Tesla is facing new claims of cars accelerating by themselves after several accidents in China — especially a recent one that resulted in two deaths and several people injured. Earlier this year, we reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that it is looking into claims that Tesla vehicles have a defect leading to “sudden unintended…

Tesla deployed a new urban Supercharger V3 in Berlin and promises to deploy more urban Supercharger stations to support growth in Europe. At first, Tesla’s Supercharger network aimed at enabling long-distance travel between major urban areas by strategically positioning the charging station along major highways. However, as Tesla started releasing cheaper vehicles, more apartment dwellers who…

Nikola Motors and its founder, Trevor Milton, are scrambling to save face after a research report exposed years of deception. This follows their new deal with GM, who doesn’t seem very concerned about their new partners’ past deception. If you have been following our coverage of Nikola Motors, you know that we have been highly skeptical of the company for some time From the patent trolling…

Tesla is reportedly in talks to secure a nickel supply for batteries produced in a carbon-neutral way from a Canadian mining company called Giga Metals. During Tesla’s last earnings call in July, CEO Elon Musk pleaded with mining companies to increase their nickel production: Well, I’d just like to re-emphasize, any mining companies out there, please mine more nickel. Okay. Wherever you are…