Tesla’s Elon Musk pledges to expedite service center openings

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently pledged to expedite the company’s ramp of its physical service centers, even as the company expands its mobile service fleet. A Tesla Model 3 Performance owner asked Elon Musk when Tesla would open more service centers in the Northeastern United States. The owner, @JeffTutorials, informed Musk that he received a […]

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Chevy temporarily halts Bolt production amid latest recall due to battery issues

Chevrolet has temporarily halted Chevy Bolt production after multiple recalls for battery defects.  “We will not resume repairs or restart production until we are confident LG is producing defect-free products for us,” GM spokesman Daniel Flores said.  Flores’ statement hints that GM is looking to resume its Chevy Bolt production only when it is safe […]

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Toyota resumes self-driving operations at Paralympic Games; CEO remains skeptical of autonomous progress

Toyota Motor Corporation has resumed operations of its self-driving e-Palette pods at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo after a halt last Thursday following a collision with a visually impaired athlete. Working alongside the Paralympic Committee, Toy…

Ford Mustang Mach-E GT tests its 1/4-mile mettle

Now that Ford has started delivering the Performance variant of the Mustang Mach-E all-electric crossover, the GT configuration is heading to the drag strip to test its mettle in the all-too-common proving ground for performance vehicles. On the heels of taking delivery of their own Mach-E GT in mid-August, Ford Mach-E Forum member 0t60-3.5 hit […]

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Tesla Model 3 hits Highway Patrol vehicle, unclear if Autopilot is to blame

A Tesla Model 3 struck a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper’s vehicle on Saturday just weeks after the NHTSA established an investigation into the semi-autonomous driving functionality. While the driver and FHP confirmed the vehicle was operating on Autopilot, it is unclear if the driving assistance feature is to blame for the accident. According to […]

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SVOLT unveils cobalt-free battery, claiming first company to reach ‘series production’

Battery systems manufacturer SVOLT has unveiled a cobalt-free battery pack at the Chengdu Motor Show in China. The company now claims to be the first to create a cobalt-free battery that has reached series production, although other battery manufactur…