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Rivian's R2 Factory Takes A Direct Tornado Hit Weeks Before Customer Deliveries
1+ week, 3+ day ago (287+ words) Customer deliveries of the R2 Performance Launch Edition are expected by late June at $57, 990, with Rivian targeting 20, 000 to 25, 000 R2 deliveries by year-end. Every week of lost body shop time compresses an already tight launch runway. The R2 Performance launches at $57, 990 plus $1, 495 destination, almost…...
Tesla Semi Wins Over Fleet Operators As WSJ Reports The Electric Class 8 Truck Is Already A Hit
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) The WSJ piece matters because buy-in from people actually running these trucks has been the missing piece of the Semi's story. Efficiency numbers on a spec sheet are one thing. A fleet operator logging months of commercial data and expanding…...
NHTSA Puts Waymo, Zoox, And Aurora In The Hot Seat " Tesla Gets A Side Door
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (460+ words) Three robotaxi CEOs will sit across from federal regulators on Tuesday. One conspicuously prominent company will not be at that table. That seating arrangement tells you something. NHTSA's own agenda frames the problem plainly: "The industry has progressed beyond the…...
Tesla Megapack Is The Real Business Holding The Company Together While Cybercab And Optimus Chase Headlines
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (531+ words) The Cybercab gets the stage time. The Optimus robot gets the press releases. But a shipping-container-sized battery called the Tesla Megapack is quietly generating the cash flow that keeps the rest of Musk's ambitions alive. That's the core argument in…...
Toyota And Stellantis Exit Tesla's EU CO" Pool, Cutting Two Of Its Biggest European Credit Buyers
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (488+ words) That model has worked well. But it only works as long as partners actually need the credits. Toyota and BMW were also among the 67 industry signatories urging the European Commission last December to abandon mandatory EV fleet purchase targets. Exiting…...
Nankai University's 700 Wh/kg Battery Makes CATL's Best Look Like Yesterday's Tech
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (456+ words) This isn't a startup press release. It's peer-reviewed science in the world's most cited journal, and it changes the reference point for what's possible. Lab results showed energy density exceeding 700 Wh/kg. For context: Yan Zhenhua, a professor at Nankai's…...
Lucid Motors Cuts 319 Newark Jobs As Layoff Count Hits Third Year Running
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (386+ words) The Newark cuts are part of a broader 12% global workforce reduction Lucid announced February 20, confirmed by an internal memo obtained by Tech Crunch. Based on the company's 6, 800 reported headcount at end of 2024, the 12% figure puts total cuts somewhere between 750 and…...
Tesla FSD V14 Drove A Man To The ER During A STEMI Heart Attack. His Son Controlled The Route From Miles Away
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1140+ words) What happened next is the most detailed, verifiable account of FSD operating during a genuine life-threatening emergency that we've seen. And the details matter more than the headline. Jack Brandt's father left Atlanta heading west on I-20 toward Birmingham, Alabama to…...
Tesla's FSD Transfer Program Vs. Buying Twice: What The Fine Print Means For Your Next Upgrade
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (423+ words) Tesla has quietly updated its support website with the full terms of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Transfer Program. For owners who paid $8, 000 (or more) for FSD on their current vehicle, this is the fine print that determines whether that investment…...
Tesla Semi Efficiency Data Proves Doubters Wrong As Road One Plans 10-Truck Fleet
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (464+ words) When a logistics company that's been hauling materials for Tesla since 2012 decides to buy Tesla's own electric truck, that's not a press release. That's a verdict. Road One Intermoda Logistics just announced it's expanding from one Tesla Semi to potentially…...