Battery electric vehicles
A Mother And Daughter Got Trapped In A Rental Tesla After It Ran Out Of Charge
Now that EVs are filling out rental fleets around the U.S., drivers are going through an adjustment period full of hazards and inconveniences. A mother and daughter from Gurnee, Illinois, became trapped inside of a Tesla from Hertz, which the company rented out to them in lieu of an ICE-equipped sedan the woman had reserved […]
Tesla Cybertruck Windows Smash, Fenders Break Off In Rollover Test
Cybertruck completes rollover test, still looks awful. Screenshot: @CTLLogisticsInc Via YouTube It now looks like Tesla might actually be maybe finally nearing the release of its ridiculous Cybertruck electric truck, after years of delays and broken promises. We’re slowly seeing prototypes and pre-production models crop up in all kinds of settings, such as on the […]
Rivian CEO Mocks People Who Buy Gas Cars
The EV transition is happening, whether you like it or not. It won’t be an overnight process — we keep our cars around for 12.5 years on average, and it’ll take longer than that to entirely cycle out America’s internal combustion fleet — but Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe sees that change coming sooner rather than […]
NHTSA Questions Tesla Over ‘Elon Mode’ That Stopped Autopilot Demanding Your Attention
We’re half way there now. It’s Wednesday, August 30, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know today. 1st Gear: The NHTSA Has More Questions For Tesla Tesla is under the gun […]