Good morning! It’s Friday, August 2, 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. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: U.S. Election Means Everything To EVs The … Read more
The Cybertruck can leave gamers cyberstuck. Gif: Tabor Hill via YouTube The Cybertruck has been a menace on America’s roads since it launched, slicing open one owner’s leg, annoying residents of Maine and trapping all kinds of limbs in its openings. Now, it turns out that the angular atrocity is also ruining the virtual world … Read more
Photo: Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency Tesla filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against startup EV charger adapter manufacturer EVject for false advertising, trademark dilution and unlawful trade practice. The electric automaker claims the adapter poses a “high safety risk,” and the product’s advertising centered around “working seamlessly” with DC fast charging has harmed Tesla’s … Read more
Needing to call an ambulance because you’ve been hurt is never ideal, but having that ambulance be a Tesla Cybertruck is just adding insult to injury. Well, unfortunately for some folks in Lakewood, New Jersey, that hellish idea is now a reality. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived This Cybertruck has been wrapped in a red, … Read more
A Tesla Model S had Full Self-Driving engaged when it hit and killed a 28-year-old on a motorcycle near Seattle in April. This marks at least the second fatal accident involving Elon Musk’s prized driver assistance technology. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) The driver, a 56-year-old man – was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide. … Read more
Image: Slaven Vlasic (Getty Images) There are a number of reasons the Roadster values might be faltering among collectors. For one thing, maintaining an aging EV is hardly an easy thing. There are a few companies out there rebuilding and refurbishing battery packs and drive units, but Tesla stopped supporting these cars a long time … Read more
Having a hood fly up and cause a crash can be a fun addition to a chase scene in a movie, but unless you’re an aspiring stunt double, it’s definitely not something you ever want to experience in real life. Unfortunately for nearly two million Tesla owners, an issue means there’s a risk that could … Read more
So far this year, Tesla cars equipped with Autopilot and Full-Self Drive software have been caught hitting parked police cars, clipping trains and veering off the road. Now, a report has revealed that the crashes are the result of a “fundamental flaw” in the way the software works. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, July 30, 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. Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s E-Type 1st Gear: Trump Now Thinks EVs Are ‘Incredible’ Donald Trump … Read more
Modern cars are laden down with all sorts of connected features. Remote start via cell phone, data connections for built-in apps, cars are increasingly reliant on mobile networks for full functionality — mobile networks that can, and eventually will, shut down. When those systems go dark, what happens to the cars? It’s Time The Nissan … Read more
