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The term "Tesla money" once referred to the electric automaker's rapid rise from niche brand to household name. Its ascent made some folks (like CEO Elon Musk) insanely wealthy from sky-high stock prices—and every new EV brand craved a mere taste of that success. But with some recently flagged accounting discrepancies,…

When Tesla launched the Cybertruck in late 2023, its $100,000 starting price was a big departure from CEO Elon Musk’s long-promised $40,000 target. Prices have since dropped by around $20,000 for the AWD and Cyberbeast trims, with the former also qualifying for the federal tax credit. Now, Tesla is reportedly…

Yesterday, the internet was shaken up by a website that looked straight out of Black Mirror. The site, called DogeQuest (which I won’t link to here) is supposedly an interactive map that reveals the identities of Tesla owners in various states. It also paints a target on the backs of…

I’ve already experienced Nio’s battery swap ecosystem. Used on both the full line of Nio vehicles and the Onvo L60, this battery swap scheme promises to lower the cost of entry for EVs while shortening the time to get a full charge to as little as 2 minutes and 36 seconds.…

As electric vehicle adoption increases, millions of end-of-life batteries will be up for recycling by the early 2030s. Improper disposal of these batteries can contaminate the planet with harmful chemicals. That’s why researchers are racing to find solutions to maximize the recycling potential of EV batteries.

It finally happened. Canadians, who are widely regarded as some of the nicest people in the world, are angry. And it’s because of the whole Tesla-Musk-Trump conundrum. Increased trade tariffs, constant talk about the United States annexing Canada and Elon Musk’s know-it-all attitude—all have led some Canadian officials to kick…

You know, I don't actually agree with the concept of framing every electric vehicle-related news story around Tesla. Sure, it's an easy way to put numbers on the board if you run a publication that covers business, technology, the auto industry or the stock market. But it's more than a…

Mazda’s first electric vehicle, the MX-30, was a flop. Its latest one, the EZ-6, is really a Changan underneath. It’s pretty clear that Mazda is up against the wall when it comes to electrification; after all, it's one of the last few small, independent car companies left, and it doesn't…

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe just dropped a major update on its Tesla Model Y-fighter, the Rivian R2. After months of refining, reworking and retooling, the automaker has finally tweaked The R2's metal underpinnings to its production-ready template and has now built an entire R2 body using actual production dies.