After an oil change, a woman found a racial slur printed on the sticker inside her SUV. Now, she’s getting a free electric vehicle. Family Nissan, a dealership nearly 900 miles away, is gifting her a free LEAF EV, saying she won’t need an oil change ever again. The electric car was specifically chosen so… Continue reading Nissan dealer gifts a free LEAF after oil change disaster, with an EV it won’t happen again
Category: Tech News
Category Added in a WPeMatico Campaign
Clean Technica: 100% Electric Vehicles = 17% Of New Car Sales In Europe In January003874
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The European passenger plugin vehicle market scored 244,000 registrations in January, a progression of 18% YoY. Positively, BEVs (168,000 units, +37% YoY) continued to grow despite the drop in EV incentives in certain markets. On the other hand, plugin… Continue reading Clean Technica: 100% Electric Vehicles = 17% Of New Car Sales In Europe In January003874
Clean Technica: Tesla Releases Updated Model Y to the Philippines003873
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 27th February 2025, 10:09 pm Tesla released its updated Model Y on February 26 in the Philippines in a simple launch followed by a public display at the centrally located EDSA Shangri-La Plaza that will go… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Releases Updated Model Y to the Philippines003873
Clean Technica: How Many Customers Can Rivian Steal From Tesla?003872
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 27th February 2025, 02:27 am I was at a Tesla Supercharger today, and as I was about to leave, I saw a Rivian R1S connected to one of the Supercharger stalls. This is a V2 Supercharger… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Many Customers Can Rivian Steal From Tesla?003872
Cops Investigating Bizarre Circumstances of Gene Hackman’s Death
Image by Hector Mata / AFP via Getty / Futurism The passing of actor and Hollywood icon Gene Hackman was tragic enough. But now his death, along with his wife, classical musician Betsy Arakawa, has been labelled “suspicious” by investigators, NBC News reports. On Wednesday, Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 64, were found dead in their home in… Continue reading Cops Investigating Bizarre Circumstances of Gene Hackman’s Death
When Police Bought Teslas, It Blew Up in Their Faces
“I’m not ready to put an officer in a Tesla.” A little over a year on the market, drivers have been finding all kinds of uses for Cybertrucks. They’ve turned out to be handy paperweights, and they make lovely snowman, as well as a nice place to store your eggs. One anonymous patron is hoping… Continue reading When Police Bought Teslas, It Blew Up in Their Faces
This Emirati Prince Controls Four Times Elon Musk’s Wealth and He’s Going All-In on AI
The United Arab Emirates’ so-called “spy sheikh” controls a whopping $1.5 trillion in wealth — and he’s funneling a colossal stream of it into AI, making him one of the world’s most powerful figures in the space. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan — the son of the UAE’s… Continue reading This Emirati Prince Controls Four Times Elon Musk’s Wealth and He’s Going All-In on AI
It Looks an Awful Lot Like Elon Musk Is Awarding a Huge Government Contract to Himself
Multi-hypenate billionaire and unelected White House advisor Elon Musk has been accused of unabashedly enriching himself on the dime of American taxpayers — while slashing funding across a growing number of agencies. And that conflict of interest is about to really be put to the test. As the Washington Post reports, the Federal Aviation Administration —… Continue reading It Looks an Awful Lot Like Elon Musk Is Awarding a Huge Government Contract to Himself
Kia’s next EV is the affordable, long-range EV4 sedan
Kia has also revealed a new EV2 urban SUV concept. Kia has also revealed a new EV2 urban SUV concept. Umar Shakir is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Kia is launching a… Continue reading Kia’s next EV is the affordable, long-range EV4 sedan
Waymo has doubled its weekly robotaxi rides in less than a year
Waymo is logging more than 200,000 paid robotaxi rides every week, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the stat about the tech giant’s subsidiary on X. Waymo commercially operates robotaxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. The 200,000-weekly trips milestone is notable for a company that was providing only 10,000 rides a… Continue reading Waymo has doubled its weekly robotaxi rides in less than a year