Samsung Electronics will hold an equipment installation ceremony at its Taylor, Texas foundry on April 24, 2026, kicking off the final run-up to mass production of Tesla’s AI5 and AI6 autonomous-driving chips on a 2-nanometer process. Han Jin-man, president of…
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…
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…
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 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…
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,…
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…
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),…
Tesla has pushed Full Self-Driving (Supervised) v14.3 to owners via an over-the-air update, shipping inside software version 2026.2.9.6. The release notes, published on NotATeslaApp and flagged by Tesla reporter Sawyer Merritt on X, is one of the larger FSD point…
EPA certification documents for the Rivian R2 have leaked via Rivian Forums, and the range numbers beat the company’s own projections. The Performance trim on 21-inch all-season tires earned an EPA-estimated 335 miles of range, five miles more than the…
The national average price of gasoline in the United States crossed $4 per gallon on March 31, 2026, according to AAA data reported by CNBC, up 35% from $2.98 the day before the Iran war began on February 28. Diesel…
Lucid delivered 3,093 vehicles in Q1 2026, far below what’s needed to hit its 25,000–27,000 vehicle annual target. A Gravity seat defect caused a 29-day halt, but the guidance math was already tight.
