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Ferrari released another interior video of the Luce, its first all-electric car, as the May 2026 full exterior reveal in Italy approaches. The clip continues the brand’s three-stage rollout: powertrain details emerged in Maranello in October 2025, the interior and name landed in San Francisco on February 9, and a series of video episodes has…
Slate Auto, a Michigan-based startup backed by investors reportedly including Jeff Bezos, has officially unveiled the Slate Truck — a two-seat electric pickup with a base MSRP of $27,500. The $7,500 federal EV tax credit that would have pushed that number below $20,000 no longer exists: Congress eliminated it via the Big Beautiful Bill, effective…
Three days after the RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, the Dutch vehicle authority) issued its formal type approval for Tesla FSD Supervised on April 10, 2026, the next step is already in motion. The RDW has notified the European Commission of its plan to seek EU-wide recognition for Tesla FSD Supervised, according to an RDW…
The Dutch RDW confirms Tesla FSD (Supervised) has reached the final review stage following 18 months of testing, but refuses to confirm Tesla’s rumored April 10 approval date.
Tesla announced on March 20, 2026, that it has completed the final vehicle testing phase for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the Netherlands alongside the RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, the Dutch vehicle authority), submitting all documentation required for UN R-171 approval and Article 39 exemptions. The RDW has communicated an expected approval date of April…
China’s January-February sales window is always distorted by Lunar New Year. Factories go quiet, showrooms empty, and delivery figures swing 30 to 50 percent on calendar timing alone. Strip out the noise and the picture for Tesla is actually decent: 127,728 China-made EVs sold in the first two months of 2026, up more than 35%…
Rivian officially launches the Rivian Adventure Department (RAD), a specialized skunkworks team of engineers and designers. Focused on pushing
There is a specific kind of pressure that only works if the audience believes the threat is real. Elon Musk applied it this week at Giga Berlin, where workers vote March 2–4 on whether IG Metall takes control of the factory’s works council. The message, screened for employees on Wednesday, February 25, and published as…
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