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Volkswagen

Volkswagen’s Cupra Tavascan Dodges EU Tariffs, and Now Chinese Automakers Want the Same Deal

The first crack in Europe’s tariff wall against China-made EVs didn’t come from BYDor SAIC. It came from Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest automaker, which just secured an exemption from the 20.7% additional duty on its China-built Cupra Tavascan SUV. The European Commission published the decision Tuesday in the Official Journal of the EU, and Chinese automakers are already lining up to negotiate their

Haye KestelooFeb 11

BYD

BYD Sues the US Government Over Tariffs, But the Real Target Is the American Car Market

China’s largest automaker just filed the first tariff lawsuit by a Chinese car company against the United States government. The legal argument is about import duties on bus parts and batteries. The strategic play is about something bigger. BYD’s four American subsidiaries filed suit at the US Court of International Trade on January 26, arguing…

Haye KestelooFeb 10

Tesla

Tesla Board Member Kimbal Musk Linked to Epstein’s ‘Girls’ in DOJ Emails, Adding to Governance Crisis

The emails between Kimbal Musk and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein read like something no publicly traded company’s board member should have in their history. Bloomberg reported today that newly released DOJ documents show the longtime Tesla director was connected with at least two women through Epstein, years after Epstein pleaded guilty to sex crimes…

Haye KestelooFeb 10

Tesla

Tesla Locked Out of India-US Trade Deal That Hands Harley-Davidson Zero Tariffs

India has protected its auto market with tariffs ranging from 70% to 110% for decades. Today, New Delhi agreed to slash those barriers for American gas-powered cars and motorcycles. Electric vehicles got nothing. For Tesla, which has spent nearly three years failing to gain traction in India’s market, the omission is a direct policy rebuff,…

Haye KestelooFeb 7

Tesla

Tesla FSD v14 Drove a Man to the ER During a STEMI Heart Attack. His Son Controlled the Route From Miles Away

The Tesla app’s “Share Destination” feature was never designed for medical emergencies. But on November 15, 2025, at 3:50 AM on a dark stretch of I-20 in Georgia, that’s exactly how Jack Brandt’s family used it. His father was behind the wheel of a 2026 Model Y Launch Edition running FSD v14.1.3 when a massive…

Haye KestelooFeb 6

Tesla Sues Ex-Supplier for Alleged $1B+ Battery Trade Secret Theft

Elon Musk

Tesla’s 100 GW Solar Bet vs. America’s 3.2 GW Reality: Why Musk’s Biggest Promise Yet Should Worry Investors

The same week Tesla posted its second consecutive year of declining vehicle deliveries, the company started hiring engineers to build something it has never successfully built at scale: solar cells. A job posting on Tesla’s website for a solar manufacturing development engineer states the company’s goal is to “deploy 100GW of solar manufacturing from raw…

Haye KestelooFeb 6

BMW i3 Neue Klasse Rolls Off Munich Assembly Line, But a 45% U.S. EV Sales Collapse Looms Over the Launch

The camouflaged sedan sitting on BMW’s Munich assembly line today looks like any other pre-production test mule. But this particular car carries the weight of BMW’s entire electric future on its shoulders. The new BMW i3, built on the Neue Klasse platform’s 800-volt architecture, is the electric successor to the 3 Series, a nameplate that…

Haye KestelooFeb 4

EV Prices Set to Drop in 2024, Offering More Affordable Green Options

Model Y

Tesla’s Door Trap Death Toll Grows: 20-Year-Old’s 911 Call Exposes a Design Flaw the Company Still Hasn’t Fixed

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…

Haye KestelooFeb 4

Europe

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