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Black Tesla Model 3 Performance plugged in at a Tesla Supercharger stall on a wet parking lot

Ember Data

Ember: EVs Saved Oil Importers $20 Billion Since Hormuz Shut

Ember: EV fleets displaced 200 million barrels of crude worth $20 billion in six months of the Hormuz crisis. China took $14 billion. The U.S. isn't on it.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Yellow Mercedes-AMG GT 63 SUV parked on a test track, seen from the front three-quarter angle with its vertical-slat grille

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-AMG GT SUV Out-Charges AMG's Own GT 4-Door at 710 kW

The electric Mercedes-AMG GT 63 SUV makes 1,153 hp and charges at up to 710 kW from a 128 kWh pack. It reaches US dealers in summer 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 17

Black Tesla Model 3 parked on a driveway at sunset with a charging cable plugged in

FSD

Tesla FSD Buyers Lose Class Status Over a Webpage They Could Skip

The 9th Circuit vacated class certification in the Tesla FSD hardware case because buyers could order FSD without seeing Tesla's Autopilot page.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Blue BYD Han EV sedan parked in front of a stone wall under a clear sky

Ember Data

China's Combustion Cars Fall to 33% of Sales in a Market Down 28%

Combustion cars fell to a record-low 33% of China's car sales in September as gas car sales dropped 43.5%. U.S. battery-electric share sits near 6%.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Everything We Know: 0.55 Seconds, 1 MW, Still No Price

Everything we know about the Tesla Roadster: 1 MW rear drive, 500 kW charging, fans, thrusters, the cabin, conflicting specs and still no price.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Drops AWD and Claims 1 MW From Two Rear Motors

Tesla says the Roadster's battery and drive unit make 1 MW, a third more than the Model S Plaid, at half the mass. Two rear motors do all the work.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Interior Has a Fixed Seat and a Thruster Pressure Gauge

Tesla fixed the new Roadster's seat in one position to save weight. Sawyer Merritt's videos show a screen with wing settings and thruster psi.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Roadster

Tesla Roadster Kickflips Over a Semi, Then Asks $50,000 With No Price

Tesla's new Roadster flipped over a Semi on SpaceX-developed thrusters. Reservations cost $50,000, or $250,000 for Thrust, and Tesla lists no price.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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