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We’ve been tracking Tesla’s European collapse all year, and today’s Model 3 Standard launch confirms what the sales data has been screaming: Tesla is playing defense, not offense. Tesla launched the new, lower-priced Model 3 Standard in Europe on Friday, December 5, 2025, a few months after releasing it in the United States. The move…
Tesla has extended its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) ride-along program in Europe by three months following what the company calls “high demand,” with free demos now available through March 31, 2026 across Germany, France, and Italy. We’ve been tracking Tesla’s European FSD push closely, and this extension reveals the scale of Tesla’s regulatory charm offensive. The…
Rivian is recalling nearly every electric delivery van it has ever built after federal regulators flagged a seat belt defect that could leave drivers unrestrained during a crash. We’ve been tracking Rivian’s quality control struggles for over a year, and this recall affecting Amazon’s signature EV fleet confirms the pattern. The National Highway Traffic Safety…
Mary Barra just said the quiet part out loud. At the New York Times Dealbook Summit on Wednesday, the GM CEO revealed she privately told President Biden that Tesla and Elon Musk deserved the credit he was heaping on her and General Motors for leading America’s electric vehicle revolution. “He was crediting me and I…
Tesla is raising prices on its Windshield Protection Plan by 33% starting January 1, 2026, squeezing more revenue from existing owners even as the company slashes vehicle prices and eliminates down payments to attract new buyers amid a global sales crisis. The price hike, first reported by Sawyer Merritt on X, increases the monthly subscription…
A wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court alleges a 2018 Tesla Model 3 “suddenly and rapidly accelerated out of control” before crashing into a utility pole and bursting into flames, killing one occupant while bystanders struggled to open the car’s electronic doors to rescue the trapped couple. The lawsuit, filed November 21 in U.S.…
We’ve been tracking Tesla’s talent struggles all year, and this weekend’s announcement flips the script entirely. Yilun Chen, who spent nearly four years building Apple’s robotics and autonomous systems capabilities, has joined Tesla’s Optimus AI team, calling humanoid robots “the ultimate dream of our generation.” The move, announced on X on November 30, has already…
Tesla is rolling out a free 40-day trial of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) V14 software to approximately 1.5 million HW4-equipped vehicles across North America. The trial, which began November 29, 2025, expires January 8, 2026, covering the entire holiday travel season. We’ve been tracking Tesla’s FSD push all year, and this is the company’s most…
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