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Sri Lanka approves Starlink’s satellite internet service, ushering in a new era of connectivity

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Sri Lanka approves Starlink’s satellite internet service, ushering in a new era of connectivity

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced a development on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), sharing that the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has approved the launch of Starlink’s satellite internet services in the country, contingent on a two-week public consultation period.In his post, President Wickremesinghe emphasized the transformative potential of this move … Read more

So Many Unsold Teslas Are Piling Up That You Can See Them From Space

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So Many Unsold Teslas Are Piling Up That You Can See Them From Space

Image: Patrick Pleul (AP) Gone are the times when Tesla sold every car it could build fresh out of the factory. We’re now at the point where the company has actually made too many vehicles. The automaker is obviously aware of this, slashing prices on popular models like the Model Y as inventory piles up. … Read more

Cyberstruck Is The New Cybertruck-Spotting Game That You’re Already Playing

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Cyberstruck Is The New Cybertruck-Spotting Game That You’re Already Playing

Photo: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg What’s better than a collective game? One that doesn’t require sticks or balls or zambonis to play, but is fully distributed — happening everywhere, always, for everyone, like that time Pokemon Go ushered in exactly two weeks of what felt like world peace before the game broke. Now there’s a new collective … Read more

Japanese Banks Are Abandoning Toyota

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Japanese Banks Are Abandoning Toyota

Happy Friday! It’s June 7, 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. 2024 Jeep Wrangler First Drive Review 1st Gear: Japanese Banks Are Abandoning Toyota Toyota’s been in a tough spot … Read more

Tesla Threatens Customer With $50,000 Fine If He Tries To Sell His Cybertruck That Doesn’t Fit In His New Parking Spot

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Tesla Threatens Customer With ,000 Fine If He Tries To Sell His Cybertruck That Doesn’t Fit In His New Parking Spot

The Tesla Cybertruck is unlike most trucks that have come before it, and thus it has attracted a new set of buyers who wouldn’t normally drive a big pickup. Owning and driving a truck that’s over 18 feet long, nearly 8 feet wide, and built like a Frigidaire isn’t for the faint of heart, as … Read more

New, Less Strict Biden EV Rules Incentivize Gas-Burning Trucks And SUVs

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New, Less Strict Biden EV Rules Incentivize Gas-Burning Trucks And SUVs

Happy Thursday! It’s June 6, 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. NIO Scraps Its Most Unique Feature For Its EVs 1st Gear: Biden Administration EV Rollback To Have Even Worse … Read more

Even Tesla’s Earliest Stock Supporters Are Giving Up Hope

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Even Tesla’s Earliest Stock Supporters Are Giving Up Hope

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, June 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. Ultra Cruise is GM’s Answer to Tesla’s So-Called ‘Full Self-Driving’ 1st Gear: Tesla Loses Some Very Early Supporters … Read more

Not Getting Enough Attention In Your Cybertruck? Just Pay $60,000 To Gold Plate It

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Not Getting Enough Attention In Your Cybertruck? Just Pay ,000 To Gold Plate It

Screenshot: Jerry Rig Everything on YouTube Many of the people who bought Tesla Cybertrucks did so because they thought driving a rolling statement piece would make them seem cooler. Unfortunately, every dork with a podcast in every mid-sized town in America thought the same thing, and they’re proving deeply uncool and as poorly constructed as … Read more

Tesla Says Elon Musk Of ‘Tremendous Value’ And Worth $56 Billion Pay

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Tesla Says Elon Musk Of ‘Tremendous Value’ And Worth Billion Pay

Good morning! It’s Monday, June 4, 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. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: Tesla Defends Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Would you say Elon … Read more

Watch The Tesla Cybertruck’s Laggy Steer By Wire System Work

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Watch The Tesla Cybertruck’s Laggy Steer By Wire System Work

Injuring people, bricking after going through a carwash. Multiple off-road embarrassments—the Cybertruck has had a rough first year. And here we are again showing you another example of why the Cybertruck is potentially dangerous to drive. Today’s latest Cybertruck failure comes to us by way of a tweet on X. In the six second video, … Read more