A $270-Billion Shipping Traffic Jam Threatens To Snarl Supply Chains Once Again

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, January 17, 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 Chrysler 300C Ends Production 1st Gear: A Major Drought Is Causing Traffic Jams In The Panama Canal … Read more

Rebadged Fiat Van With A 162-mi Range

After first teasing it during the Super Bowl, Ram unveiled the electric 1500 REV pickup truck in April, which will do battle with the likes of the Chevy Silverado EV, Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T. The Ram REV will go on sale by the end of 2024, but it won’t actually be the first … Read more

Here’s How EVs Really Sold In 2023

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV SSImage: Chevrolet 75,883 total sales GM has kept its EV sales numbers close to its chest the last few years; the company has had trouble ramping up EV production. Things may have changed though as the company says it sold 75,883 EVs in 2023, up 93 percent from 2022. Looking at … Read more

Mercedes Says Not To Use The G-Class EV’s Tank Turn On Public Roads. What Are You Gonna Do, Arrest Me?

Mercedes-Benz announced a slew of stuff at CES, from a new AI virtual assistant to musical EV sounds developed with Will.I.Am that change as you drive. CES was also host to the North American debuts of the Concept CLA and the new E-Class, but the only thing that I truly care about is the camouflaged … Read more

Tesla Recalls Nearly Ever Car It Has Ever Sold In China Over Autopilot Safety Issues

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

Your New EV Is Even More Expensive Now

Happy Tuesday! It’s January 2, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, all in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Rivian Recalls Nearly Every Car It Has Built 1st Gear: EVs In The U.S. Just Got More … Read more

The Best Cars Jalopnik Drove In 2023

The Dodge Challenger Swinger Edition Is Loud, Ostentatious and Perfect | Jalopnik Reviews The Dodge Challenger Swinger is truly the end of an era. Not only is it the end of the iconic Challenger, it’s the end of the classic muscle car genre as a whole. Eventually, the Challenger’s two-door Charger successor will appear, but … Read more

Musk, Tesla, Twitter, And SpaceX Had A Hell Of A Year

Elon Musk will definitely always be considered one of history’s top weird little guys, and 2023 has only served to cement his image. He managed to poorly run all of his companies, running Twitter (I will not call it X) into the ground, causing Tesla to lose ground in the EV race, allowing The Boring … Read more

These Are The Slowest Charging EVs On The Market Today

2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUVImage: Chevrolet One key to making EV adoption to work is fast charging. People that are used to filling up their gas tanks in mere minutes won’t be so easily swayed by the idea of having to sit at a charging station for nearly an hour. While there are certainly EVs on … Read more

‘Gooey Mess’ Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Held Up By Battery Production Nightmare

Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 21, 2023, 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. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Tesla 4680 Battery Holds Up The Cybertruck Tesla recently delivered the … Read more