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Tesla Opens World’s Largest Supercharger in California With 164 Solar-Powered Stalls
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Tesla Opens World’s Largest Supercharger in California With 164 Solar-Powered Stalls

The world’s largest Tesla Supercharger is now fully operational in Lost Hills, California, delivering 164 charging stalls powered almost entirely by the sun. Tesla confirmed the completion of its “Oasis” Supercharger station via X, marking a major infrastructure milestone just in time for Thanksgiving travel on one of America’s busiest EV corridors. The station operates…

BMW Mulls Chinese-Style Range Extenders For X5 And 7-Series As China Sales Crater
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BMW Mulls Chinese-Style Range Extenders For X5 And 7-Series As China Sales Crater

BMW is weighing the addition of range-extending engines to some of its vehicles in China, including the X5 SUV and 7-Series sedan, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would make BMW the first German automaker to embrace technology popularized by Chinese competitors like BYD and Li Auto. This isn’t innovation. It’s adaptation…

Tesla Model Y Performance Unleashes 3.3-Second Acceleration Through Aerodynamic Precision, Not Just Power
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Dutch Regulator Denies Tesla’s FSD Approval Claim, Tells Fans To Stop Calling

Tesla claimed victory on European Full Self-Driving approval. The regulator in charge says that never happened and wants Tesla fans to stop flooding its customer service lines with thank-you messages. The public contradiction exposes an unconventional pressure campaign that one autonomous driving expert called “unheard of” in regulatory history. RDW Disputes Tesla’s February 2026 Promise…

Xiaomi Enters Electric Vehicle Market with Ambitious Goals
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Former GM VP Says Xiaomi YU7 Beats Tesla Model Y ‘In Almost Every Way’

A former General Motors executive who spent 12 years engineering America’s best-selling trucks just delivered a damning verdict on Tesla’s flagship SUV. Terry Woychowski, President of Caresoft Global and former GM Vice President, told Bloomberg that Xiaomi’s YU7 electric SUV has “bested” Tesla’s Model Y “in almost every way.” The assessment comes from one of…

Tesla's Major Recall Over 2 Million Vehicles for Autopilot Safety Upgrade Model 3 Performance
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Tesla’s $1 Billion Buffalo Boondoggle Hits New Snag After Musk Kills AI Project

New York State officials are frustrated with Tesla after two years of lease renegotiations for the taxpayer-funded Buffalo factory hit another wall when Elon Musk abruptly killed the AI supercomputer project that was central to the pending deal. The state built the sprawling facility for nearly $1 billion and rents it to Tesla for just…

EU Plans December Announcement For Affordable Small EVs To Counter Chinese Competition
F-150 Lightning

UK Extends EV Subsidies While Planning Mileage Tax to Recover Lost Fuel Revenue

Britain’s government unveiled a £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) extension of electric vehicle purchase subsidies on Friday, just hours before confirming plans to impose a per-mile tax on EV drivers starting in 2028—a policy contradiction that exposes the fundamental revenue crisis governments face as electrification eliminates fuel duty income. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce the subsidy…

BMW iX3 Shatters Range Expectations With 626-Mile Real-World Test Drive
F-150 Lightning

EV Sales Surge Masks Manufacturing Collapse As Q3 Data Reveals Subsidy Cliff Reality

US clean-energy investments hit a record $75 billion in the third quarter of 2025, driven almost entirely by consumers scrambling to buy electric vehicles before federal tax credits expired on September 30, according to new data from Rhodium Group and MIT. But the headline number conceals a brutal truth: EV manufacturing investments collapsed 30% compared…

Tesla's Charging Empire Might Expand with Hyundai
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Tesla Faces New Fatal Door Handle Lawsuit After Washington State Crash

A new wrongful death lawsuit filed against Tesla Inc. highlights the ongoing safety crisis surrounding the company’s electronic door handle design, alleging that a couple became trapped in their burning Model 3 after a January 2023 crash in Washington state left one dead and the other seriously injured. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District…

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