new Model S and Model X vehicles in right-hand-drive configurations. The automaker decided to stop

The Hyundai Motor Group is already eyeing its second North American EV assembly while its first is still under construction in Bryan County, Georgia. According to Hyundai Auto Canada’s CEO, Don Romano, “Canada’s going to be part of that conversation.” Hyundai initially revealed plans for its first dedicated EV facility in North America last May.

If you own a Hyundai and are looking to upgrade to a new EV, now is a better time than ever. The company is offering up to $10,000 off a new IONIQ 5 or IONIQ 6 fully electric car for current Hyundai drivers. Hyundai owners save $10K on IONIQ 5 or IONIQ 6 EVs According

The State of Michigan – which sees 30% of all truck and rail freight between the US and Canada pass through it – is going to build an electric truck stop with Daimler and DTE Energy. Michigan’s electric truck stop On Thursday, the State of Michigan announced a new prototype program called the “Mobility Charging

Audi AG has announced a changing of the guard at CEO, as Markus Duesmann is being relieved of his duties following a resolution passed by the automaker’s supervisory board today. Duesmann will be succeeded by Volkswagen Group’s vice president of Product and Group Strategy and general secretariat, Gernot Döllner. Here’s what we know. Markus Duesmann

Elon Musk says that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is going to get out of “Beta” with the upcoming version 12 update. Should we care? While Musk claimed that Tesla’s FSD is in beta to emphasize the need for drivers to pay attention and be ready to take control at all times, many believe that it

Volkswagen confirmed that it is in talks with Tesla to adopt the NACS connector for its electric vehicles in North America. The news comes after Electrify America, which was founded by Volkswagen, announced the adoption of NACS. Over the last month, Tesla managed to convince virtually all major American automakers to switch to its newly

Tesla is preparing to officially support third-party apps, according to an update to its user settings on its website. Are we about to finally see a Tesla App Store? The idea of a Tesla App Store to let third-party apps run on Tesla vehicles is far from new. Since Tesla launched the Model S in