It’s hard to think of a more divisive vehicle on sale today than the Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla CEO Elon Musk knew this from the get-go, saying it wouldn’t “be for everyone” at the time of the truck’s unveiling five years ago. Now, with these stainless steel behemoths on the road, the not-for-everyone-ness of the truck … Read more
A view of a Tesla Cybertruck parked in Noe Valley of San Francisco, California, United States on January 6, 2024. Image: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu (Getty Images) It has been about six months since Tesla’s Cybertruck made headlines for its unique aerodynamic wheel covers. The wheel covers eventually caused a stop-sale because they gradually ground holes in … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, July 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. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: Trump Tells RNC He’ll End EV Mandate … Read more
As it turns out, the Tesla Cybertruck isn’t completely useless. It can, apparently, be used as an ice cream truck that attracts bizarre vandals with questionable motives. At least that’s what happened to a Cybertruck owned by a man in Bellbrook, Ohio. A random woman vandalized his 2024 Cybertruck, and thus his ice cream business, … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 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. The Zeekr 001 Promises the Most Battery Range of Any EV at 641 Miles 1st Gear: EV Sales … Read more
Tesla now offers a tailgate protector for its “bulletproof” Cybertruck, a move that has been soundly mocked online. Yet, dumb as that combination is, the Tesla “Tailgate Shield” is even dumber than you think. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived Tailgate pads on trucks are common among cyclists, whether or not the truck’s bed can actually … Read more
Warning: sharp object. Photo: David Canales/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) Tesla’s Cybertruck is not only a scourge on society with its awful looks and poor truck performance, it’s also out for blood. After the truck was found to be slicing legs with its super sharp edges, a Cybertruck passenger has now been left in need of … Read more
Somewhere within these walls lies the dorkiest club imaginablePhoto: Tesla Elon Musk is a dork. He’s a dork who likes things his way, and who’s willing to take his ball and go home when he doesn’t get what he wants. So, after Musk was famously blocked from entering Berghain, it’s only natural that he built … Read more
Image: Lucid The name of the game for Lucid CEO/CTO Peter Rawlinson has always been efficiency. The company claims that its updated Air Pure model will achieve 5 miles of driving for each kilowatt hour of energy onboard (up from 4.1 miles in earlier models), for a record 146 MPGe EPA rating. The brand’s least … Read more
Photo: Lcaa9 / Wikimedia Commons Tesla reversed its policy prohibiting Cybertruck resales in direct response to the difficulties of a single Salt Lake City man who couldn’t fit the angular electric pickup in his parking space. Blaine Raddon, a retired CEO, happily reserved a Cybertruck after watching the vehicle’s launch online. However, Raddon and his … Read more
