Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of EVXL.co, where he covers all electric vehicle-related news, covering brands such as Tesla, Ford, GM, BMW, Nissan and others. He fulfills a similar role at the drone news site DroneXL.co. Haye can be reached at haye @ evxl.co or @hayekesteloo.
Every time a Tesla owner taps “Send Command” in the app and the car responds in seconds, that experience traces back to a five-person team Thomas Dmytryk assembled in early 2015. Dmytryk, a director at Tesla who most recently held the title Senior Software Engineering Manager before moving to a broader Director role, announced his…
The numbers coming out of Windsor, Ontario right now are striking. Jahn Engineering, a tool and die shop that has served automakers on both sides of the border for years, has seen its sales fall nearly 70% since U.S. policy changes kicked in. The company has already made layoffs. It is not alone. Windsor’s Supply…
Tesla VP of Finance Sendil Palani is leaving after 17 years. What his departure means for Tesla's finance leadership and CFO succession bench.
Three robotaxi CEOs will sit across from federal regulators on Tuesday. One conspicuously prominent company will not be at that table. According to Reuters, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds its National AV Safety Forum on March 10 in Washington, D.C., a day-long session at USDOT Headquarters that will feature a fireside chat between…
The Cybercab gets the stage time. The Optimus robot gets the press releases. But a shipping-container-sized battery called the Tesla Megapack is quietly generating the cash flow that keeps the rest of Musk’s ambitions alive. That’s the core argument in “Tesla’s Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box,” a new piece by Andrew Moseman published…
The vacant lot next to Fred Ippolito’s Volkswagen dealership in West Islip, New York, says more about the current state of auto retail than any industry report. According to the Wall Street Journal, Ippolito bought it four years ago, convinced Scout Motors would need dealer partners to move its American-built trucks and SUVs. Today it’s…
Tesla’s Canadian Model 3 inventory has gone to zero. A check of Tesla’s Canadian storefront shows no Model 3 units available for order, and the timing lines up directly with Canada’s new 6.1% tariff on Chinese-built EVs, which replaced the previous 100% surtax under Prime Minister Mark Carney’s January 2026 trade agreement with Beijing. The…
Tesla faces a $1 million negligence lawsuit after the March 1 Austin mass shooter, Ndiaga Diagne, was linked to a prior assault on a 65-year-old employee at Giga Texas. Learn about the evidence gap and Tesla’s safety record.
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