Elon Musk spoke at a campaign event for Germany’s controversial Alternative für Deutschland, or Alternative for Germany (AfD), party over the weekend, ahead of an upcoming election in the country next month. On Saturday, AfD candidate Alice Weidel posted a video broadcast of the event on X, which included a Read more
Uber is committed to an all-EV future. But driving for Uber will be “a good gig” for another 10 years, the CEO says, then cars go automated.
Tesla is refusing to do the right thing about ‘Full Self-Driving’ package transfers and instead holds its own incapacity to deliver the package over the head of its owners. more…
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is putting the new, 600 km Volvo FM Electric semi truck through its paces as they work to decarbonize their emergency vehicle fleet and keep Australia safe from the devastating effects of wildfires. more…
Last week’s inauguration of President Trump stole the headlines, but it wasn’t the only big election news — a supermajority of workers at BlueOval SK voted to file a petition last week with the National Labor Relations Board to unite with the UAW. more…
Political policies come and go, but total cost of ownership will always trump politics when it comes to managing a commercial fleet. As if to illustrate that point, Canada’s first-ever class 4 medium duty battery electric dump truck was deployed this week! more…
The 8,800-pound electric truck just beat one of the longest-driving sedans in a range test. But that range comes at a price.
So many of the fun electric go-karts I’ve found while window-shopping on Alibaba have been of the child-sized variety. To be fair, I’m not opposed to folding my body in ways it shouldn’t in service of a good time, but it’d be nice to get the same experience while maintaining Read more
Several German businesses such as energy supplier Badenova, house construction company Viebrock, and drugstore chain Rossmann have expressed their intention to steer clear of new Tesla vehicles over Elon Musk’s actions and statements. Swearing off Tesla: Badenova board member Hans-Martin Hellebrand criticized Elon Musk’s activities, as they are allegedly weakening Read more
A Tesla Autopilot engineer teased the company’s progress in autonomy after some barbs at Full Self-Driving from a user seemed to commend Waymo in comparison to the suite that the automaker has been developing for years. Tesla’s competitors in the autonomy space are plentiful, but a handful have developed platforms Read more