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Tesla Sets October 1 Roadster Reveal, 9 Years After $250M Deposits

Tesla put October 1 on the Roadster, nine years after collecting $250 million in Founders Series deposits. At least the fourth date since November.

Haye KestelooSep 145 min read

Polestar

Polestar Exits US Market As Connected Vehicle Rule Punishes Geely Ownership Over Factory Address

Polestar will stop selling new cars in the United States starting with the 2027 model year after the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security declined to grant it authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule. The Swedish brand announced the decision on Thursday, June 25. It is the first automaker pushed out of the American…

Haye KestelooJun 25

BYD

Kosmera, A Dreame Vacuum Spinoff, Targets 3,156 HP to Outgun BYD’s Yangwang U9

A Chinese vacuum-cleaner company now wants to build the most powerful electric car on the planet. Kosmera, the high-performance brand spun off from smart-home giant Dreame, has detailed a quad-motor powertrain targeting 2,320 kW, or 3,156 horsepower, for its upcoming Star Matrix and Star Razer grand tourers. The figure would put a first-year automaker above…

Naomi KestelooJun 15

Audi

Audi Buries Its 2026 EV-Only Pledge Under a $700,000 V8 Supercar Called the Nuvolari

Audi revealed the Nuvolari today in Antibes, a 1,001 PS plug-in hybrid two-seater that the company calls the fastest and most powerful production vehicle in its history. The car pairs a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with three electric motors, will be built in a run of 499 units, and reaches a top speed above 350 km/h…

Haye KestelooJun 4

Model S

Tesla Builds Last Model S And Model X At Fremont, Pivots Line To Optimus Robots

The last Model S and last Model X ever produced at Tesla‘s Fremont factory rolled off the line on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Tesla announced the milestone on X just after 9 PM Pacific, posting photos of the final cars surrounded by the workers who built them. The flagship sedan ran for 14 years. The…

Haye KestelooMay 10

Model 3

Tesla Is Building a New Compact SUV Cheaper Than the Model 3 — But It Has Said That Before

Tesla is developing an all-new compact electric SUV priced below its current entry-level Model 3 sedan, according to a Reuters report citing four people familiar with the matter. The vehicle would measure 4.28 meters (about 14 feet) in length, roughly 20 inches shorter than the current Model Y, and three sources say it would be…

Haye KestelooApr 9

Tesla

Tesla Q4 2025 Earnings: Profits Fell 61% But Wall Street Focuses On What Comes Next

Tesla beat Wall Street expectations on earnings and margins in Q4 2025, even as net income dropped 61% and annual profit fell to less than a third of its 2022 peak. Investors shrugged off the decline and pushed shares higher after hours, betting on CEO Elon Musk’s promises of robotaxis, humanoid robots, and a $20…

Haye KestelooJan 28

Xiaomi Enters Electric Vehicle Market with Ambitious Goals

Tesla

Xiaomi Beats Tesla to Profitability in Just 19 Months: The ‘Smartphone on Wheels’ Model Works

Xiaomi’s EV division posts a $98 million profit in Q3 2025, validating a “ruthlessly efficient” consumer tech strategy that puts Apple’s failed car project to shame. Xiaomi has achieved the holy grail of the electric vehicle industry—profitability—in record time, reports Bloomberg. The Chinese consumer electronics giant reported a 700 million yuan ($98 million USD) profit…

Haye KestelooNov 19

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