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LondonCNN — As many as 800 activists gathered outside Tesla’s factory near Berlin Friday to protest its expansion plans, and some of them clashed with police as they attempted to break into the plant. “There are currently 800 activists on the Tesla Gigafactory site as part of the Disrupt Tesla...

New YorkCNN — Tesla has settled a high-profile case that was set to put the electric car company and its controversial automated-driving system on trial starting Monday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Jury selection was set to begin Monday in a wrongful death suit filed by the...

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized one of the most significant pieces of its ambitious climate agenda: new tailpipe rules for passenger cars and trucks that will decisively push the US auto market toward electric vehicles and hybrids. Story Here...

We had some pretty strong winds in SoCal today. This popped up on my Neighborhood App.

The organization also rated hands-free highway driving systems from Ford and Nissan as “poor.” General Motors’ hands-free system, Super Cruise, was rated as “marginal.” Only Lexus’s Teammate with Advanced Drive system received a rating of “acceptable.” Even that rating, though, is still one step...

Back in 2019, Elon Musk made an astonishing claim for Tesla vehicles. Tesla cars, he said, would go up in value, not down, after purchase. The reason for that is Tesla’s full self-driving capability that, Musk has said, requires only some additional software updates and regulatory approval...

In Europe, Napoleon played a central role. In the US, Henry Ford often gets the credit, but that’s actually wrong. It goes much further back than Ford. Not only does traffic on the right pre-date cars, it pre-dates the establishment of the United States...

New YorkCNN — Fisker, the electric vehicle company founded by auto designer Henrik Fisker, announced in its fourth quarter earnings Thursday that it might not have enough money to survive another year. https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/01/business/ev-maker-fisker-says-it-may-go-out-of-business/index.html

Taylor Swift’s boyfriend’s team won!

Mostly a Tesla thing That suggests there may be something about Teslas that’s causing people to crash more than other cars. But LexisNexis researchers had previously noticed similar trends in China, where there are many more EVs – including more that aren’t Teslas. The increase in incidents is...

New YorkCNN — Tesla reported record quarterly sales in the final three months of last year, but it wasn’t enough for it to hang onto its title as the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles. Story here: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/02/business/tesla-sales-q4/index.html

Count down to 2024 Anderson Cooper loses it as John Mayer dials in from surprising location. Watch it here: https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2024/01/01/john-mayer-cat-bar-anderson-cooper-andy-cohen-new-years-eve-hnk-vpx.cnn

New problem started 3 days ago. The FM station I listen to for traffic started having caching issue. It works for awhile the starts acting up. The play arrow will often become a spinning wheel. When the voice starts coming through again it will often repeat a sentence twice. It's not a station...

Tesla recalls 2 million vehicles to limit use of Autopilot feature after nearly 1,000 crashes New YorkCNN — Tesla is recalling nearly all 2 million of its cars on US roads to limit the use of its Autopilot feature after a review of nearly 1,000 crashes in which the feature was engaged. The...

No wonder Tesla insurance is so high. One accident took out a couple truckloads.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/business/why-ev-charging-is-still-such-a-pain/index.html A lack of chargers remains the biggest complaint, though, said Gruber. There are about 144,000 public EV chargers in the United States, according to the Department of Energy. About 42,000 of those are in...

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tesla-ev-buyers-loyalty/ While Tesla continues to post industry-leading loyalty numbers, there are now some indications that households are less loyal to EVs from other brands, according to a new study from S&P Global Mobility. “Nearly half of those...

Southern California Edison customers who have signed up for Time of Use -D- PRIME rates can take advantage of Super Off-Peak rates October 1 thru May 31 from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Those with EV's may want to look into signing up for TOU-D-Prime. My car is often gone during the day returning home...

Tesla sales slow, missing Wall Street forecasts The world’s largest electric car maker reported it delivered 435,000 vehicles in the period. That’s down 7% from the 466,000 deliveries in the second quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had expected sales to come in at 461,000, just...

How to remove hub caps without damaging them? If I pull on the spokes, it looks like they will break. Prying them off with a screwdriver is going damage the finish. My hub cap removal tool doesn't fit.

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T-Boned a Beetle today. Beetle had a stop sign, I didn’t. I had the right away. My wife and I are okay. Is my MY totaled?

The Ford CEO's plans to showcase the Ford F-150 didn't go as planned His experience sheds light on the issues with EV charging infrastructure Car dealer: The lots are filled with EVs, consumers don't want them...

Driving through residential areas each morning I have to crowd the line to keep a safe distance from parked cars. It’s 3:30 am, there is no other traffic. The Lane Departure Warning beeps three times then disables itself for the remaining 47 miles of my commute. Seems way to quick to disable...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/17/business/ford-ev-pickup-price-cut/index.html Ford is slashing the cost of the base model, the Pro, by some $10,000, down to just under $50,000 but still above the initial $40,000 price tag. These models are also eligible for a tax credit of up to $7,500 under the...

After buying my MY I was down to one key in my pocket so I went shopping for keyless access to my house. Wanted something with a proximity sensor so I don’t have to enter a code. I purchased this and installed on Monday and couldn’t be happier, it works better than I expected. As I enter the...

I feel I may be getting bad pucking information. I’ve owned several cars in my life, this puck thing is a new one for me. Typically jack points are built into a car, why is the Tesla different? Do I really need to buy a set of four pucks and carry them in the car all the time? In California...

Just got license plates for my MY. Last six weeks I’ve noticed many Tesla’s on California freeways don’t have front license plates, maybe half. Pretty sure it’s only a fix it ticket, if stopped. What say you?

Like many, I searched Google for for window tinting until my head hurt. I stumbled across this shop which specializes in Tesla, really liked his web page and made an appointment. When I arrived to have the work done, his showroom has all the samples hung on the wall, we looked at a couple of...