Tesla’s California “Robotaxi” Is a Limo Service, State Regulator Confirms
California’s top ride-hailing regulator confirmed Tesla’s “Robotaxi” service holds only a limousine permit and is exempt from all autonomous vehicle reporting requirements.
40% of U.S. Consumers Want Chinese EVs. The Government Won’t Let Them Buy One.
A Reuters report published today describes the widening gap between what American EV shoppers want and what U.S. trade policy allows them to buy. With the average new car now costing $49,191 according to Kelley Blue Book — and hitting…
Western Automakers’ EV Retreat Hands China a Structural Advantage That Gets Harder to Reverse Every Quarter
The Guardian’s Saturday analysis frames what’s happening in Western auto boardrooms with unusual bluntness: pulling back from electric vehicles while oil prices spike over the Iran war is, as one former industry chief puts it, a “profound strategic mistake.” The…
Tesla and SpaceX Launch Terafab Chip Factory in Austin With No Timeline and a $25 Billion Price Tag
Elon Musk unveiled Tesla and SpaceX‘s “Terafab” chip manufacturing project on the night of March 21, 2026, at a theatrical event inside Austin’s defunct Seaholm Power Plant — light beams shooting into the sky, Texas Governor Greg Abbott in the…
RDW Confirms Tesla FSD (Supervised) Is in Its Final Review Stage, But Sets No Approval Date
The Dutch vehicle authority RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer) confirmed on March 20, 2026, that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) application is in its final review stage — but the agency stopped well short of committing to any approval date. The…
Tesla Terafab Project Goes Live as Musk Warns Chip Supply Won’t Be Enough in 3–4 Years
Tesla‘s Terafab chip manufacturing project went live today, March 21, 2026, according to Tesla reporter Sawyer Merritt. The project is a direct response to a chip supply problem Elon Musk has stated openly: even combining the best-case output of every…
Tesla FSD (Supervised) Set for Netherlands Approval on April 10, EU-Wide Rollout Could Follow This Summer
Tesla announced on March 20, 2026, that it has completed the final vehicle testing phase for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the Netherlands alongside the RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, the Dutch vehicle authority), submitting all documentation required for UN R-171…
NHTSA Closes Tesla Unintended Acceleration Petition, Finds No Evidence of a Defect Across 2.2 Million Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied a 2023 petition that demanded a recall of every Tesla built since 2013, concluding there is no evidence of a safety defect tied to the company’s use of regenerative braking and…
Tesla Semi Wins Over Fleet Operators as WSJ Reports the Electric Class 8 Truck Is Already a Hit
The Tesla Semi has cleared its toughest audience yet: the fleet operators who put it in daily commercial freight duty. The Wall Street Journal reports (paywalled) that Tesla’s first Class 8 electric truck is winning over the people running it…
Rolls-Royce Drops 2030 All-Electric Pledge as Spectre Sales Fall 47 Percent
Rolls-Royce has abandoned its goal to sell only electric vehicles by 2030, with CEO Chris Brownridge confirming on March 18, 2026, that the company will continue producing V12 combustion-engine cars for the foreseeable future. The announcement, reported by The Guardian,…
Tesla Supercharger Now Open to Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, and Maserati EVs in North America
Owners of Stellantis electric vehicles, spanning the Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, and Maserati brands, can now charge at Tesla‘s Supercharger network across North America, according to a post on X by Sawyer Merritt. Tesla has not issued a separate press…
BMW i3 Officially Revealed: 440-Mile Range, 400 kW Charging, and V2L Put Tesla Model 3 on Notice
That 17.9-inch interior display is the first thing that hits you in the cabin shots. It spans nearly the full width of the dashboard, flanked by a panoramic display header that looks closer to a living room screen than a…