Dodge has rocketed from its recent place near the bottom of the J.D. Power initial quality study to appear at the very top—very nearly tied with, of all brands, Kia. Chevrolet and Ram were also nearly tied for third and fourth place, with Genesis barely below them, rounding out the top five brands. Source: J.D. […]
This week has been a wild ride for the CEO of Tesla. Elon Musk for weeks underplayed the coronavirus and even tweeted out how stupid it was. He has been mimicking the beliefs of Ayn Rand for quite some time now, especially since the start of the current pandemic. Earlier this week, Musk made it […]
Koenigsegg once again has grabbed headlines with the unveiling of their new (and wicked fast) Gemera. The Koenigsegg Gemera is the world’s first “Mega-GT” and Koenigsegg’s first vehicle with four seats. Tesla unveiled its Roadster back in November 2017, though it hasn’t hit production yet; it also boasted four seats and unbelievable performance numbers. Gemera. The […]
A Bloomberg News story by Josh Eidelson and Dana Hull used state records to show that worker safety is a real issue at Tesla. The electric automaker logged hundreds of injuries which it failed to report to the government, according to a state memo; the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CDOSH) has cited […]
Lucid Motors’ first car, the Lucid Air, will appear in April at the New York Auto Show. The Silicon Valley automaker developed its own powertrain technologies, and reportedly has the world’s most efficient electric engine: the range is predicted to be 400 miles (easily beating any Tesla), without extra-large battery packs. The company claims its […]
Here are all the electric pickups we know about, in one table. There are many blank spots, and not every factoid is final or definite or even on the same scale; for example, GM’s release on its Hummer lists torque at the wheels, but that doesn’t correspond easily to the SAE torque we’re used to […]
Rivian has major backers, a massive backlog of orders, and the old Diamond Star (Mitsubishi/Chrysler) plant in Illinois. Tesla has marketing money can’t buy, including constant sci-fi media propaganda pushing Nikola Tesla’s genius to levels he himself (immodest though he was) would be surprised by; and they have plants in California and China. Bollinger has […]
With a short press release sent out this week, Tesla has claimed the allegations about unintended acceleration in their vehicles are completely false, stating that the latest round of allegations were released by a short-seller who profits when Tesla shares decrease in value. The company also mentioned that they have several safety measures in place to […]
Tesla is once again the center of attention. This time, Musk enthusiastically danced on the stage at the launch of the Model Y electric sports utility vehicle program in China. The company delivered new cars in just 357 days out of its new Shanghai factory, which cost about $2 billion to build. The first 10 […]
It has been weeks now since the Tesla Cybertruck has been unveiled. The reactions from various websites has been mostly strong with mixed opinions. Musk has tweeted out that the Cybertruck has indeed been received well since its debut with over 250,000 pre-orders. Expect to wait a couple of years for the supposed arrival. However, […]