Tesla Buyers Are Much More Likely To Crash, And The Repairs Are More Expensive

Tesla Buyers Are Much More Likely To Crash, And The Repairs Are More Expensive

If you’ve never driven a Tesla before, it’s something of an immediately alien experience. The tip-in acceleration isn’t like any gasoline-powered car on the market, because it doesn’t need to ramp up. If you stomp on the throttle in an EV, it goes right when you tell it to go. Quicker acceleration is a major … Read more

John Oliver Says Elon Musk Has ‘Thin Skin’ And Is ‘Definitely Sensitive’ Following Tesla CEO’s Response To Last Week Tonight

John Oliver Says Elon Musk Has ‘Thin Skin’ And Is ‘Definitely Sensitive’ Following Tesla CEO’s Response To Last Week Tonight

Screenshot: HBO/YouTube Late last year, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver dedicated more than 30 minutes to Elon Musk, covering everything from Tesla to SpaceX and even his anti-semitism. While it acknowledged that Musk’s companies have been able to do some innovative things, it didn’t exactly paint the man himself in a flattering light because, … Read more

Tesla Cuts Prices In Germany As Model Y Sales Crater

Tesla Cuts Prices In Germany As Model Y Sales Crater

Photo: Tesla Last year, with CEO Elon Musk prioritizing sales over profits, Tesla slashed prices in the U.S. Of course, it didn’t happen all at once. It felt like every few weeks the price of a new Tesla was changing yet again. And while the pricing changes may have upset some buyers whose Teslas’ values … Read more

The Tesla Model S Is Shockingly Complicated To Jumpstart

The Tesla Model S Is Shockingly Complicated To Jumpstart

An illegally-parked and clamped Tesla car is lifted up on to a towing lorry in Victoria, on 20th October 2023, in London, England.Photo: Richard Baker / In Pictures (Getty Images) With a traditional internal combustion car a dead battery is a simple fix, but when a Tesla Model S has a dead main battery, many … Read more

Tesla Lost Almost $100 Billion In Valuation So Far This Year

Tesla Lost Almost 0 Billion In Valuation So Far This Year

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 16, 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: Telsa Lost $94 Billion In Two Weeks By all accounts, Tesla … Read more

World’s five richest men have doubled their wealth since 2020: Oxfam

World’s five richest men have doubled their wealth since 2020: Oxfam

Jeff Bezos looks on from the sidlines before kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 15, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Amazon founder and chairman is one of the world’s richest men. Cooper Neill | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The world’s … Read more

Hertz Is Getting Rid Of 20,000 EVs

Hertz Is Getting Rid Of 20,000 EVs

Happy Friday! It’s January 12, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, all in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s E-Type 1st Gear: Hertz Is Selling A Third Of Its … Read more

New EV Sales In America Have Nearly Quintupled Since 2020

New EV Sales In America Have Nearly Quintupled Since 2020

Image: Polestar There has been a lot of doom and gloom about EV adoption slowing down in the U.S. market lately. Sure, the electric segment hasn’t exploded here like it has in other countries, but just under 1.2 million new EVs were sold in 2023, and that’s nothing to sneeze at. A record 7.6 percent … Read more

Tesla stock down on Red Sea delays, price cuts

Tesla stock down on Red Sea delays, price cuts

An employee of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg works on a production line of a Model Y electric vehicle. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Tesla dipped as much as 3% Friday morning as the stock faced pressure from supply chain delays due to a crisis on the Red Sea, and … Read more

SpaceX Releases Cringe Elon Musk Staff Meeting Video To Prove He Wasn’t On Drugs, But His Bizarre Behavior Isn’t The Verification They Think It Is

SpaceX Releases Cringe Elon Musk Staff Meeting Video To Prove He Wasn’t On Drugs, But His Bizarre Behavior Isn’t The Verification They Think It Is

Elon Musk has never been particularly good at public speaking. He’s constantly stumbling over his own words, repeating himself, and forgetting key talking points. Every time I’ve seen a new Tesla unveil, I’ve thought to myself that he looks like he was randomly selected from the crowd and told to give a speech on a … Read more