The Dawn Project, a group that runs ads attacking Tesla’s full self-driving system, has received a letter from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) demanding that it cease using its logo in advertising, which Dawn Project did in contravention of US federal law in its Super Bowl ad aired this weekend.
The Dawn Project is run by Dan O’Dowd, CEO of a software company which sells…
The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning has made its way overseas. Ford announced that the first F-150 Lightning pickup had been delivered in Norway, its first market outside North America.
Ford delivers its first F-150 Lightning in Norway
Ford’s electric pickup is going…
Tesla is planning to build a new world’s largest Supercharger station, and it might give us a glimpse at the future of electric car charging.
There’s no doubt that Tesla has the best charging network, the Supercharger network, but it still has room to improve.
It’s…
A “Battery Storage EV Charging Superhub” is launching in Dallas – here’s how the fast chargers with battery storage work.
XCharge North America opened its headquarters and 3,500-square-foot factory in Kyle, Texas, in August 2023, and it was there that it launched the first of what it claims is the US’s “first truly battery-integrated electric vehicle charger.”
Its parent company…
Jimmie Johnson's Legacy Motor Club joins Extreme E, but Nascar champ will miss the first X Prix
February 13, 2024
Ahead of the start of Season 4 this week, Extreme E has closed out its competitive grid with the addition of its final team, led by seven-time Nascar Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson. Legacy Motor Club will make its Extreme E debut at the upcoming Desert X Prix event in…
As BYD expands overseas, its latest target could spell trouble for Hyundai and Kia. BYD plans to sell electric cars in South Korea within the first half of this year. Its affordable EVs will compete with the Hyundai IONIQ 5, Kona Electric, and Kia EV6 on the South Korean…
Electric bike riders in California who don’t already hold a traditional car driver’s license may soon have a new option (or requirement) on their hands: an electric bike license.
California Assemblywoman Tasha Boerner introduced the new bill just before the weekend, designed to help provide more safety and structure around young or unlicensed e-bike riders in the state.
The bill would ban…
There’s gonna be a Tesla ad full of lies that will play the Superbowl today, but it isn’t coming from Tesla.
After years of resisting, Tesla has started to advertise over the last year.
Recently, the automaker has ramped up its advertising effort with more ads on X and…
Driverless Waymo car vandalized and set on fire in San Francisco
February 12, 2024
Yesterday evening, an autonomous Waymo car was set on a fire in San Francisco. The moment was captured and recorded on social media by several bystanders.
According to one eyewitness account from Michael Vandi provided to The Autopian, people were setting off fireworks…
Tesla announces a new temporary discount on Model Y
February 12, 2024
Tesla has announced a new temporary price cut on Model Y in the US – a new strategy for the automaker.
Over the last few months, Tesla has had many price changes in several different markets, but not in the US.
Prices had finally stabilized in Tesla’s home market.
But now the automaker is discounting Model Y, its most popular vehicle, but only temporarily.
Tesla added this new note on its…
