Tesla Robotaxi gets a small but significant change
Tesla’s all-electric Semi is proving more than just a flashy concept as it is winning converts among the professionals who know trucks best. As fleets roll out Pilot Programs for Tesla across North America, drivers are raving about the Class 8 electric truck’s unique features, including a centered driver’s seat, massive touchscreen visibility, instant torque, […]
Sony And Honda’s Afeela EVs Are Dead
Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) has canceled the development of Afeela’s upcoming electric cars. The joint venture was on the final stretch to launch an American-made luxury four-door electric sedan, and an SUV was also planned. The cars had integrated PlayStation consoles and promised supreme quality. The Afeela 1 electric sedan and the upcoming Afeela electric […]
Why Lucid Feels Ecstatic About The Demise Of The Tesla Model S And Model X
There was collective mourning among Tesla fans when the company announced this January that it was axing the Model S and the Model X to focus on building humanoid robots. The Model S’s demise stung especially hard. It is, by many accounts, the most important car of the 21st century. The Model S made EVs cool […]
Does The Tesla Semi Face Critical Market Challenges?
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A week ago, I wrote an article pondering why the best news we get about the Tesla Semi, after nearly a decade, is still just small pilot program announcements. This was supposed to be a revolutionary semi truck that beat fossil-fueled semi trucks at almost […]
What is Digital Optimus? The new Tesla and xAI project explained
Tesla and xAI announced their groundbreaking joint project, Digital Optimus, also nicknamed “Macrohard” in a humorous jab at Microsoft, earlier this week. This software-based AI agent is designed to automate complex office workflows by observing and replicating human interactions with computers. As the first major outcome of Tesla’s $2 billion investment in xAI, it represents […]
2 Tesla Cybertrucks destroyed in mysterious fire at Santa Monica parking garage
Tesla Cybertruck fire Santa Monica, image via NBC on Youtube Two Tesla Cybertrucks were destroyed and several other Tesla vehicles were damaged after a fire broke out on the rooftop of a seven-story parking garage in Santa Monica on Wednesday. Neither truck was plugged in to charge at the time. The Santa Monica Fire Department […]
Tesla loses Toyota and Stellantis from its EU CO2 pool, taking billions with them
New Tesla Model Y; via Tesla. Toyota and Stellantis are both withdrawing from Tesla’s European CO2 emissions pool for 2026, according to new EU filings. The two automakers were among the largest paying members of the pool. The move is the latest blow to Tesla’s regulatory credit revenue, which has already been shrinking globally after […]
Tesla FSD (Supervised) fleet passes 8.4 billion cumulative miles
Tesla Sweden is seeking regulatory intervention after a Swedish power grid company refused to reconnect an already operational Supercharger station in Åre due to ongoing union sympathy actions. The charging site was previously functioning before it was temporarily disconnected in April last year for electrical safety reasons. A temporary construction power cabinet supplying the station […]
Tesla to raise Cybertruck price days after launching cheapest variant
Last week, Tesla made the cheapest version of its stainless steel-bodied Cybertruck available to US buyers, with the new Long Range dual-motor AWD variant priced from $US59,990 (around $A84,800) – roughly 40% cheaper than the top-spec Cyberbeast Tesla already signalled a price rise by the end of this week. On the Cybertruck configurator, the company […]
Tesla ends Full Self-Driving purchase option in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s bankers are looking to trim the debt that xAI has taken on over the past few years, following the company’s merger with SpaceX, a new report from Bloomberg says. xAI has built up $18 billion in debt over the past few years, with some of this being attributed to the purchase of social media […]