New technologies are scary, and when you’re spending over $50,000 on a new car, you want to know that all that money is going to be invested in a quality product. The fabulous team at Edmunds Cars buys new cars off dealer lots with their own money and keeps them for a few years to … Read more
Elon Musk is once again the world’s richest man, as the value of his Tesla shares continues to bounce back from a massive drop earlier this year. According to Forbes, the Tesla CEO’s net worth is about 224.2 billion U.S. dollars. Much of his wealth was slashed earlier this year when a judge blocked his 2018 … Read more
Maserati is working hard to get out of the slump that was the Levante, Ghibli and Quattroporte era, and with its latest editions to its range — the GranCabrio Folgore and Trofeo — the iconic Italian automaker finally seems to be leaving that era behind. The GranTurismo coupe, and by extension its GranCabrio droptop sibling, … Read more
Happy Friday! It’s June 28, 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. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Ram Good, Dodge Bad: JD Power JD Power’s latest Initial Quality Study … Read more
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling its futuristic new Cybertruck pickup for the fourth time in the U.S. to fix problems with trim pieces that can come loose and front windshield wipers that can fail. Tesla has recalled the stainless steel-clad Cybertruck four times since it went on sale Nov. 30. The new recalls, announced in documents … Read more
Image: Sgt. Brian Moore (AP) After a January 2023 crash off of California’s Pacific Coast Highway in which a Tesla plunged off a cliff with a family inside, a court has determined the driver won’t face any charges, NBC News reports. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week In January 2023, Dharmesh Patel allegedly drove he and … Read more
Not even a full week after Bugatti unveiled its new V16 hybrid–powered Tourbillon, CEO Mate Rimac is unveiling another new car from another newly formed company of his, this one on the total opposite end of the spectrum. This is the Verne, a fully autonomous robotaxi run by former Rimac employees that is set to … Read more
If I see a message scrawled on a car, it’s usually something dumb like “clean me” or “my other car is a Porsche.” However, one budding artist in Florida has taken their vehicular vandalism up a notch by writing “Fuck Elon” on more than 30 Tesla Cybertrucks in storage. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived A … Read more
Photo: Tesla Despite all the stories of the brakes not working, injuries from exceptionally sharp bodywork, the frunk’s taste for fingers and its vulnerability to a basic car wash, it’s actually been a while since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a formal recall for the Tesla Cybertruck. Two whole months, even. Recently, though, … Read more
You don’t need a PhD in physics to understand that it’s worse for a driver to hit you with a truck than a sedan. They’re just heavier, meaning they hit you with more force. Still, while reading the Conversation’s recent article on how our current approach to road safety is outdated, one of the statistics … Read more
