China Bans Concealed Door Handles, Forcing Tesla, BMW, and Xiaomi Into Costly EV Redesigns
A door that won’t open in a crash isn’t a design quirk. It’s a death trap. China’s government just codified that reality into law, and the ripple effects will hit EV design studios from Munich to Fremont. China’s Ministry of…
Elon Musk’s Epstein Emails Contradict His Public Narrative, Putting Tesla’s Board Under Fresh Scrutiny
The documents don’t lie. When the Justice Department released what it described as millions of pages from its Jeffrey Epstein investigation on January 30, 2026, Elon Musk was not a peripheral name. He was a frequent correspondent. So was his…
Tesla Warns Giga Berlin Workers: No Union Control, No Expansion
There is a specific kind of pressure that only works if the audience believes the threat is real. Elon Musk applied it this week at Giga Berlin, where workers vote March 2–4 on whether IG Metall takes control of the…
BYD Denza Z9GT Claims World’s Longest EV Range at 1,036 Km, But CLTC Numbers Need Context
Range claims from China’s test cycle deserve scrutiny. The CLTC (China Light-duty vehicle Test Cycle) consistently produces numbers well above what real-world driving delivers — typically estimated at 20-30% higher than EPA-rated figures. Keep that in mind when reading what…
Tesla Energy Fired Three Workers Who Raised Fire Alarms at Its Hayward Powerwall Warehouse, Lawsuit Claims
A lithium-ion battery fire doesn’t wait for management to approve additional headcount. That’s the core of a lawsuit now sitting in San Francisco federal court — after Tesla moved it there from California state court — filed by Nina Mirani,…
Tesla Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson Sells 25,731 Shares in Pre-Planned Trade Worth Over $10.6 Million
Options granted back in 2019 at $14.99 per share don’t stay dormant forever. On February 25, 2026, Tesla (TSLA) board director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson — former EVP of Global Human Resources at Walgreens Boots Alliance — exercised a non-qualified stock option…
Tesla Loses Federal Circuit Patent Fight Over Automated EV Charging Control
A federal appeals court has handed Tesla another courtroom loss, this time over a patent covering automated electric vehicle charging systems. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a split decision on February 26, affirming that…
Tesla’s Own Data Shows Its Robotaxis Crash 4x More Than Human Drivers — and Up to 8x More by NHTSA Standards
Fourteen crashes. An estimated 800,000 miles. One city. Those numbers come directly from Tesla’s own vehicle safety reports filed with federal regulators, as analyzed by Bloomberg’s Kara Carlson using data from NHTSA’s Standing General Order database. Five Crashes Across Six…
Tesla Tall Pedestal for Wall Connector Brings Freestanding Level 2 Charging to Parking Lots and Commercial Properties
Walk through any commercial parking lot and the problem is obvious: there is no wall to mount a charger on. Tesla’s new Tall Pedestal for Wall Connector, now listed at shop.tesla.com, answers that problem directly. It is a 76-inch aluminum…
Tesla Cybercab Production Ramps at Giga Texas With Six Units in Crash Testing and Molds on Site
Six Cybercabs are currently being destroyed so that more can be built. That detail — six units simultaneously in crash testing — is the clearest signal yet that Tesla’s production ramp for the Cybercab at Giga Texas is moving on…
Rivian and Lucid Push for Direct Sales in Washington State as SB 6354 Heads to Senate Committee Vote
Washington state’s Senate Transportation Committee has scheduled an executive session on SB 6354 for February 27 — a bill that would open the state’s auto market to direct sales by Rivian, Lucid, and other battery electric vehicle manufacturers that have…
Porsche’s Formula E Program Is the Real Source of the 2026 Cayenne Electric’s 600 kW Regen
The 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric can handle 97 percent of normal braking without touching its mechanical brakes. That’s not a marketing claim. It’s the direct result of six seasons of Formula E development, and it’s the clearest example yet of…
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