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I’ve been covering the EV battery fire saga for months, from Li Auto’s 11,000-vehicle recall to cargo ships sinking with burning EVs. Now China has done something no other country has attempted: mandating that EV batteries simply cannot catch fire or explode under any test conditions. This isn’t incremental regulation. It’s Beijing declaring that Chinese…
I’ve been tracking the pattern of private money reshaping police technology for over a year now. When Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill announced back in February that “anonymous donors” had gifted his department a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks, I had a pretty good idea who was behind it. Now, thanks to public records obtained by…
I’ve been covering Tesla’s door handle safety crisis since September, and with NHTSA now opening a probe into 179,071 Model 3 sedans, the pattern we’ve documented has officially become a regulatory priority. The real story here isn’t another investigation headline. It’s that if you own a 2022 Model 3, you may have no idea that…
I watched Volkswagen announce the ID Buzz as America’s nostalgic EV savior. Now, after one model year and fewer than 5,000 sales, dealers are telling customers it’s over while VW insists it might come back someday. Here’s what you need to know: VW confirmed to Carscoops they won’t produce 2026 ID Buzz models for the…
I’ve been tracking Foxconn’s EV strategy since they first announced their ambitions to become the “Android of electric vehicles.” So when I saw the news that their joint venture Foxtron is acquiring Taiwan’s Luxgen brand for just $25 million, my first thought was: this doesn’t add up. Not because the deal doesn’t make sense, but…
I’ve been tracking solid-state battery announcements for years now, and the gap between what manufacturers promise and what they actually deliver keeps getting wider. Top Gear’s latest deep-dive on next-generation EV tech finally puts some honest timelines on the table, and they’re not what most prospective buyers want to hear. Here’s what you need to…
Waymo seeks $15B+ at ~$100B valuation - double its 2024 price. With 450K weekly driverless rides, it shows what real autonomy is worth vs. Tesla's promises.
Tesla announces €1 billion battery investment at Grünheide, but admits European production isn't economical. We examine the timing and history of broken promises.
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