Tag: Tesla

The Toyota C-HR is not the $30,000 EV we had hoped for, but this one might be

The 2026 C-HR was expected to be the $30,000 EV everyone was waiting for from Toyota. Although it’s a bit more expensive than anticipated, Toyota does offer an EV starting around that price. Does Toyota offer an EV for $30,000? Toyota is bringing the C-HR back as an EV this year. Since the now-retired gas-powered… Continue reading The Toyota C-HR is not the $30,000 EV we had hoped for, but this one might be

Elon is in the files, Tesla sales are down, and Ford is NOT working with Xiaomi

Source: Xiaomi Auto/Weibo On today’s island-hopping episode of Quick Charge, we have to talk about Elon Musk’s cringey appearance in the Epstein files amid Tesla’s rapid sales decline in Europe, as well as the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and its own rapid sales decline. We’ve also got a look at the Tesla Robotaxi service and… Continue reading Elon is in the files, Tesla sales are down, and Ford is NOT working with Xiaomi

Elon Musk Not Doing Well After Epstein Files Reveal

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Harun Ozalp / Anadolu via Getty Images Elon Musk hasn’t been handling the latest batch of Epstein files well. After the newly released emails from the Department of Justice revealed that Musk communicated extensively with the deceased sex criminal, the world’s richest man made a bizarre series of… Continue reading Elon Musk Not Doing Well After Epstein Files Reveal

Alarm Grows as Social Network Entirely for AI Starts Plotting Against Humans

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Someone finally invented a social media site that isn’t terrible for our brains. Unfortunately that’s because it’s populated exclusively by AI agents, with no humans allowed. Called Moltbook, the eye-catching experiment has taken AI circles by storm, as the millions of bots on the Reddit-style site… Continue reading Alarm Grows as Social Network Entirely for AI Starts Plotting Against Humans

Tesla Stock Took a Beating After Elon Musk’s Epstein Island Revelations

Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images The Department of Justice released millions of files from its investigation into deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein last week, a major document dump that included plenty of back-and-forth between the disgraced financier and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The exchanges, which took place years after Epstein was convicted of sex crimes… Continue reading Tesla Stock Took a Beating After Elon Musk’s Epstein Island Revelations

Elon Musk Is Rolling xAI Into SpaceX—Creating the World’s Most Valuable Private Company

Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company SpaceX is acquiring his AI startup xAI, the centibillionaire announced on Monday. In a blog post, Musk said the acquisition was warranted because global electricity demand for AI cannot be met with “terrestrial solutions,” and Silicon Valley will soon need to build data centers in space to power its… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Rolling xAI Into SpaceX—Creating the World’s Most Valuable Private Company

China finalizes proposed ban on Tesla-style hidden door handles for safety

China has officially moved forward with a proposed ban on flush EV door handles, with an effective date of January 1, 2027. The regulation will force a redesign of many EVs with sleek, electronically-actuated handles, a design popularized by Tesla. For many years, safety advocates have been concerned about an automotive trend towards sleek-looking EV… Continue reading China finalizes proposed ban on Tesla-style hidden door handles for safety

Tesla (TSLA) can’t find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline

New Tesla Model Y; via Tesla. The first batch of January 2026 registration data is in from Europe, and Tesla’s freefall on the continent shows no sign of slowing down. Across five major markets that have reported so far, Tesla registrations are down a staggering 44% year-over-year, extending what is now more than two years… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) can’t find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline

Will Elon Musk’s emails with Jeffrey Epstein derail his very important year?

The revelations that Musk sought an invite to Epstein’s island add risk to his plans to merge SpaceX with xAI, and then take the combined company public, experts say. The revelations that Musk sought an invite to Epstein’s island add risk to his plans to merge SpaceX with xAI, and then take the combined company… Continue reading Will Elon Musk’s emails with Jeffrey Epstein derail his very important year?