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A new car built based on the Tesla Model 3 chassis and components combines the Model 3’s parts with the second generation Roadster’s sports car characteristics and the Tesla Cybertruck’s angular design.

Recently, General Motors backtracked on its stance regarding plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. Back in 2019 GM ended production of its only PHEV model, the Chevy Volt, claiming that full EVs were its path forward. But oh how things have changed!

When initially teasing the Cybertruck’s design, Elon Musk said it looks like “an armored personnel carrier from the future.” Now, a new Cybertruck modification pushes the Cybertruck in that direction as the truck gets fitted with tank threads.

2024 was dubbed the year of the Cybertruck as Tesla started delivering the revolutionary all-electric truck. However, Apple’s Vision Pro release has taken the thunder away from the Cybertruck. Now, Elon Musk gives his two cents about the Apple Vision Pro.

With the last remaining Chevrolet Bolts quickly being purchased from dealers, Chevrolet is close to being out of the personal EV business - temporarily.

In the purchase agreement, Tesla makes all new Cybertruck owners sign, and the EV maker explicitly bans anyone from selling their Cybertruck on the secondary market for a year. However, there are Cybertrucks for sale for as much as $275,000.

This week, Aptera updated its production timeline and announced that some new funding has been secured.

A new Cybertruck owner has put Tesla's claims about the Cybertruck’s “shatter-resistant” glass to the test. During his test, the Tesla owner throws a steel ball directly onto the Cybertruck’s windows using considerable force without the glass shattering.

A new video shows a person using Apple’s latest Vision Pro headset while in his Tesla. The person is able to monitor his supercharging session in one window while editing a video on another while monitoring his X feed at the same time.

A new video pits an electrified version of the original military Humvee against a Foundation Series Tesla Cybertruck. A bizarre twist sees the two off-road vehicles competing to see which vehicles can bake cookies the fastest.

A Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted hauling 10,000 lbs of recycled Nickel and Lithium at Redwood Materials’ facility in Nevada. In addition to doing real work, the Cybertruck was transporting the same components the truck is made out of.

A new footage shows a Tesla Cybertruck being used to charge an electric tractor on a vineyard. The Cybertruck’s paintless ultra-tough stainless steel exoskeleton & other off-roading features make the Cybertruck the perfect vehicle for use on farmland.

A new vehicle has just been added to the Mazda lineup.

Tesla’s Sentry Mode captures a video of a woman completely demolishing a Tesla Model S Plaid using a box cutter. The owner, in response, has offered a $1,000 bounty for anyone with information that could reveal her identity.

More than once I have written about how some media sources get things wrong about EV sales trends in the US. Declines are primarily due to cost, not lack of interest. Plenty of people still want EVs and it isn’t just the “early adopters”, either.

A new video captures the moment three Tesla vehicles, a Model S, a Model 3, and a Model X, pile up together on the highway. The violent crash reveals what happens when the safest vehicles in the world collide.

Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) theoretically give drivers the best of both worlds, in terms of propulsion, enabling local driving on electricity and the ability to use gas for longer trips. PHEVs should also ease drivers’ range concerns, in winter especially.

Unfortunately, a new Tesla Cybertruck owner has been the victim of the first random act of vandalism less than 24 hours after getting his all-electric truck. The Cybertruck’s shatter-resistant glass and exoskeleton stop the perpetrator in his tracks.

During Tesla’s latest earnings call, the EV maker revealed all Cybertruck production for the rest of 2024 is already sold out. Unlike the fully refundable $100 deposit, 2024 production is reserved by people who put down $2,500 non-refundable deposits.

Tesla has joined the chorus of voices trying hard to explain that the “EV segment” is not as rosy as EVangelists pretend it to be.

In a new review video, Consumer Reports rips into the new Chevy Blazer EV in one of the most negative reviews we have ever seen from any respectable publication. 

In response to a video showing the recently released FSD v12 doing intricate maneuvers around fallen-down traffic cones, Elon Musk has announced, “FSD version 12 is a breakthrough.” FSD v12 also finally knows how to park at the end of a trip.

Having an electric vehicle charger installed can be an intimidating process. Emporia aims to simplify the process by offering shoppers installation services, not just electric vehicle charging equipment. 

Elon Musk is called the real-life Tony Stark and now a new Cybertruck wrap and modification package makes the Cybertruck look eerily similar to Iron Man’s suit. We believe this is the best Cybertruck color to date.

In the past year, Tesla has adopted a much more assertive advertisement strategy. In line with this change, Tesla has posted a new commercial video showing a Ford F-150 stranded by the roadside requiring charging assistance from a Tesla Cybertruck.

Public electric vehicle charging is a challenge with a very simple solution. If America wants to solve the problem of overcrowded and often broken chargers, here is the no-cost solution we can implement today.

In a new video, the first person to spend the night camped inside a Tesla Cybertruck documents the challenges of sleeping inside the all-electric truck. The Cybertruck, despite its size, is sadly the worst Tesla to camp in.

Zack Nelson from the popular YouTube channel JerryRigEverything has conducted an experiment to determine how far the Cybertruck is able to drive while towing its max payload capacity of 11,000 lbs in the cold.

I have tested electric vehicles from nearly every brand for over a decade in harsh winter conditions. Here are the truths, the lies, and the myths about how EVs work in winter clarified. 

Tesla has sent out an engineer who drove 800 miles to fulfill the wishes of a man with terminal cancer with only 3 to 12 months to live. The man is seen with a big smile as he gets his wish to experience the Cybertruck before he passes away.