Back in June, New York’s legislature – the State Assembly & State Senate – passed a “Right-to-Charge” bill, which would prohibit condominiums, home-owners associations (HOAs) and the like from unreasonably restricting…
Author: Charles Benoit
GM president tells Americans to hold off buying an EV, should we trust him?
General Motors president Mark Reuss penned a missive on CNN’s website titled, “Electric Cars Won’t Go Mainstream Until We Fix These Problems.” This title conveys three things:
Electric vehicles have big problems
They’re …
A few too many rounds: Tesla CyberTruck window shattering
Tesla’s Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen has a wicked pitch. CEO Elon Musk posted a slow-motion video of the Tesla team tempting fate, hurling a steel ball towards the Tesla Cybertruck right before they were set to debut it to the world. Chec…
Six strikes and you’re out: the Tesla CyberTruck window shattering
Reddit user WhiskeySauer, a moderator of the Tesla subreddit, was at the Tesla CyberTruck unveil last night. He also happens to be a blast and ballistics research engineer who previously tested blast-proof glass for US embassies. Last night he had the…
Congressman Thomas Massie on Tesla Cybertruck, preferring Model S to Model 3
One of the biggest boosters of electric vehicles in Congress is a Republican representing a rural stretch of east Kentucky. The Congressman is also a legit Tesla hacker with a YouTube channel, two MIT engineering degrees, and serves on the US House Co…
NTSB faults Uber for “Inadequate Safety Culture,” also wants more from NHTSA
The National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) held a board meeting yesterday to determine the probable cause of the fatal accident on March 18, 2018, between a self-driving Uber prototype and a pedestrian. Following the meeting, NTSB released an executive …
Ford Mustang Mach-E home charging: First look, on par with Tesla
Last month we reviewed the portable charging cords OEMs provide with their North American electric vehicles, and the results were wild. We gave Tesla’s Gen2 UMC an A+, Audi an A, Nissan a B, Hyundai a D, GM a D-, BMW an F, and Jaguar an F-. Now…
Tesla Model 3 0-60mph times, then and now, all trims compared
Yesterday we reported that the (now discontinued) Mid-Range Model 3 has seen a performance bump from 5.6s to 4.9s since its debut. Many of you naturally asked about the other trims, so here you go! We break down all the trims as they were advertised a…
Tesla Model 3 Mid-range now goes 0-60mph in 4.9s, down from 5.6 at launch
Earlier this week we reported that the Model 3 Performance’s 0-60 mph acceleration dipped below 3 seconds – a 2.8 recorded by DragTimes – after a software update CEO Elon Musk announced during the Q3 Tesla earnings call.
Now Model 3 …
Electric vehicles still unavailable at most dealerships: Sierra Club report
In 2016, the Sierra Club published “Rev Up Electric Vehicles: Multi-State Study of the Electric Vehicle Shopping Experience.” Volunteers for the non-profit went undercover to document the experience of buying an EV. We covered it at the ti…