Tesla FSD Purchase Option Dies February 14: Why the $8,000 Bet Never Made Sense
After years of promising that Full Self-Driving would become an “appreciating asset,” Tesla just admitted the opposite by killing the $8,000 purchase option entirely. CEO Elon Musk announced on X early this morning that Tesla will stop selling FSD as…
Tesla Model Y 7-Seater Returns, But Families Should Know What They’re Actually Getting
After nearly a year of waiting, the seven-seat option is finally back on Tesla’s US configurator for the 2026 Model Y. But before you start planning road trips with the entire extended family, there’s a critical detail buried in the…
The 2025 EV Sales Numbers Are In, And They Reveal A Market Split In Two
Cox Automotive’s Q4 2025 Kelley Blue Book EV Sales Report landed this morning, and while the headline numbers look familiar, the underlying story is anything but. Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 still dominate the top two positions, but the…
Rivian Recall Exposes Service Network Weakness Ahead of Critical R2 Launch
Nearly 20,000 Rivian R1T and R1S owners just discovered their vehicles may have a ticking time bomb in the rear suspension, and the culprit isn’t a manufacturing defect. It’s Rivian’s own service technicians. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed…
Tesla Defrost Mode Can Crack Your Windshield: Here’s How to Prevent It
Every winter, Tesla owners make the same costly mistake on frozen mornings: they tap the defrost button without realizing the intense heat blast can crack their windshield. After years of driving Teslas through harsh winters, this is the one risk…
China’s EV Market Now Belongs to Chinese Brands, and Detroit Just Took a $25 Billion Hit to Prove It
I’ve been documenting the collapse of Western automakers’ China EV strategies for over a year, but the 2025 final numbers are worse than even I expected. Chinese brands now control nearly two-thirds of the world’s largest car market, and the…
Lucid Reveals 2026 Software Roadmap After Engineering Explained’s Viral Complaint
After a million people watched Jason Fenske document his frustrating Lucid Air ownership experience, Lucid didn’t just apologize. They gave the Engineering Explained host an insider preview of their entire 2026 recovery plan. The reveal includes UX 3.0, a complete…
Tesla FSD Testing Begins in Europe Next Month, But the Same Safety Gaps Remain
Tesla is finally getting its chance to prove Full Self-Driving works on European roads. But the safety concerns that kept regulators cautious haven’t gone anywhere. The Dutch vehicle authority RDW will begin supervised testing of Tesla’s FSD system in February…
Elon Musk’s ‘5x Value’ Self-Driving Math Has a Fatal Economic Flaw
I keep seeing Elon Musk’s 2022 Baron Conference clip resurface on X, where he explains why Tesla is a better investment than Mercedes-Benz using “net present value of future cash flows.” The same argument he made at the March 2025…
Deloitte Survey Reveals Incentives Rank Dead Last Among EV Purchase Motivations
I’ve spent the past year documenting what happens when you build an industry on government subsidies. Now we have the data to prove what we suspected all along: the $7,500 federal tax credit never drove genuine EV demand. Deloitte’s 2026…
Ford Promises Level 3 Autonomy on $30K EV While Taking $19.5 Billion in Writedowns
I’ve been tracking Ford’s EV pivot for over a year now, and today’s CES announcement is either the most ambitious course correction in automotive history or another promise the company can’t keep. Ford says it will bring Level 3 eyes-off…
Caterham Project V Rejects Everything Modern EVs Stand For – And That’s the Point
I’ve been covering electric sports car announcements for years, and they all sound the same: massive battery, blistering charging speed, tablet-sized touchscreen, skateboard platform. Caterham’s Project V, which just made its U.S. debut at CES in Las Vegas, deliberately ignores…
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