After camping outside Tesla’s German Gigafactory for the past week, environmental protesters stormed the facility this morning. Hundreds of people marched on the factory, overcoming police armed with pepper spray. Protesters are arguing that the Gigafactory should not be allowed to expand over allegations of greenwashing. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week Hundreds of climate … Read more
The future of EV charging hinges on the Supercharger network department at Tesla. Unfortunately that entire department was fired in sweeping layoffs from company CEO Elon Musk last week. The world of electric vehicles was upended perhaps forever in 2023 when Musk’s coup to turn the once-proprietary Tesla charging plug into the soon-to-be-ubiquitous North American … Read more
Don’t you think he looks tired?Photo: Apu Gomes (Getty Images) Tesla has spent the last month laying off seemingly anyone the company can even sort of spare – and plenty of folks that it likely can’t. When a company does such massive layoffs, it often leads onlookers to wonder: How does it go down for … Read more
The hits just keep on coming with the Tesla Cybertruck. Yet another owner has reported having problems mere miles after picking up their brand new, low-resolution electric pickup. Tesla Investor Day 2023 Was Pretty Great if You Ignored Elon First spotted in a tweet by @jonesjason74 and later on the Cybertruck Owners Club forums, they … Read more
So folks, it’s looking like U.S. prosecutors’ probe into Tesla and Autopilot will be going well beyond whether the systems actually work or not. Regulators are now looking to see if Elon Musk and Tesla committed securities or wire fraud by misleading investors and customers about the self-driving capabilities of their cars, according to Reuters. … Read more
Last week, we told you about the YouTuber who stuck his precious index finger in the frunk of a Tesla Cybertruck to not-so-great results. Well, he’s now back in an effort to feed the content machine as well as his Cybertruck. This time – however – he’s not using his fingers. The YouTuber is going … Read more
Last month, on a very odd investor call, Elon Musk declared that Tesla was no longer a car company. It’s a robotics company now, an AI company, and the cars are just means to that end. So how’s the whole robotics thing going? Well, according to a new video from the Optimus team, very slowly. … Read more
I don’t own a truck, nor do I own a set of nuts (truck or otherwise) but a passing glance at a Tesla Cybertruck with “Cybernuts” made me stop and wonder what other horrors lurk on the internet. Perhaps, even, within the hearts of the very citizens of this mom-and-pop automotive outlet. Walter Isaacson On … Read more
A Tesla Cybertruck Odyssey is displayed as the tour starts at Mall of Berlin on May 2, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.Photo: Tristar Media / Contributor (Getty Images) Riding aboard the Steamship Authority ferry, a Tesla Cybertruck finally made its way to Nantucket last Thursday, and once it was off the boat, its owner wasted no … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, May 3, 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. 1st Gear: Interns Are Tesla’s Latest Cost-Cutting Victims It’s a stressful time for anyone with a job at … Read more
