Slate Truck’s Real Price Is $27,500 — No Paint, No Radio, and the Tax Credit Already Gone
Slate Auto, a Michigan-based startup backed by investors reportedly including Jeff Bezos, has officially unveiled the Slate Truck — a two-seat electric pickup with a base MSRP of $27,500. The $7,500 federal EV tax credit that would have pushed that…
Tesla FSD Supervised Moves Toward EU-Wide Approval as RDW Files With the European Commission
Three days after the RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, the Dutch vehicle authority) issued its formal type approval for Tesla FSD Supervised on April 10, 2026, the next step is already in motion. The RDW has notified the European Commission…
Tesla Spring 2026 Software Update Adds FSD Subscription Tap, 24-Hour Dashcam, and “Hey Grok” Voice Launch
Tesla has officially detailed its Spring 2026 software update, and the feature list is longer than any single-season release in recent memory. Tesla reporter Sawyer Merritt posted the full breakdown on X on April 13, 2026 — the specific post…
Tesla FSD Supervised Clears the Netherlands — Now the Real Test Begins
The RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, the Dutch vehicle authority) issued a formal type approval for Tesla‘s driver assistance system, FSD Supervised (Full Self-Driving Supervised), on April 10, 2026, making the Netherlands the first European market to authorize the software…
Honda CEO Says “We Have No Chance Against This” After Touring a Shanghai Supplier Factory
Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe traveled to China, toured an auto supplier factory in Shanghai, and came back with a verdict that should alarm every Western automaker still treating China as a growth market: “We have no chance against…
Avinox M2S Hits 1,500W and 150 Nm, Pushing E-Bike Motors Into Electric Motorcycle Territory
Avinox, the e-bike drive system brand whose motors power DJI‘s Amflow bikes, launched its next-generation M2S and M2 drive units on April 9, 2026. The official announcement from Shenzhen puts the M2S at 1,500W peak power and 150 Nm of…
Tesla Is Building a New Compact SUV Cheaper Than the Model 3 — But It Has Said That Before
Tesla is developing an all-new compact electric SUV priced below its current entry-level Model 3 sedan, according to a Reuters report citing four people familiar with the matter. The vehicle would measure 4.28 meters (about 14 feet) in length, roughly…
Lexus RZ 450e April Lease Approaches the 1% Rule — But Check the Fine Print First
Lexus is offering its RZ 450e Premium AWD for $479 per month over 39 months with $3,999 due at signing through April 2026, according to Autoblog. The deal includes $2,750 in Lexus Lease Cash applied as a capitalized cost reduction…
Thatcham Research Wants EV Batteries Designed for Repair, Not the Scrapyard
Thatcham Research, the UK’s only automotive risk intelligence body, has published its New Electric Vehicle Blueprint, calling on automakers to redesign EVs so that battery packs, charge ports, and high-voltage systems can be repaired rather than written off after minor…
Public EV Charging Has More Chargers Than Ever. The Experience Is Still a Mess.
A 320-mile road trip to Ohio in a BMW iX xDrive40 reminded Axios reporter Joann Muller of something the growing charger count doesn’t fix: actually using a public fast charger in 2026 is still a test of patience, physical stamina,…
Tesla Promised Gigafactory Texas an Ecological Paradise Four Years Ago. Environmental Groups Want to Know Where It Is.
Environmental groups are publicly calling out Tesla for what they describe as years of silence on a promised riverfront restoration project at Gigafactory Texas — and a site plan filed with the City of Austin late last month suggests the…
Tesla’s Free Cash Flow Collapsed $44 Billion. The Stock Went Up.
In February 2022, analysts expected Tesla to generate $38.8 billion in free cash flow in 2026. The current consensus for that same year: negative $5.1 billion. That $43.9 billion swing, documented this week by Bloomberg Opinion columnist Liam Denning (paywalled),…
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