Tesla has decreased its lease prices on Cybertruck, which has proven much more difficult to sell than its giant backlog led to believe. While being polarizing and having many critics, Tesla boasted having over 1 million reservations for the Cybertruck, which led the company to believe that demand wouldn’t be a problem. However, things didn’t… Continue reading Tesla decreases lease prices on Cybertruck
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Norway breaks another EV record, nearly completing its EV transition
Photo by Maryan Ivasyk on Unsplash More good news from EV mecca Norway, with November numbers showing more than 10,000 EVs were newly registered, bringing its tally to a truly impressive 93.6% of all new car registrations, showing that its EV transition is almost complete. November saw 10,940 new EV registrations, with EVs pretty much… Continue reading Norway breaks another EV record, nearly completing its EV transition
Tesla releases Holiday update: Apple Watch, SiriusXM, and more
Tesla has started pushing its 2024 Holiday update, a bigger annual update bundling a bunch of features together. This year, it includes Apple Watch integration, SiriusXM, and more. Every year around the holidays, Tesla is known to push a bigger software update with some features that are generally more about fun than being functional. Tesla… Continue reading Tesla releases Holiday update: Apple Watch, SiriusXM, and more
Tesla starts pushing dumb-down version of Full Self-Driving v13
Tesla has started pushing a dumb-down version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) v13 to some external customers in an attempt not to have its timeline slip for two months in a row. For the last few months, Tesla has started posting monthly “AI roadmap updates” for owners to keep track of its goal to deliver unsupervised… Continue reading Tesla starts pushing dumb-down version of Full Self-Driving v13
Renault E-Tech T semi truck gets 600 km range for ’25, logs 19 million miles
Renault Trucks doesn’t get a lot of headlines outside of France, but the company is serious about electric trucking – and its new 2025 MY E-Tech T electric semi truck is packing serious range, too: more than 600 km (about 375 miles) per charge! Renault claims its trucks have logged nearly 19 million all-electric miles, saving… Continue reading Renault E-Tech T semi truck gets 600 km range for ’25, logs 19 million miles
Anti-Elon bumper sticker business gives insights into Tesla owners turning against him
A business selling anti-Elon Musk bumper stickers is providing some insight into Tesla owners turning against the company’s CEO. Since Musk bought Twitter and dove head-first into politics and social commenting, many former fans and Tesla owners have grown angry with the CEO and the company he controls. Many analysts are claiming this is hurting… Continue reading Anti-Elon bumper sticker business gives insights into Tesla owners turning against him
Tesla unveils upgraded Optimus robot hand, but impressive demo is again teleoperated
Tesla has unveiled a new and upgraded hand for its Optimus humanoid robot and released an impressive albeit still teleoperated demonstration. The Optimus program is somewhat controversial for Tesla. This is partly because it is a significant departure from Tesla’s core products, but the company has also created doubts about things like not disclosing that… Continue reading Tesla unveils upgraded Optimus robot hand, but impressive demo is again teleoperated
Tesla releases API pricing, dev says would cost $60 million per year to run his 3rd-party app
Tesla has released API pricing for third-party apps and this developer says that it would cost them $60 million per year to run their third-party Tesla app under these new pricing. After years of operating in a gray zone without an official API, which is an interface to communicate with a service, Tesla third-party apps… Continue reading Tesla releases API pricing, dev says would cost $60 million per year to run his 3rd-party app
Tesla now offers lease buyouts – after saying it would keep cars as robotaxis
Photo: Courtesy of Tesla Inc. Tesla has started offering lease buyouts on all its vehicles, allowing customers who lease a Tesla to purchase their vehicle at the end of the lease term. But this represents a pullback from its previous autonomous vehicle ambitions. In yet another end-of-week (well, at least in the US, due to… Continue reading Tesla now offers lease buyouts – after saying it would keep cars as robotaxis
Tesla adds longer cables and more to Superchargers as non-Tesla EVs complicate things
Photo: Volvo Car USA Tesla has made several changes to its Supercharger network, including adding longer cables, to make the experience smoother as more non-Tesla EVs join the network and complicate things. In North America, Tesla has been opening up the Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other automakers for the better part of the… Continue reading Tesla adds longer cables and more to Superchargers as non-Tesla EVs complicate things