Screenshot: Out Of Spec Reviews on YouTube The Arizona-made Lucid Air is perhaps the king of modern electric car luxury. It’s got its own aerodynamic design aesthetic, efficient layout, tons of power, but the new 2025 Grand Touring model is also the king of EPA-rated EV range, supposedly delivering more miles per charge than any … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, August 28, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Property Brothers First Car Literally Spoke To Them 1st Gear: Walter P. Chrysler’s Heir Wants To Buy … Read more
Tesla’s flagship Cybertruck electric pickup does not like water. The truck has been bricked going into car washes, got stranded on the banks of a small European lake and now a Cybertruck has burst into flames after hitting a fire hydrant that drenched its battery pack. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived The latest Cybertruck fire … Read more
It’s been over a year since Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to open up the company’s Supercharger network to vehicles from other automakers. At the time, it was looked at as a great move for the auto industry and, in theory, it still is. However, more than 12 months later, Tesla’s network (with nearly 30,000 … Read more
Photo: Porsche The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N was a revelation. Obviously, with more than 600 horsepower, it was going to be quick, but it ended up being so much more than that. It’s an absolute blast to drive, and a big part of that is because it will trick you with fake shifts. It sounds … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 21, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Jeep Worker Dies At Toledo Assembly Complex In the midst of … Read more
A Tesla Semi truck has crashed in California causing its battery pack to burst into flames and spew toxic fumes over I-80. First responders in the area closed the highway in both directions as they waited for the truck to burn out. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived The Tesla truck was driving in northern California … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, August 19, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Ford Recalls 85,000 Cop Cars Over Engine Fire Fears Of all … Read more
Photo: Mercedes-Benz The depreciation of electric vehicles is far steeper than data showed just last year. EVs can now lose up to half their value over a single year, based on recent observations. This is a sharp shift from when electric cars were projected in December 2023 to lose half their value in three years. … Read more
Photo: Hyundai Dodge is out this week with a clip of the new Charger making some kind of noise, Hyundai was pretty widely praised for adding a selection of synthesized engine noises to the Ioniq 5 N’s list of beloved attributes and automakers the world over are trying to work out just what an electric … Read more
