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‘Over 1 Million’ People Wanted a Cybertruck. Where Are They?

One of the staggering things the latest Cybertruck recall has revealed—other than Tesla’s use of the wrong glue—is that Elon Musk’s company appears to have sold 46,096 of these 7,000-pound electric pickups...

What’s Driving Tesla’s Woes?

Tesla sales fell in the US once again last month, following a wider global trend that further fuels the suggestion that the growing backlash against billionaire CEO Elon Musk could be impacting...

BYD’s Free Self-Driving Tech Might Not Be Such a Boon After All

Not only has China’s largest EV maker BYD unveiled good, better, and best tiers for its advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), it announced last week that the tech—marketed somewhat immodestly as “God’s Eye”—will...

Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla

Elon Musk’s toxicity among many Europeans is such that even owners of Tesla news websites have ditched Muskmobiles for other EV brands. Jon Gibbs of Birmingham, England, runs what he calls the...

Trump’s Plan to Make European Cars More Expensive Has a Fatal Flaw

President Trump wants Americans to buy fewer European cars and Europeans to buy more American cars. To speed his pipe dream along, on Sunday night he said that new tariffs on EU...

Emergency Braking Will Save Lives. Automakers Want to Charge Extra for It

For at least 100 years, automakers have stuck to a tried and trusted playbook: They’ll kick, scream, and obfuscate before they’re forced by law to fit profit-draining, life-saving technology. From their successful...

Polestar Has a Bold Plan—Get Better at Selling Cars

Michael Lohscheller, the new CEO of Polestar, the Sweden-based, China-controlled electric car company, yesterday claimed in a strategic review that “2025 will be the best year in the history.” That’s largely...

The UK Now Has Its Own Illegal Rubberized Cybertruck on the Road

Car customizer to the stars Yianni Charalambous, owner of luxury vehicle wrapping workshops in England, is aiming to legalize a Tesla Cybertruck for driving in the UK. If successful, this would be...

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