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Six days after announcing the death of the Model S and Model X, Tesla quietly dropped a new Model Y variant into its U.S. configurator that tells you everything about where the company is headed. The Model Y All-Wheel Drive, priced at $41,990, fills a $7,000 hole that existed in Tesla’s lineup since the stripped-down…
Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving a Xiaomi SU7 for over a year and openly admits he doesn’t want to give it up. Now the Financial Times reports Ford and Xiaomi held actual talks about building EVs together on American soil. Ford says the report is “completely false.” Ford’s denial came directly from the…
Two months after demanding Brussels weaken the 2035 combustion engine ban, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government is now pledging billions in taxpayer money to boost EV sales. The contradiction reveals Germany’s auto industry isn’t facing a policy problem. It’s facing a competitiveness crisis that no subsidy can fix. The Fact: Germany will offer families with small…
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 real drama unfolds when you compare the first nine months of 2025 to Q4. The…
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 foreign automakers who once dominated are either fleeing or writing off billions in failed EV…
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 user interface overhaul coming in early fall 2026, plus vehicle-to-home backup power that doesn’t require…
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 Global Automotive Consumer Study, released today, surveyed more than 28,500 consumers across 27 countries between…
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 driving to a $30,000 electric pickup truck in 2028. That’s the same company that just…
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