Hertz is accelerating its sales of Tesla vehicles and plans to sell tens of thousand more this year as their value crumbles. Back in 2021, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. Later, the company added Model Y vehicles to the… Continue reading Hertz accelerates sales of Tesla vehicles as value crumbles
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Tesla Full Self-Driving data makes Elon Musk lower expectations
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… Continue reading Tesla Full Self-Driving data makes Elon Musk lower expectations
Audi unveils A6 e-tron luxury electric sedan
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… Continue reading Audi unveils A6 e-tron luxury electric sedan
BYD to unleash 100,000 EVs globally with its new partner, Uber
China’s BYD found a new partner to cut EV costs and fuel adoption. As part of a massive new multi-year alliance, BYD is set to launch 100,000 EVs on Uber’s platform globally. BYD and Uber announced the new partnership on Wednesday. The alliance will bring 100,000 new BYD electric vehicles onto Uber’s extensive platform. The… Continue reading BYD to unleash 100,000 EVs globally with its new partner, Uber
Tesla ‘Full Self-driving’ was on during fatal crash with motorcyclist, police says
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… Continue reading Tesla ‘Full Self-driving’ was on during fatal crash with motorcyclist, police says
New Tesla Model Y refresh leaks
A new Tesla prototype, rumored to be the upcoming Model Y Juniper refresh, has leaked from the factory. After the Model 3 refresh launched last year, there have been many rumors about a Model Y refresh to follow. It started last year with a Reuters report that claimed Tesla was planning a Model Y refresh called… Continue reading New Tesla Model Y refresh leaks
Massive Tesla recall, massive self-driving haul truck, and a massive new wind farm
In today’s massive new episode of Quick Charge, Tesla issues a massive 1.8 million EV recall to keep their hoods from flying open, Liebherr puts out a massive, 264-ton electric haul truck, and a massive 2.2 MW wind farm gets one step closer to reality. We’ve also got a record-setting, 8 second 1/4 mile pass,… Continue reading Massive Tesla recall, massive self-driving haul truck, and a massive new wind farm
Toyota sales slide as aggressive price cuts by BYD, Chinese EV makers take effect
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… Continue reading Toyota sales slide as aggressive price cuts by BYD, Chinese EV makers take effect
Tesla Cybertruck becomes an EMS vehicle
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… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck becomes an EMS vehicle
Tesla pushes software fix to 1.8 million EVs to prevent hood from flying open
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… Continue reading Tesla pushes software fix to 1.8 million EVs to prevent hood from flying open