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BYD Denza Z9GT Claims World’s Longest EV Range at 1,036 Km, But CLTC Numbers Need Context

The updated Denza Z9GT will offer two battery pack options -- 102.326 kWh and 122.496 kWh -- delivering CLTC ranges of 820 km and 1,036 km respectively

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Tesla

Tesla Energy Fired Three Workers Who Raised Fire Alarms at Its Hayward Powerwall Warehouse, Lawsuit Claims

A lithium-ion battery fire doesn’t wait for management to approve additional headcount. That’s the core of a lawsuit now sitting in San Francisco federal court — after Tesla moved it there from California state court — filed by Nina Mirani, a former regional manager at Tesla Energy‘s Hayward, California distribution hub. According to court filings…

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Tesla

Tesla Director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson Sells 25,731 Shares in Pre-Planned Trade Worth Over $10.6 Million

Options granted back in 2019 at $14.99 per share don’t stay dormant forever. On February 25, 2026, Tesla (TSLA) board director Kathleen Wilson-Thompson — former EVP of Global Human Resources at Walgreens Boots Alliance — exercised a non-qualified stock option for 40,000 shares and sold 25,731 of them the same day, pulling in roughly $10.7…

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Tesla

Tesla Loses Federal Circuit Patent Fight Over Automated EV Charging Control

A federal appeals court has handed Tesla another courtroom loss, this time over a patent covering automated electric vehicle charging systems. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a split decision on February 26, affirming that Tesla failed to invalidate a patent held by Charge Fusion Technologies, LLC. The full ruling,…

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Tesla

Tesla’s Own Data Shows Its Robotaxis Crash 4x More Than Human Drivers — and Up to 8x More by NHTSA Standards

Fourteen crashes. An estimated 800,000 miles. One city. Those numbers come directly from Tesla’s own vehicle safety reports filed with federal regulators, as analyzed by Bloomberg’s Kara Carlson using data from NHTSA’s Standing General Order database. Five Crashes Across Six Weeks Paint a Damaging Picture Tesla’s latest vehicle safety report covers five incidents from December…

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Tesla

Tesla Tall Pedestal for Wall Connector Brings Freestanding Level 2 Charging to Parking Lots and Commercial Properties

Walk through any commercial parking lot and the problem is obvious: there is no wall to mount a charger on. Tesla’s new Tall Pedestal for Wall Connector, now listed at shop.tesla.com, answers that problem directly. It is a 76-inch aluminum post that gives property managers and fleet operators a freestanding home for one or two…

Haye KestelooFeb 28

Texas

Tesla Cybercab Production Ramps at Giga Texas With Six Units in Crash Testing and Molds on Site

Six Cybercabs are currently being destroyed so that more can be built. That detail — six units simultaneously in crash testing — is the clearest signal yet that Tesla’s production ramp for the Cybercab at Giga Texas is moving on schedule toward its April 2026 volume production target. The update comes from Joe Tegtmeyer, a…

Haye KestelooFeb 27

Lucid

Rivian and Lucid Push for Direct Sales in Washington State as SB 6354 Heads to Senate Committee Vote

Washington state’s Senate Transportation Committee has scheduled an executive session on SB 6354 for February 27 — a bill that would open the state’s auto market to direct sales by Rivian, Lucid, and other battery electric vehicle manufacturers that have never operated through a franchised dealer network. If it clears committee, passes the full Senate,…

Haye KestelooFeb 27

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