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Tesla is in the process of massively expanding vehicle production. And of these expansion projects, the latest one is Tesla's new factory in Mexico. Giga Mexico is expected to produce vehicles built on Tesla's next-generation, much more efficient, Gen-3 platform. And today, Elon Musk has confirmed that Giga Mexico will use less water per vehicle than any other car factory in the world.

We make the case that the Tesla Model Y makes a perfect livery vehicle.

It recently occurred to me, after my neighbor bought a Toyota Rav 4 Prime plug-in hybrid (PHEV), to research certain differences (mainly in efficiency and performance) between it and my Kia Sorento PHEV. This has led me to a somewhat surprising supposition: I think the larger and heavier Sorento PHEV is a little more efficient, on battery power, than the Rav 4 Prime (note: the Toyota gets 4 mpg better, combined, on gas).

We use the Lectron 48-amp V-box to charge the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning. Here’s how it went.

Elon Musk says Tesla will start utilizing the inward-facing cabin camera to detect occupants. And if the camera detects passengers, Tesla will keep the car “on” for entertainment & comfort even if the driver has locked the car and walked away.

According to insurance registration data for the Chinese market released today, in the week between March 20 and 26, Tesla insurance registrations totaled 15,886 vehicles. This pushes Tesla’s insured vehicles in Q1 2023 up to March 26 to 126,000 vehicles. This is already higher than the previous quarterly record Tesla set in Q3 2022 delivering over 122,000 vehicles.

The 2023 Ford F-150 Lighting is a straightforward vehicle to charge. Don’t let high-end charging options deter you from buying what can be an effortless vehicle to own.

In our initial report, we overview the Falken ZIEX CT60 A/S and provide our early impressions of this value-oriented crossover tire.

The Cybertruck has seen several improvements since it was unveiled back in 2019. One of those improvements targeted at the truck's practicality and maneuverability is 4-wheel steering. And today, in response to a new video of a preproduction beta Cybertruck showing off its agility in Californian streets, Elon Musk has suggested that the Cybertruck will be easier to maneuver than the Model Y.

We take the 2023 Mazda CX-50 Turbo Premium Plus to the muddiest area we can find to see how this grand touring crossover fares where the pavement ends.

It has been more than two years since Tesla last delivered the Model S and X to China. This has undoubtedly disappointed a lot of prospective buyers, however, the wait is finally over as a ship has unloaded thousands of refreshed Model S & X vehicles in mainland China.

In recent times, Tesla has been massively increasing vehicle production and in order to keep demand in line with the added capacity, the EV maker has been cutting vehicle prices and offering incentives to entice new buyers. And today, Tesla has added a new incentive for Model S & X buyers in the form of 10,000 free supercharging miles.

Last week Tesla released FSD Beta v11.3 to Tesla owners in the company's Early Access program. This is the last major FSD update and has brought vector spaces and the use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. In addition, V11 also replaced manually written codes with neural nets for highway driving. And today, after bug fixes Tesla has released FSD Beta v11.3.3 to the wider public.

Tesla officially inaugurated Giga Berlin only 11 months ago. However, today, the EV maker has announced that the plant has reached a Model Y production rate of 5000 vehicles a week. This gives Giga Berlin an annualized production rate of 250,000 vehicles per year.

Cathie Wood and her firm ARK Invest are famous for their optimistic Tesla prediction. According to the firm's latest analysis, ARK has a $1,500 price target for the EV maker's shares. However, despite the bullish call, ARK has offloaded a notable proportion of the firm's Tesla holdings from two of its funds.

The Tesla Cybertruck is still imaginary but may become a reality in late 2023 for a small number of owners. Here are some features Cybertruck buyers will likely forgo that they could have in a Ford F-150 Lighting today.

I like big frunks, and I cannot lie...Here is why you will love the Ford F-150 Lightning's front cargo space.

New data shows that the Tesla Model 3 is a used car with values dropping like a stone. Prices have dropped by five digits in just six months.

Electric vehicle fans and owners will make EVs work in winter by adapting to and overcoming obstacles, just like all vehicle owners do. Of course the 2023 Ford F-150 Lighting works in winter.

We compare the cost to power the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup truck to that of the F-150 Hybrid 4X4 in an EV-friendly state. The result surprised us.

Standard, “self-charging” hybrid vehicle sales are higher than they have ever been in the US. Automakers are planning on making many more of them, branching out to include new pickup, SUV and minivan hybrid offerings in recent years. But there’s a big problem brewing for hybrid vehicle sales in the US: several states have already committed to selling only new plug-in vehicles by 2035.

According to data released by China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), in the month of February, the Model Y has become the best-selling SUV in China. And even more impressively, the Model Y was able to beat not only battery-electric vehicles but also internal-combustion vehicles with a significantly lower starting price.

We run down the list of special equipment that makes the 2023 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Rebel stand out in the crowd.

In Car and Driver’s latest ranking of compact SUVs, the 2023 CX-5 and the CX-50 both earn a very high spot.

We update our ongoing long-term test of the Falken WildPeak A/T Trail tires and find an interesting change in our fuel efficiency. Here are our one-year impressions of this impressive tire.

Elon Musk has received a $1.7 million award from Tesla as part of a company-wide patent incentive program. Tesla awarded this prize to Musk in a form of an option to buy 10,500 Tesla shares at an average price of $4.73.

What is a compliance car you ask? I’ll link to a definition later in this article but basically it is an alternative fuel vehicle that is either designed or intended for limited sales. The Kia EV6 electric crossover almost certainly is not intended to be a compliance vehicle, however its sales in the US are beginning to make it look more and more like one.

The 2023 Cadillac CT-4 V-Series Blackwing is a halo car that shows just how good GM is at stealing another competitor’s cheese.

Tesla, in the last 2 months has announced it will be building 2 new factories - one adjacent to Giga Nevada, and another in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. However, despite the already aggressive expansion plans, an Indonesian official has confirmed talks to build an EV plant are ongoing and that Giga Mexico doesn't change Tesla's plant to build a factory in Asia.

Although by now it might seem that Tesla is issuing a recall for its vehicles every other week, most recalls are benign software issues addressed by an over-the-air software update. However, today, Tesla has issued a rare physical recall for improperly torqued bolts fastening the second-row seat back of the Model Y.