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Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is in hot water. He’s apparently facing a no-confidence vote after pressure from the automaker’s worker council over his comment about the need to go electric faster. Diess is among the biggest proponents of accelerating electric vehicle adoption within the legacy auto industry. He has been vocal about his admiration of what Tesla is doing and has pushed for VW…

Today, Tesla has updated its pricing for Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to increase prices across the board once more. The automaker’s cheapest vehicle has now increased in price by over 20% this year alone. Tesla prices have increased widely across the entire lineup in 2021. Last month alone, there were two significant prices increases on Model 3 and Model Y. Now Tesla is starting November with…

New EPA documents reveal the main powertrain upgrades that Tesla applied to the new Model X – higher battery energy density and more powerful motors. With the Model S and Model X refresh, Tesla has remained somewhat opaque regarding some of the changes under the hood. The company revealed its new carbon-wrapped rotor in the Model S Plaid and discussed some battery pack improvements to the new…

Tesla and Hertz are reportedly in the middle of a disagreement over how fast the former can deliver the 100,000 electric cars that the rental company ordered. Last week, Hertz announced that they ordered 100,000 Tesla vehicles, then partnered with Uber to provide 50,000 of them to their drivers with an option for 100,000 more. It sent Tesla’s stock surging significantly until CEO Elon Musk…