A while back, Tesla shifted all of their seat options to “Tesla Synthetic Material” which is not animal sourced, and therefore vegan. But there’s still one non-vegan material in Teslas: the steering wheel.
While it’s possible …
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Tesla looks to launch human-driven Uber/Lyft competitor before robotaxi rollout
One of Tesla’s future plans is to roll out a network of self-driving “robotaxis,” dubbed “Tesla Network.” In today’s Tesla shareholder meeting, CEO Elon Musk fielded a question from a shareholder about the possibil…
Electric motorcycles break records at the brutal Isle of Man TT Zero race
The world-famous – and famously deadly – Isle of Man TT race is going on this week, and alongside the gas superbike races there’s an electric-only TT Zero class racing in its tenth year.
In this year’s race, Michael Rutter and …
Automakers again petition US/CA govts to close emissions pandora’s box that they opened
Automakers have sent another letter to the governments of the US and California regarding upcoming fuel economy rules, the New York Times reports. Currently, the EPA and DOT are finalizing a rollback of fuel economy standards, which is expected to go…
Tesla’s CHAdeMO quick charge adapter is now compatible with the Model 3
Tesla has sold a CHAdeMO quick charge adapter for Model S and X for a while now. When Model 3 hit the road using the same plug as the S and X, people assumed the adapter would work with the Model 3, but early tests showed that it did not.
That seems …
Illinois’ ridiculous $1,000 EV fee is no more, replaced with still-ridiculous $248 fee
The Illinois legislature has approved a $45 billion transportation bill over the weekend to help improve the state’s infrastructure. Among other things, this bill includes a punitive $248 tax on electric vehicles. With this tax, Illinois will bo…
See the upcoming MINI Electric get assembled in this short production line video
It’s been ten years since the original MINI E hit the road in limited numbers, and BMW is ramping towards production of a new model slated to be released next year. This weekend we saw a short video of the MINI Electric‘s production line,…
Formula E races at Berlin’s Templehof airport this Saturday
After a surprisingly exciting race at the often-processional Monaco circuit, Formula E continues this crazy season at the Berlin ePrix at Templehof airport this weekend. Last year Audi swept their home race with a 1-2 finish, will they be able to rep…
Hyundai and Kia to build electric sportscar with help of supercar maker Rimac
Hyundai and Kia have been getting more serious about electric cars lately, with the new Kona, Niro and Soul EVs coming out all as good packages at reasonable prices. But none of these are performance monsters, moreso regular, everyday, utility cars.
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Self-driving cross-country trip possible for everyone with a Tesla this year, says Musk
Tesla has been making bold claims about future autonomous driving plans lately, most recently holding an “autonomy investor event” where the company laid out plans for its future full self-driving technology. At that event, Tesla stated t…
