After a never-ending stream of delays, Tesla finally started delivering its Cybertruck to buyers across America over the past year. However, the automaker may wish it pushed the deliveries back by a few hours to give it time to clear the junk out the six-figure trucks it was dropping off at excited buyers. Tesla Had … Read more
We asked our readers earlier this week to name the worst concept cars ever showcased by an automaker. Readers submitted various answers ranging from the Tesla Cybertruck and its smashed windows to a defense of the very concept of a concept car. However, most comments highlighted the most hideous wheeled machines produced by a manufacturer. … Read more
A Tesla Semi truck has crashed in California causing its battery pack to burst into flames and spew toxic fumes over I-80. First responders in the area closed the highway in both directions as they waited for the truck to burn out. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived The Tesla truck was driving in northern California … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, August 19, 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: Ford Recalls 85,000 Cop Cars Over Engine Fire Fears Of all … Read more
A Tesla Cybertruck with a machine gun fitted to its roof was paraded across social media this weekend by Russian forces. It’s a pretty terrifying sight to behold, especially as it’s in the hands of Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, who is the leader of Russia’s forces in the Chechnya region. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived … Read more
Image: Tesla The Tesla Cybertruck’s long promised range extender has finally arrived. It’ll get owners more range, but the price for it is almost as big as the extender itself. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived The range extender was originally mentioned around the time customer deliveries of the Cybertruck started in November 2023. Back then, … Read more
Image: Tesla If you need another reminder of just how bad Tesla’s sales slowdown is, just look for a random field or parking lot like this one in Florida that’s become a storage lot for Model 3s. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived First spotted by the Drive via Reddit, a random, overgrown field in North … Read more
Photo: Mercedes-Benz The depreciation of electric vehicles is far steeper than data showed just last year. EVs can now lose up to half their value over a single year, based on recent observations. This is a sharp shift from when electric cars were projected in December 2023 to lose half their value in three years. … Read more
Image: Carmax The used car market has been an up-and-down mess since at least 2020, with reduced new car inventory pushing more buyers into pre-owned purchases, which reduced the revolving supply of trade-ins. This perfect storm of pandemic-induced chip-shortage used car inflation appears to finally be subsiding. According to a new report from Edmunds Q2 … Read more
WIRED has been writing about Elon Musk—he of the electric cars, space rockets, tunnel-boring machines, implantable brain interfaces, Mars mission, and internet shitposting—for a long time. He’s always been unpredictable. And yet the most shocking part of his two-hour interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, broadcast live on X earlier this week, may just … Read more
