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A Thought for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers – Introduce a Special Reserve Mode
A Thought for Electric Vehicle Manufacturers – Introduce a Special Reserve Mode

25 Dec 2021, 18:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Motorcycle manufacturers used to have a reserve mode on their fuel petcock valves. This is why I think the idea would work for EVs as well

 
What Is Happening to Car Design These Days?
What Is Happening to Car Design These Days?

25 Dec 2021, 17:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Some people complain that young folks are giving up on cars. With designs like the ones we are seeing, that does not surprise us.

 
Hey, Dear Santa, I Have Already Cooked Up My Christmas Shopping List for 2022
Hey, Dear Santa, I Have Already Cooked Up My Christmas Shopping List for 2022

25 Dec 2021, 11:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / I loved every bit of Chevrolet's tearjerker Christmas commercial featuring a cool 1966 Chevy Impala, but I still prefer the new car smell over anything else

 
Decorate Your House for Christmas, But Do Keep an Eye Out for Teslas on FSD
Decorate Your House for Christmas, But Do Keep an Eye Out for Teslas on FSD

20 Dec 2021, 12:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / An image posted online by a Tesla Model 3 owner is food for thought for anyone who has or is about to decorate their homes for the winter season

 
Toyota Became the Coolest OEM on the Battery EV Block In Just One Swift Blow
Toyota Became the Coolest OEM on the Battery EV Block In Just One Swift Blow

19 Dec 2021, 11:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / No less than 30 new BEVs are targeted for release before 2030, and Lexus will become fully sustainable sometime by 2035. But, oh, the concepts!

 
Blowing Up Your Tesla Model S With 66 Lbs of Dynamite Is a Strange Form of Protest
Blowing Up Your Tesla Model S With 66 Lbs of Dynamite Is a Strange Form of Protest

19 Dec 2021, 07:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Finnish owner was quoted €20,000 for a battery pack replacement, so he decided to take his 2013 Tesla and blow it up instead

 
Lewis and Toto Showed Us How Not To Behave When Things Do Not Go Your Way
Lewis and Toto Showed Us How Not To Behave When Things Do Not Go Your Way

18 Dec 2021, 20:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Two important figures in motorsport decided to skip the season-ending prize giving-gala. While they may or may not get a penalty, it is not about money here

 
Mad Genius Elon Musk Is Absolutely the Right Choice for Person of the Year 2021
Mad Genius Elon Musk Is Absolutely the Right Choice for Person of the Year 2021

14 Dec 2021, 06:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / TIME names Musk Person of the Year and there’s already some controversy. But the title is an acknowledgment of one’s impact on our world, good and bad

 
The One Thing You Cannot Skimp on When Buying Your Next Vehicle
The One Thing You Cannot Skimp on When Buying Your Next Vehicle

12 Dec 2021, 02:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Most people do not think of something when they are looking for their next vehicle. Sadly, that thing might be the biggest difference in their lives

 
Off-Roaders Are on Fire or Freezingly Cool These Days. Even the Pint-Sized Ones
Off-Roaders Are on Fire or Freezingly Cool These Days. Even the Pint-Sized Ones

11 Dec 2021, 11:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sometimes, the automotive world is as quirky as it gets. With a little help, of course, from aftermarket outlets, artists, or London supercar spotters

 
"FSD Beta Attempts to Kill Me," and That's Not Even the Worst Part
"FSD Beta Attempts to Kill Me," and That's Not Even the Worst Part

11 Dec 2021, 10:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tesla Motors Club forum member questions FSD Beta reliability after very close call and others seem to mirror his feelings

 
Tesla's 2016 Video May Be Eerily Similar to a Now-Famous Nikola One Truck Video
Tesla's 2016 Video May Be Eerily Similar to a Now-Famous Nikola One Truck Video

10 Dec 2021, 19:54 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While Trevor Milton is being sued for making a truck with no motor descend a slope as if it did, Tesla got no backlash for presenting an AV that never was

 
Earth Is Getting an Indestructible Black Box to Document Its Own Destruction
Earth Is Getting an Indestructible Black Box to Document Its Own Destruction

8 Dec 2021, 11:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Earth Black Box is already recording and will continue to do so, storing data for the next 50 years for future generations or whoever comes next

 
Tesla’s Issue With Repeater Cameras Reminds Me of MCUs and Lemon Laundering
Tesla’s Issue With Repeater Cameras Reminds Me of MCUs and Lemon Laundering

7 Dec 2021, 22:14 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / CNBC has checked internal Tesla documents distributed in late November and talked to former and current Tesla employees about it

 
This $20 Helmet Could Have Prevented 1,4 Million Fatalities in the Last 12 Years
This $20 Helmet Could Have Prevented 1,4 Million Fatalities in the Last 12 Years

4 Dec 2021, 02:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The FIA has accomplished to create a safe and affordable helmet and has begun distributing it. This could have saved a million lives, just in the last 12 years

 
Polestar Is Secretly Crushing Mercedes, BMW and Audi in Terms of EV Design, and Here’s Why
Polestar Is Secretly Crushing Mercedes, BMW and Audi in Terms of EV Design, and Here’s Why

3 Dec 2021, 15:42 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / As a subsidiary of Volvo, Polestar has remained even keeled with regards to how they design their cars, unlike Germany’s largest automakers

 
What Should You Consider Before Buying an EV?
What Should You Consider Before Buying an EV?

28 Nov 2021, 22:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If you think it is enough that it can be charged, you may be on the verge of making a lousy deal. These are things you should have in mind.

 
Simon Cowell Broke His Back, Learned the Difference Between e-Bike and Electric Motorcycle
Simon Cowell Broke His Back, Learned the Difference Between e-Bike and Electric Motorcycle

28 Nov 2021, 07:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Humbled but not deterred, the television personality says he has few regrets about the back-breaking accident. But he’ll not ride motorcycles again

 
Another View on ULEZ Charges – Are They a Tax for Those Who Cannot Afford a New Vehicle?
Another View on ULEZ Charges – Are They a Tax for Those Who Cannot Afford a New Vehicle?

27 Nov 2021, 13:52 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / You are surely aware of the existence of ULEZ charges and how they are applied. Are they just a way to further tax those who cannot afford a newer vehicle?

 
Honda’s Plan for Zero Traffic Collision Deaths Is All About Tech, Ignores Everything Else
Honda’s Plan for Zero Traffic Collision Deaths Is All About Tech, Ignores Everything Else

25 Nov 2021, 15:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Honda announced its commitment to developing technologies that could help bring road collision fatalities to zero by 2050, doesn't account for many factors