Tesla fell in Kelly Blue Book’s most recent Q3 analysis report, yet the results contradict Tesla’s actual Q3 sales volume. Kelly Blue Book’s (KBB) recent Q3 report is not as cut and dry as it first appears. The report states that “shopping for Tesla plunged in the third quarter,” most luxury buyers instead looked to…
Volkswagen teased its new Scout Motors branded SUV on the new Scout Motors website. Volkswagen is not blind to the fact that trucks and offroaders are popular products in North America. Yet, until recently, the company has not offered a vehicle in either of these categories in recent years. That is about to change with…
Tesla China’s legal team has secured another win, with the electric vehicle maker recently winning a defamation case filed against a Model X owner who previously described his vehicle as a “killing” or “suicide toy” in statements to the media. The court’s judgment required the defendant to post a public apology in a local newspaper…
Elon Musk once noted that Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger told an entire table during a lunch back in 2009 “all the ways Tesla would fail.” Musk noted that while Munger’s comments made him “quite sad,” “I told him I agreed with all those reasons & that we would probably die, but it was worth trying…
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai continues to be extremely busy this fourth quarter, with footage taken from the Shanghai Nangang Terminal revealing that a steady stream of transport ships have been loading electric vehicles since Q4 started. Just after the G Poseidon left China, for example, the Glovis Sun arrived at the port and promptly started loading…
The new Tesla Model S has earned a 5-Star safety rating from the Euro NCAP. The rating applies to both the new Model S Long Range and the flagship Model S Plaid. Tesla’s premium sedan accomplished the feat despite being subjected to the Euro NCAP’s newest and most stringent 2020-2022 testing protocol. The Tesla Model…
Revel, the ridesharing service based in Brooklyn and spanning across New York City, is going nationwide. On Tuesday, Revel announced $50 million in debt financing with BlackRock Alternatives to expand its network of high-volume, fast-charging Superhubs outside of New York and into more areas across the U.S. Revel currently has the country’s largest public fast-charging depot in North…
The Rimac Nevera has achieved a top speed of 413kph (256mph), making it the world’s fastest production electric car. Rimac has taken their acquisition of Bugatti quite seriously and has now achieved a record of their own, achieving 413kph to become the world’s fastest production electric car. Rimac set the record on the Automotive Testing Papenburg…
Tesla Giga Texas construction workers plan to file a complaint with the Department of Labor on Tuesday, claiming they were forced to work in unsafe conditions and still have unpaid wages dating back to last Thanksgiving. At the site, various whistleblowers claim labor, employment, and wage violations while working at Tesla’s production facility located just outside…
After a very long wait, Tesla Model S Plaid deliveries seem to be finally happening in Europe. This was hinted at in recent reports from Germany, where images of the flagship all-electric vehicle’s certificate of conformity (CoC) were recently shared. The UK government notes that a certificate of conformity is a document issued by the manufacturer of…