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What Horrible Thing Have You Done To Ruin Your Car?

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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

Nantucket Is Already Sick Of Its New Tesla Cybertruck Owner

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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

Tesla Lays Off Lowly Paid Interns Weeks Before Summer Starts

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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

Tesla Cancels 4 Planned Supercharging Sites In New York Despite Increasing Congestion In City

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Image: Hauke-Christian Dittrich (AP) Tesla’s latest round of layoffs have left both the auto industry and company stock holders shook. Falling sales have forced the automaker to cut 10 percent of its total staff. Its left broadsided workers confused as they try to make heads or tails of severance packages that look to be pretty … Read more

Sticking Your Finger In A Tesla Cybertruck’s Frunk Is Still A Bad Idea

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There’s been a lot of talk about the Tesla Cybertruck having a deep desire to chomp people’s fingers off with its power frunk latch, but no one has been brave enough to stick their fingie in there and find out what happens… until now. So far, we’ve only seen various vegetables and dummy hands get … Read more

Import Cars More Likely To Receive Speeding Tickets Than U.S. Brands

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Photo: Mark Ralston / AFP (Getty Images) There’s rarely ever data to back up the preconceived notions we all hold about how cars look, like how we’ve all been led to believe that police pull over red cars more often than others. However, the data paints an interesting picture when it does exist. Research shows … Read more

Another Elon Musk Promise Dies As Tesla Scraps ‘Gigacasting’

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Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 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. The Hype Behind Tesla Stock Success In 2023 1st Gear: Elon Musk, Tesla Kill ‘Gigasting’ Manufacturing Process Tesla … Read more

EVs From A Decade Ago Are Dying An Early Death, But They Don’t Have To

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When you were a kid and you had a little radio control car that you zoomed around the kitchen floor or built jumps for in the back yard, did you throw it away when the batteries died? For many owners of early electric vehicles from a decade or more ago, that seems to be the … Read more

This Apocalypse-Ready Off-Roader Can Definitely Survive A Car Wash

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If you like the Tesla Cybertruck for its angular styling and alleged toughness, then consider this Zeal Motor Fat Truck 2.8C that’s currently for sale on Bring A Trailer. It may not be able to beat a Porsche 911 in a drag race while towing a Porsche 911, but neither can the Cybertruck. The Fat … Read more

Tesla Lays Off Employee Who Slept In Car To Work Longer Hours

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Tesla laid off at least 10 percent of its workforce earlier this month, and in typical Tesla fashion, the Texas-based automaker made sure the layoffs were done in an organized fashion with plenty of communication and a clearly defined strategy. Just kidding. The layoffs were so poorly executed that security was forced to scan employees’ … Read more