News Opinion (Page 88)

In May, 2015, I had the honor of having my first Tesla car ride. It was in the original Tesla roadster with a friend in California. Let's talk about the Tesla Roadster then, now, and in the future.

Brandenburg State Office for Environment has confirmed Tesla's decision to add a battery plant to the Giga Berlin plans will necessitate a second public review and possibly a public hearing.

When Toyota brought out the Prius two decades ago, the small, efficient vehicle carved out a niche and a cult following for itself. The RAV4 Prime has earned respect in its own right as well with the plucky hybrid cross-over being a very quick grocery getter. For a company that was so early to adopt electric technology, they seem hesitant to swap over fully. Even Dodge seems more excited to make the swap.

According to rumors, Tesla is planning to export made-in-China Model Ys to European customers. Model Y deliveries in Europe could begin as soon as the beginning of Q3 2021.

We compare and contrast the known similarities and differences between the Lexus NX 450h+ plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle and the Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV. Check out our comprehensive comparison/contrast chart.

Elon Musk Tweeted recently that Tesla has only sold 10% of its Bitcoin and will begin accepting it again once mining moves to a higher percentage of renewable energy. Tesla is still holding 90% of its Bitcoin!

We are testing the Michelin CrossClimate2 all-season tires on our Mazda CX-5. Here is the second in our long-term test reports highlighting our observed mileage change.

If your dad has a Wrangler, this service may be right up his alley. The company makes swapping and storing your Jeep Wrangler tops much easier.

Lexus has just launched an updated NX crossover. The big news is that the NX now comes as a plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle. You will also want to know about the infotainment system setup and tires.

25 lucky folks have gotten their Tesla Model S Plaids. I can’t imagine the thrill. I’d have to guess It would be similar to what Ford’s CEO Jim Farley felt behind the wheel of the Mustang Mach E 1400. When Porsche says the Taycan will sprint you to 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds, but you get there in 2.4, it’s probably pretty fantastic, too.

We have some stunning areal footage from up above Giga Shanghai, from YouTube user Jason Yang. It's impressive the sheer amount of infrastructure required for this Giga factory.

With Tesla’s spectacular Model S Plaid event and Ford’s Maverick reveal, it can be hard to remember that we’ve been suffering a shortage of both new and used vehicles. Today, we got sightings of both a Spy-shot Clad Rivian R1S, and a show-room floor Ford Mustang Mach E in the wild. I’d like to think that at least some of the waiting for deliveries on ordered vehicles may finally be coming to an end.

Mazda is using one of man's oldest materials in its newest vehicle. Here's why cork was the company's choice as a trim material in its new electric vehicle.

Tesla recently had its Model S Plaid event last night. The car is one of the safest, fastest, most entertaining, most robust, and most "alien" of any production car ever made. The Tesla Model S Plaid - "It's Alien Technology" - Elon Musk.

Lost in the discussion about public EV charging is simple math. Here’s why the slowest possible EV charging method may be the best option for many situations.

As Tesla moves forward in their quest to bring full self-driving onto the road, companies like GM and Volkswagen are following suit. The HUMMER EV and any Cadillac EV will likely have Super Cruise installed. Tesla has recently started offering paid trials for FSD, and Volkswagen has recently bandied about the concept of offering vehicle autonomy as a premium hourly service.

Tesla is having a Model S Plaid event tonight at its Fremont, CA, factory at 7PM PST. There hasn't been a lot of updates on what is going to be shown here besides the Model S Plaid and I believe Tesla has a chance to surprise on the upside.

Tesla has raised Plaid Model S price by $10,000 hours ahead of the delivery event. This makes earlier rumors suggesting 350KW V4 supercharging and 4680 cells being announced at the delivery event more likely.

A few months ago, Jeep provided us with the Magneto concept vehicle, a fully electric, 2-door Wrangler. Today, Jeep brought the Magneto back in a witty response to the trending #Magneto on Twitter. Lets take a look at this spectacular off-roader and what could be coming to a trail near you!

Tesla, Ford, and Volkswagen all cribbed their most popular EVs from Jaguar's innovative EV crossover design. This year, Jaguar will make meaningful changes to the I-PACE to keep it moving forward.

Recently, Lordstown Motors warned it may not be able to stay in business for another year. This is called a going concern issue, meaning, the company may not be able to meet its financial obligations for the next 12 months. Are they going to go out of business? Are other electric vehicle companies going to face the same issue? Let's find out.

Tesla reported over 33,000 vehicles sold in China and exported for May, 2021. This is higher than what most people expected and also debunks some negative news that was spread recently. Let’s dive into the specifics!

Tesla's application to add a battery plant to Giga Berlin gets scheduled for a final public review. The plans will be available for the public to comment on from June 13 up to July 14.

Mazda's newest sales report held some interesting milestones. Mazda is not just a premium automaker, it is also becoming pretty big.

If you are shopping for a new electric vehicle you may have noticed that inventory is not equally distributed in the US. Here’s why that is.

If you are shopping for tires, Car Talk says to use caution when considering these brands and models.

There was a recent Tweet from the Twitter user, @GordonJohnson19 concerning Ford batteries -vs- Tesla batteries. He said it looks like Ford has an advantage in battery technology. This was after seeing that the Electric Ford F150 Lightning had a larger kWh battery than the Tesla Model 3. Is this true? What's going on here? Let's see!

The Mustang Mach E, Ford’s first commercially available Battery Electric Vehicle, has been a smashing success and a great kick-off for the company’s future of electrification. It’s expected that the Cadillac Lyriq will be out later this year to amaze us with the luxury brand’s first BEV. It’s not just the American manufacturers rolling out EV SUVs either. On June 2nd, Toyota announced the BZ4x, and before that, Subaru promised us the Solterra.

Tesla started selling the Model Y back in April with initial 9 deliveries. And now after 2 months, the company has delivered over 3000 vehicles for the month of May making it the most imported vehicle in the country.

Recently, there has been a lot of bad press against Tesla concerning China. First there was a customer complaining of bad brakes, then a TikTokUser saying their brakes failed. Then there are reports of China sales dropping dramatically. What's true and what's not? We have a lot to cover here!