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Tesla retroactively added 'supervised' to FSD contracts owners signed years ago

Tesla has retroactively modified “Full Self-Driving” purchase agreements to add “supervised” language that did not exist when owners originally bought the product. In some cases, the original documents have been made entirely inaccessible. Electrek has confirmed the issue with multiple owners. The contracts in question were signed between 2016 and early 2024, when Tesla sold the package as…
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Tesla Semi tackles the Grapevine with a loaded trailer, leaves fleet operator 'amazed'

Covenant Logistics, one of the largest trucking companies in the US with a fleet of over 2,600 tractors, completed a two-week evaluation of the Tesla Semi in California — including a loaded run over the notorious Grapevine pass on I-5. The company’s VP of Sustainability and Innovation, Matt McLelland, said the driver “was amazed at the performance of the Tesla Semi and felt a level of…
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Kia's affordable EVs are catching on fast, but this could be the one to sell like 'hotcakes'

Kia credited its growing lineup of mass-market EVs and hybrid SUVs after posting its third straight month of sales growth in May. The Kia EV2 is poised to sell like hotcakes The Korean automaker sold 277,715 vehicles last month, up 2.7% from May 2025, marking Kia’s third straight month of year-over-year global sales growth. Kia’s SUVs and electrified vehicles led the demand, including the…
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We could all learn from Australia's brewing movement to tax gas

During a global moment where oil prices are spiking tremendously, a movement to increase gas taxes is brewing in Australia. And if it does succeed, it could provide a template that could help other countries not only fund their own prosperity, but reduce the tremendous damage done by fossil fuels. At issue are Australia’s exports of petroleum gas, largely in the form of liquified methane. While…
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