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Tesla vs. Toyota: Why Killing Free Autopilot Puts Tesla Behind a $25,000 Corolla
Tesla killed free Autopilot on new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. Want lane-centering? Pay $99/month for FSD. Toyota and Honda include it standard for free.
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Tesla Loses Biggest Market Share In California As Toyota Climbs To No. 2
Tesla's California market share fell to 9.9% in 2025 as Toyota rose to No. 2. Discover why registrations dropped 11% despite Model Y’s segment dominance.
BYD
BYD vs. Tesla: How China’s EV Giant Doubled Exports While Western Automakers Retreated
A $60,000 BYD Sealion 7 caught Julian Scot-Smith’s attention at a London Porsche dealership last December. The British couple had come to browse German luxury SUVs in Mayfair. They left considering a Chinese alternative. That moment, captured in a new Wall Street Journal analysis, distills everything happening in the global auto industry right now. BYD…
Tesla
Tesla vs. Handelsblatt: Giga Berlin’s 1,700 “Missing” Workers and the Permanent vs. Temp Word Game
The internal documents tell one story. Tesla’s press statement tells another. According to works council election records obtained by German business daily Handelsblatt, Giga Berlin’s headcount dropped from 12,415 in 2024 to 10,703 today. That’s 1,712 fewer workers. A 14% decline. Tesla’s response? “Compared to 2024, there has been no significant reduction in the number…
Tesla
Tesla vs. BYD in Canada: How Ottawa’s China EV Deal Hands Tesla a Head Start While Chinese Rivals Wait
Canada’s new China-EV tariff agreement lands just days after BYD officially dethroned Tesla as the world’s largest EV manufacturer, creating an unexpected lifeline for the American automaker in a market where it already has boots on the ground. The deal announced last Friday slashes import duties from a prohibitive 100% to just 6.1% for up…
Model Y
Tesla Model Y Performance Review Reveals What $59,000 Actually Buys in a Post-Subsidy World
2026 Tesla Model Y Performance review: 460 hp and 306-mile range for $59,130. Tesla still leads on software and Supercharging, but competitors closed the gap.
Model 3
EV Battery Degradation Study Reveals The Real Threat Isn’t Your Battery – It’s How You Charge It
For years, the biggest anxiety holding back prospective EV buyers wasn’t range – it was battery degradation. We’ve been covering this concern since EVXL’s founding, watching the narrative shift from “EV batteries die after 5 years” to something far more nuanced. Now, a comprehensive new study from fleet telematics company Geotab analyzing over 22,700 electric…
Tesla
Tesla Arson Case Ends With Five-Year Sentence: What It Means for Owners and Insurance
Federal prosecutors just secured their first Tesla-related arson conviction without going to trial, and the five-year mandatory minimum sentence sends a clear signal about how seriously the Department of Justice is treating attacks on the electric vehicle maker. But behind the headlines about domestic terrorism and political backlash lies a quieter story that directly affects…
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