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Roadster

Tesla's Fan-Free Roadster Can't Beat 2.1 Seconds to 60, Engineer Finds

Engineering Explained ran the numbers on the Tesla Roadster's wall ride, kickflip and 0.81-second launch and called all three legit. One claim failed.

Haye KestelooOct 23

White Tesla Model Y photographed head-on in a dark studio with its headlights on

Financing

Tesla Raises Model Y APR to 2.49%, Its Fourth Hike Since August

Tesla raised Model Y financing to 2.49% APR on October 22, its fourth hike since August 1, a day after claiming its largest backlog in four years.

Haye KestelooOct 23

Volkswagen

VW Opens ID. Cross Orders at €27,995 After July Promise

Volkswagen opened German orders for the €27,995 ID. Cross Trend on October 19, with a 37-kWh battery and up to 201 miles of WLTP range. Electrek says no US plans.

Damien KestelooOct 22

Two gold Tesla Cybercabs with Texas plates driving down a tree-lined Austin street as people film them from the sidewalk

Earnings

Tesla Cuts 2026 Capex to $20B as SpaceX Spends $19.6B in One Quarter

Tesla cut its 2026 capex forecast to about $20 billion and posted $1.53 billion of free cash flow, a day after Musk said SpaceX merger committees had formed.

Haye KestelooOct 22

White Kia PV5 van in Korean police livery with a blue and yellow stripe and a red and blue roof light bar, displayed on an exhibition stand

Kia

Kia Unveils EV Police Cars as AI Police Van Patrols in Seoul

Kia showed PV5 and EV5 police concepts in Incheon on October 21. A separate AI-equipped PV5 patrol van has run with Seoul police since July.

Damien KestelooOct 21

Model 3

Tesla Model 3 Cannonball Math: 16 Charging Stops Beat 10 by 15 Hours

A Model 3 at 56 mph used 37% less energy than at 87 mph. EVXL ran both across the 2,816-mile Cannonball on Superchargers. The fast car won by 15 hours.

Haye KestelooOct 21

Volkswagen

VW's Xpeng SUV Sells Just 7% of Its Original Monthly Target

VW's Xpeng-developed ID. UNYX 08 averaged 267 China sales a month from April to August, about 7% of the 3,622 planned, Reuters reports.

Damien KestelooOct 20

Black and white California Highway Patrol Dodge Charger parked in front of a CHP helicopter

Full Self-Driving

Tesla Driver Says He Slept Through an FSD Crash Into a CHP Cruiser

A 22-year-old told CHP he slept with Full Self-Driving on as his Tesla hit a patrol car on I-80, hurting two officers. CHP says no law names the offense.

Haye KestelooOct 20

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