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Tesla Semi Wins Over a Million-Mile Skeptic Who Still Picks Diesel

FreightWaves' Adam Wingfield called the Tesla Semi overhyped for three years. Loaded, it lost 1 mph on a climb. He still picks diesel for long haul.

Haye KestelooOct 65 min read

Vegas Loop

Boring Company Director Puts Real Numbers On The Vegas Loop, Including The One That Undercuts His Own Pitch

Boring Company director Mike Baier says the Vegas Loop hits 40,000 riders on peak days and beats most US light rail. The typical day tells another story.

Haye KestelooJul 27

Nevada

Tesla Semi’s First Fatal Crash Kills Nevada Couple While The Truck’s Automatic Braking Remains A Black Box

A Tesla Semi slammed into two passenger vehicles stopped at a red light on U.S. 50 in Dayton, Nevada, on Sunday morning, June 28, killing a married couple and leaving a third person with life-threatening injuries. Preliminary statements gathered at the scene suggest the truck driver may have fallen asleep, according to the Lyon County…

Haye KestelooJul 1

Nevada

Tesla Loses Truckloads of Batteries at Giga Nevada While Its Own Software Writes Self-Driving Code

Organized crews stole trailers of Tesla car and home batteries straight off loading docks at the company’s Nevada facilities at least 11 times since last December, according to Storey County sheriff’s records. Nine of those suspected cargo thefts happened in January alone. The hauls ran into the millions: two of the earliest trailers each carried…

Haye KestelooJun 29

Tesla Robotaxi Mishaps Spark Safety Concerns in Austin Trials

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Tesla Asks Nevada for 5,000 Robotaxis While Its Real Fleet Sits at Roughly 20 Cars

Tesla has filed for a permit to run a paid robotaxi service across Clark County, Nevada, and the number it put on paper is the part worth stopping on. The application, logged as Docket 26-05015 with the Nevada Transportation Authority, asks for authorization to operate up to 5,000 autonomous vehicles in the first 12 months…

Haye KestelooJun 6

Tesla

Philadelphia ChargePHL Plans To Add 800 Public EV Chargers, But 10 Years Is a Long Time to Wait

Philadelphia is moving to quadruple its public EV chargers network through a 10-year public-private partnership called ChargePHL, with legislation introduced Thursday by Council

Haye KestelooJun 4

Semi

Tesla Semi Wins Over Fleet Operators as WSJ Reports the Electric Class 8 Truck Is Already a Hit

Fleet operators like DHL and PepsiCo report the Tesla Semi is exceeding efficiency targets, hitting as low as 1.55 kWh per mile. With a 50,000-unit production goal for 2026, here is why the electric Class 8 truck is finally winning over the logistics industry.

Haye KestelooMar 20

Rivian

Rivian Forms ‘RAD’ Skunkworks Team to Stay Ahead of Scout, Land Rover, and the Electric Off-Road Wave

Rivian officially launches the Rivian Adventure Department (RAD), a specialized skunkworks team of engineers and designers. Focused on pushing

Haye KestelooMar 2

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