Pepsi Paid For 100 Tesla Semi Trucks In 2017, But Has Only Received 36

Tesla’s Semi truck, promised to deliver 500 miles of range, easy hauling, and low cost of operation, was unveiled in November of 2017. At the time dozens of fleets around the world placed orders for hundreds of trucks. The two largest orders, however, were for UPS and Pepsi, ordering 125 and 100 trucks respectively. Production … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck Breaks In New, Innovative Way

Photo: Tesla Things aren’t going well at Tesla. The stock is currently down more than 40 percent year-to-date, analysts expect the Texas-based automaker to announce a 40 percent drop in profits, more than 20,000 people are expected to lose their jobs, and Tesla’s flagship product, the Cybertruck, is already on its second recall, this time … Read more

Elon Musk Apologizes For Underpaying Laid-Off Workers But Still Demands His Own $56 Billion Pay Day

Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 18, 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. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Elon Musk Actually Apologizes For Something Elon Musk said some of … Read more

Tesla Model 3 Traps TikToker Inside 115-Degree Car During A Software Update

A TikToker got locked inside of her Tesla Model 3 for 40 minutes in the hot sun while it was installing a software update, and as of this writing her video has over 10.7 million plays after a single day of being online. Before you go jumping to conclusions about her ineptitude, Brianna Janel was … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck Is Significantly Worse At Towing Than Model X: Report

Image: Bowlus Bowlus, manufacturer of ultra high-end luxury towables, has been testing the tow range of popular electric trucks and SUVs since the Tesla Model X first launched in 2015. The company’s top-of-the-line Volterra model is an all-electric camp trailer with 17 kWh of onboard power, which can provide an emergency charge to EVs in … Read more

European Investors Want A Unionized Tesla

Happy Thursday! It’s April 11, 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 Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 1st Gear: European Tesla Investors Are Fed Up With Elon Musk’s … Read more

More Bad News For Tesla

Tesla had a really rough first quarter of 2024, and unfortunately for Elon Musk’s automaker, it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be an isolated incident. Industry analysts are now expecting deliveries for the entire 2024 calendar year to be noticeably down when compared to 2023. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 One … Read more

Tesla Settles Fatal Autopilot Crash Lawsuit Hours Before Trial Set To Start

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, April 9, 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: Tesla Settle Autopilot Suit On Eve Of Trial Tesla reached a … Read more

Elon’s Offering, But Automakers Aren’t Interested In Licensing Tesla’s Full Self-Driving System

Are you surprised other automakers haven’t come calling? Photo: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Over the past year, Tesla showed off its Full Self-Driving advanced driver assistance tech in an underwhelming demo video shared by big boss Elon Musk. The tech has also been associated with all manner of high-profile crashes and driving misdemeanors in recent … Read more

Tesla Drastically Cuts Model Y Prices Because Inventory Is At Record Levels

Photo: Patrick Pleul/picture alliance (Getty Images) Tesla is taking a buzzsaw to the price of its best-selling Model Y electric crossover in an attempt to clear out its biggest-ever inventory stockpile. The Austin, Texas-based automaker is dropping prices after it produced 46,561 more vehicles than it delivered in the first quarter of 2024. That means … Read more