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News Opinion

Opinion on auto industry news. Opinion on cars and new vehicles.

By Tinsae Aregay on May 31, 2022 - 7:48PM
Today Elon Musk has confirmed the new 50% more powerful, 9000-ton Giga Press, which will finish assembly in 2 weeks, will be used to build the Cybertruck's body.
By John Goreham on May 31, 2022 - 10:50AM
Those wishing the Land Rover Defender was a bigger vehicle have their prayers answered.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 31, 2022 - 12:56AM
Elon Musk has doubled down on his standoff with the Indian government saying, Tesla will not build a factory in the country unless it is first allowed to sell & service its cars.
By John Goreham on May 30, 2022 - 2:15PM
Elon Musk has been amping up his feuds with one political party’s politicians. Will activist shoppers avoid buying the best EVs made in America?
By John Goreham on May 30, 2022 - 1:31PM
Automakers cannot get enough of Star Wars marketing tie-ins. Here’s what Obi-Wan and Volkswagen have in common.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 28, 2022 - 2:38PM
Last month through leaked text messages between Bill Gates and Elon Musk we learned that the former Microsft CEO has a massive $500 million short position in Tesla. And now Musk says Gates' Tesla short position has grown to $1.5 to $2 billion and revealed that it gives him trust issues.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 27, 2022 - 12:23PM
The Democratic party and Elon Musk have been going through a rough patch as of late. And now, in response to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision to replace her Tesla Model 3 with a union-built EV, Musk has responded by insinuating she is a puppet for unions.
By John Goreham on May 27, 2022 - 9:36AM
We drive and review the all-new Kia EV6, and find that the newest battery electric vehicle from Kia has broad appeal.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 26, 2022 - 4:37PM
Tesla investors have been frustrated with the performance of the EV maker's stock since CEO Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter. However, Musk now says he warned investors that Tesla's stock was too high.
By John Goreham on May 25, 2022 - 9:13AM
Two great cars: the Ioniq 6 and the Model 3 would make very poor robotaxis. Here’s why.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 24, 2022 - 4:50PM
Previously Elon Musk has said Tesla will be using a new more powerful Giga press to build the Cybertruck. And now Tesla's Giga Press supplier, IDRA has revealed the new 9000-ton Giga Press will be completed in 3 weeks.
By John Goreham on May 24, 2022 - 3:01PM
A mobile electric car charging company we think may be headed for major success has just received a big influx of funding.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 24, 2022 - 11:29AM
According to a new research paper published by Tesla's battery research team head by Jeff Dahn, the group has discovered a new nickel battery chemistry that can last 100 years. The new battery couples the high energy density of nickel batteries with the long life cycle of lithium iron phosphate cells.
By John Goreham on May 24, 2022 - 9:34AM
Honda has released new images of the all-new CR-V. Here’s What we know.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 23, 2022 - 9:04AM
At his latest appearance on Jay Leno's Garage, Ford CEO Jim Farley admitted he convinced his colleagues to increase F-150 Lightning production from 20,000 to 150,000 vehicles a year by pointing to Tesla's production plans at Giga Texas.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 20, 2022 - 3:21PM
Yesterday, I reported on a suspiciously large Tesla short position opened before Bussiness Insider's Elon Musk sexual misconduct story came out. The short position bet large sums of money on Tesla stock falling 11% prior to the Bussiness Insider story. And today, that suspicious short-seller has made 1400% profit in a day.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 20, 2022 - 12:55AM
A few hours ago, Bussiness Insider published a story detailing alleged sexual misconduct by Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. However, several hours prior to this news, there were indications of "unusual" short-seller activity on Tesla stock.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 19, 2022 - 10:57AM
Tesla's Texas Gigafactory, although the largest building in the world, is still slightly less than a mile long. And now Musk says the EV maker will be extending Giga Texas to make it an even mile. Musk also explains the practical reason why Tesla's factories need to be so large.
By John Goreham on May 19, 2022 - 10:00AM
We review the 2022 Mazda3 2.5 Turbo and find that it checks off all the boxes.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 17, 2022 - 7:44PM
Elon Musk at his latest appearance at the All-In Conference has revealed that he got the idea for Model Y front and rear casting from the manufacturing process of toys. This is yet another example of Musk's first principles ethos and why the EV maker is leading the industry.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 17, 2022 - 2:59PM
Elon Musk is no fan of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the past, Musk has called the SEC Short Seller Enriching Commission. However, now Musk is calling on the SEC to open an investigation on Twitter, after agreeing to buy the social media platform for $44 billion.
By John Goreham on May 17, 2022 - 2:38PM
Acura has just made it even easier for first-time premium vehicle shoppers to buy a CPO car or crossover. Here’s what makes the Acura CPO proram special.
By John Goreham on May 17, 2022 - 2:19PM
The new Acura is rolling off its Ohio production line. Here’s when it arrives at your local dealer.
By John Goreham on May 17, 2022 - 10:53AM
In a podcast episode this week, Consumer Reports reveals what makes its reporting different from most of its peers.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 16, 2022 - 7:45PM
Tesla FSD Beta is currently showing rapid progress. And now Elon Musk says Tesla's FSD beta will be released to 1 million vehicles before the end of the year.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 14, 2022 - 7:17PM
In an update to the company's online configurator, Tesla has now stopped taking new reservations for the Cybertruck. The move comes on the heels of Elon Musk announcing the futuristic truck is sold out until 2027.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 14, 2022 - 4:32PM
Last December, after selling out within hours, Tesla has now brought back the Cybertruck-inspired whistle to the company's online shop. However, this time the Cyberwhistle can only be purchased using Doge Coin.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 14, 2022 - 11:34AM
Elon Musk has called for an end to the war against plastic straws. Given he is the founder of Tesla, a company perhaps doing the most to clean up our environment, this was a bit of a head scratcher. However, Musk's words point to a larger critique of society.
By Tinsae Aregay on May 14, 2022 - 5:14AM
Tesla's FSD beta testers are thrilled with the latest version of FSD software and asked Elon Musk if it's time to release FSD to all Tesla drivers. Musk, however, said he still believes the software "needs more work."