Tesla’s big hope to get back to sales growth, or to at least stop the immense bleeding, was that the new Tesla Model Y would be a huge hit and make up for the drop in sales in the past year. Perhaps the idea of 50% growth a year is … [continued]
This isn’t the first time it’s been said, and it won’t be the last, because the idea of a dramatic robotaxi revolution carries on. And, yes, I’ll admit that I was a heavy proponent of that for a long time. However, the point we’re making in this piece is that … [continued]
Toyota quickly went from hero to villain in the eyes of many people concerned about the climate and wanting efficient cars. It led the market in hybrid vehicles for years, primarily through its popular Prius model line. However, when the full battery-electric era arrived, it was slow to get onboard. … [continued]
Hyundai continues its semi-leadership in the EV sector this week. It’s not really engaged in groundbreaking developments with electric vehicles (yet), but it’s also far from a laggard in EV world. News this week comes out of India and Japan for a change, showing how willing and eager the company … [continued]
After Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that Ford EV drivers would gain access to Tesla Superchargers, there was a stampede of auto companies following suit and saying the same. However, it seems none of that was pre-planned — at least, not long in advance — and it has taken time … [continued]
Does anyone really need a car that accelerates faster than a speeding bullet or can do the Kessel run in under 12 par/secs? Of course not, but the allure of cars with super powers has been part of our love affair with the automobile for more than a century. People … [continued]
Elon Musk and Donald Trump may have gotten together out of a hate for trans people, labor unions, and taxes on billionaires, but, as predicted many times, Musk may regret throwing his weight behind a multi-bankrupted con man from Queens who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth … [continued]
Tariffs or not, Stellantis is sticking with its plan to electrify a fleet of Dodge Charger muscle cars with a powerful new solid state battery from the US startup Factorial.
I started covering a potential drop in Tesla’s sales about a year and a half ago. That’s when Tesla started really pushing serious price cuts and providing significant extra features on a complimentary basis to new car buyers (including repeat Tesla customers). To me, this indicated Tesla may be facing … [continued]
Combing through Tesla’s latest quarterly report, something jumped out to me that Tesla didn’t highlight but I think is worth highlighting. The company’s Supercharger network continues to grow substantially. This is particularly interesting to me for a couple of reasons. First of all, there was that whole dramatic event a … [continued]
