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Every Tesla on the road today has two batteries. The big one moves the car. The small one opens the doors. When that small battery dies in a crash, you’re locked inside. Samuel Tremblett found that out at 1:04 a.m. on October 29, on a dark stretch of Route 138 in Easton, Massachusetts. The 20-year-old’s…
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…
Tesla will stop building the Model S and Model X after Q2 2026. The Fremont, California production lines that built the two vehicles for over a decade will be retooled to manufacture Optimus humanoid robots instead. The Model S Helped Make Electric Cars Mainstream The Model S launched in 2012 as a luxury sedan that…
Tesla has quietly updated its support website with the full terms of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Transfer Program. For owners who paid $8,000 (or more) for FSD on their current vehicle, this is the fine print that determines whether that investment carries forward—or stays behind. The Fact: Tesla allows one-time FSD transfers from a current…
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.
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.
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…
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