My wife Karen and I have opposing viewpoints on winter driving. She likes to drive an expendable vehicle in case something bad happens. I like to drive a capable vehicle to minimize the odds that something bad will happen. Her choice: a 2004 AWD Sienna with all season tires. My choice: a P90D Model ...

EV benefits are hard to see. I do not mean to say that EVs don’t have benefits, or even that their benefits are slight. My point is simply that most EV benefits are not at all obvious to most internal combustion engine (ICE) drivers – a serious issue that is easy for us EV drivers to forget. Tesla i...

EV myths abound. Most of them spread by EV detractors have been covered in these forums in great detail – some, perhaps, in too much detail.

Just for a change of pace, I’d like to open a little discussion on some EV myths that I often hear uttered by EV advocates. I’ll suck some of the fun out of i...

Driving a Tesla is a bit different from driving a gas car, or even most electric cars. On a daily basis, there is no concern about “range anxiety.” Owners expect their car to have a full “tank” every morning, and have enough range to do whatever they want. After a while they never look at the gauge....

Elon Musk dreams big. In this post, we’ll look at Elon Musk’s leadership style, the many missed delivery deadlines it has caused, and why (at the same time) it is the key to Tesla’s (and SpaceX’s) success. We’ll also look at how his leadership style has polarized Musk’s fans and critics as well as W...

Three thousand miles ago, my wife and I purchased a Dual Motor Long Range Tesla Model 3. It is the best vehicle I’ve ever owned. Now listen, I’m not some millennial who upgraded from a Prius, but a lifelong, consummate gearhead. My last five daily drivers consisted of two [url="https://www.hagerty.c...

The Tesla Model 3 has a lot of functionality, but the front USB ports are always insufficient because you need to connect your music with a flash drive, play Boombox with a flash drive, and use the USB to charge your mobile phone and tablet fast. Because of the rising trend of gaming in a Tesla, two...

As holiday travel kicks off for the year, Tesla is hoping to relieve some congestion at its charging stations by offering free Supercharging rates during off-peak hours.

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Rivian has started notifying customers that they will need to wait a bit longer to receive their vehicles.

Rivian has sent notifications that lay out delivery windows for the “Launch Edition” that range from March to September. It’s reasonable to assume that the company’s less-pricey “Adventu...

Some Tesla vehicles with access to the Full Self Driving beta program have started receiving version 10.5.

Access to the beta program requires owners to give Tesla access to driving data to produce a “safety test score.“ Despite Tesla’s software taking over some of the driving duties, Tesla s...

Ford announced this week a plan to double its electric vehicle production.

The company originally planned to build 300,000 units by 2023, but has ramped that number up to 600,000. Additionally, the company has secured a semiconductor contract with GlobalFoundries to support the manufacturing ...

Consumer Reports’ recent reliability rankings were not kind to Tesla.

The Tesla Model X ranked dead last alongside the Audi E-tron in the EV category.

The report said that fully-electric SUVs are among the least reliable vehicles.

“They include the Tesla Model X and Y, Audi E-Tron and V...

Investors continue to show strong support for electric vehicle companies. Lucid Group debuted Wednesday on the NASDAQ and became the eighth-most valuable automaker globally today. 

With a market cap of about $80 billion, Lucid became the eighth-most highly valued automaker in the world, toppi...

Tesla is delivering new cars without USB ports.

“Yes, I just took delivery of a 2022 Y on Wednesday, and the 2 front USB-C sockets in the front console compartment, are missing,” [url="https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/missing-usb-ports.246638/#post-6120393" target="_blank" rel="norefer...

Tesla’s Model Y crossover SUV has received another price hike of $1,000.

The Tesla Model Y Long Range now starts at $58,990, while the Performance variant will start at $63,990.

The price increase comes just a week after another $1,000 bump in price for the vehicles. Tesla has said that on...

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk filed an S-4 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission showing he abided to a Twitter poll and sold some of his stake in the automaker.

The filing shows Musk sold 934,091 shares and exercised options on 2,154,572 shares at $6.24 per share. The value of t...

SpaceX launched four astronauts bound for the International Space Station into orbit Wednesday.

The Crew-3 launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center came days after the Crew-2 astronauts returned to earth after six months at ISS.

The Crew-3 astronauts included NASA’s Raja Chari, Tom Marshbur...

Investors showed Wednesday strong support for electric vehicles by lifting the valuation of Rivian Automotive Inc. to more than $100 billion.

Shares of Rivian hit the Nasdaq Wednesday and jumped 53% from its debut price. It was the world’s largest initial public offering this year. Chief Executive ...

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SpaceX brought four astronauts home Monday from the International Space Station.

NASA’s Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency, and Akihiko Hoshide from Japan splashed down off the coast of Florida aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. ...

For many Tesla drivers, Tesla brings us a brand-new vehicle experience. As the camping mode is turned on, tesla will provide you with a comfortable space in nature. How exciting! The Wild Charger team realizes that there’s far more potential in Teslas. Tesla has created a new ecology, and Wild C...

Tesla’s ordering page for the Model Y suggests it’s been a big hit.

The all-electric crossover SUV is sold out through the rest of the year, according to the company’s website. The Model Y Long Range currently has an estimated delivery date of June 2022. The Performance version is said to be ...

Tesla’s whale of a deal with Hertz for 100,000 electric vehicles is still being negotiated, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal...

Ford announced a plan Tuesday to help electrify fleets of older vehicles with a new crate motor. 

Dubbed the “Eluminator e-crate motor,” Part No. M-9000-MACH-E, is now available at authorized Ford parts warehouse dealers or online at Ford Performance Parts. The Eluminator retails at $3,900 an...

Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is planning its initial public offering for next week, according to a regulatory filing.

The company is seeking a valu...