If you happen to find yourself on the streets of San Francisco, dear Jalops, keep an eye out. There’s an interesting car that’s been left on one of the city’s streets, and we want you to find it. First sent to us via EVUniverse.com and originally posted on Reddit, someone spotted a seemingly abandoned original Tesla … Read more
Nine SpaceX employees were fired in June of 2022 shortly after disseminating an open letter that urged company executives to publicly condemn CEO Elon Musk’s public behavior. The letter referenced Elon’s sexual misconduct and hush money payments, his ‘harmful’ Twitter persona, and called him a ‘source of distraction and embarrassment.’ Those behind the letter were … Read more
Even though the Tesla Cybertruck is still routinely in the headlines, there’s a good chance most of us haven’t seen much of this electric pickup. I’m talking really seen, in the form of a deep, comprehensive review in place of actually experiencing it ourselves. Thankfully, we have Out of Spec Reviews to give us an … Read more
Image: Hyundai Whether it comes down to a trend of buyers seeking bigger batteries, public DC fast chargers not delivering the speeds they advertise, or lack of knowledge of fast charging practices, it’s taking 42 minutes for the average EV to charge up. A study from Energetics covering 2.4 million charging sessions over a three-year … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, January 5, 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: Tesla Recalls Every Car It Has Sold In China Safety issues with Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance … Read more
Image: Tesla In a recent test of a borrowed Tesla Cybertruck by Out of Spec Motoring, the indicated 124 kWh of juice in the truck petered out after just 254 miles of driving. That’s just a little over 2 miles per kWh, which puts the Cybertruck’s efficiency numbers just a bit higher than the Hummer … Read more
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in news. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Hyundai Considers Jumping On The Tesla Charger Bandwagon Too Consumer Reports Says These Are The Best Hybrid Cars For Less Than $35,000 In 2024 Photo: Toyota We’ve come … Read more
The future of personal transportation, cars and trucks and bikes and scooters, is electric. We know this now, and we’ve known it for some time, but automakers, despite all that knowledge, have dragged their feet on actually producing electric cars. Instead, when mandates came down from on high demanding more battery-powered cars, automakers simply shelled … Read more
Image: Tesla Some of Tesla’s best selling models have received an adjustment to their posted EPA range estimates, lowering some of them by as much as six percent. It has long been known that Tesla has a tendency to exaggerate its range estimates, failing to bake in any leeway for weather, terrain, or speed. Some … Read more
Ford has confirmed that it’s going to be raising prices for its base-model 2024 F-150 Lightning by roughly $5,000. This isn’t the first time Ford has toyed with the pricing for its electric pickup truck, but with its biggest competitor, the Tesla Cybertruck, still undergoing countless delays and still more expensive than the Lightning, Ford … Read more
