Rich Rebuilds Salvages $17,000 From $37K Repair Bill for His Rivian R1T and Here's Why
27 Jun 2023, 21:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the youtuber, Rivian and its certified body shops are trying to find ways to make the repairs less expensive.
Driver of Tesla Model Y Who Drove Off a Cliff Blames EV for Crash
22 May 2023, 18:51 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / His wife said he did that on purpose and that he said he would do so. However, she now does not want him to be charged with attempted murder.
BEVs Are Dying Earlier Than They Should – And You Already Know Why
22 May 2023, 12:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / S&P Global Mobility just pointed out that battery electric cars are leaving the US fleet sooner than vehicles with combustion engines.
Thatcham Research Will Investigate Insurance Costs and Peculiarities in Repairing EVs
21 Dec 2022, 11:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The safety body’s main issue will probably be with battery packs: any damage to such components may write off the electric car in question
What If We Are Wrong About Electric Cars? Part 3 – A Safety Discussion
18 Dec 2022, 08:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This series of articles wants to discuss ways to save personal transportation in a sustainable way. That said, BEVs must make sense in terms of safety. Do they?
What If We Are Wrong About Electric Cars? Part 2 – An Environmental Discussion
18 Dec 2022, 08:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This series of articles want to discuss ways to save personal transportation in a sustainable way. That said, BEVs must make environmental sense. Do they?
Regenerative Braking May Be Making Teslas More Prone to Aquaplaning
14 Dec 2022, 17:54 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / To be fair, the Model Y is the one presenting more cases of aquaplaning caused by the substantial speed reduction from the electric motors
What Made a Tesla Model Y Speed Up For 2.6 Km Until Killing Two People in China?
14 Nov 2022, 17:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The crash is under heavy public scrutiny. Although Tesla said the brakes were never pressed, pictures contradict the company.
NHTSA Will Investigate Tesla Crash That Killed Motorcyclist in Draper, Utah
27 Jul 2022, 11:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Landon Embry was 34 years old. The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) is still trying to have access to the videos the Model 3 that hit him recorded.
Autopilot Is Confirmed to Be Involved With Another Death: a Motorcyclist in Utah
25 Jul 2022, 22:14 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Although the police stressed that the driver should be paying attention to the road, automatic emergency braking could have prevented the crash.
New Tesla Fatal Crash in Florida Raises Doubts – Was Autopilot Involved?
7 Jul 2022, 11:29 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / A 66-year-old lady and her 67-year-old passenger died instantly when their 2015 Tesla Model S drove underneath a tractor-trailer
NIO Sedan Falls Off a Building: Chinese Automaker Promises to Reveal What Happened
23 Jun 2022, 10:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is not yet clear if it was an ET7 or an ET5 prototype that fell from the 5th floor of NIO’s headquarters in Shanghai. One passerby was reportedly killed
Revel’s Tesla Model 3 Crash in New York Reminds Us of Taxi Driver Paris Crash
25 May 2022, 12:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / A surveillance video shows the car seemed to be out of control when it crashed a UPS truck in front of Macy’s in Manhattan
NHTSA Will Investigate Tesla Crash that Killed Three People – Autopilot May Be Involved
19 May 2022, 10:01 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The wreck happened on May 12. A 2022 Tesla Model S did not make a turn right and struck a curb and roadwork equipment at 12:45 AM
Tesla Model Y Is Summoned in Air Fair, Crashes Into $3.5 Million Vision Jet
22 Apr 2022, 17:07 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / There is no explanation so far on where and when this happened, only that the Smart Summon got Tesla Vision a bit too far.
Nissan Ariya Crash Tests Show the Attention a High Voltage Battery Pack Deserves
24 Mar 2022, 23:26 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Japanese carmaker even made footage showing the battery pack integrity in a frontal crash. Nissan described what it checks to ensure an EV is safe
Mysterious Tesla Fatal Crash in Missouri Gets Us Asking What Caused It
12 Mar 2022, 19:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / On February 27, Terry L. Siegel’s car stopped in the middle of I-70, causing a crash that claimed his life. NHTSA is already trying to learn what happened.
Rivian R1T Hits Traffic Light Pole and Catches Fire in Irvine, California
11 Feb 2022, 22:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This is not the first crash involving Rivian’s electric pickup truck, but it is undoubtedly the most serious we have seen so far.
Weird Tesla Crash in New York Shows the Dangers of Excess Speed
18 Jan 2022, 09:35 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The circumstances could suggest FSD was involved, but this really seems to be a case of having no idea how to swerve an obstacle at high speed
Shocking Footage Shows What Happens When Tesla Autopilot Fails
21 Dec 2021, 17:03 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The hacker GreenTheOnly shared it on Twitter, and it revealed that the vehicle was in NoP (Navigate on Autopilot) until the very end