Category: News

  • Judgment Day Arrives For Elon Musk And Tesla

    Judgment Day Arrives For Elon Musk And Tesla

    Tesla has been in a rut lately. There’s no shortage of polarizing press about the automaker, and with its Q1 earnings call for the year coming up later this evening, Tesla may face some hard questions from investors during the call and over the next few days and weeks immediately following it. Welcome back to Critical…

  • Judgment Day Arrives For Elon Musk And Tesla

    Judgment Day Arrives For Elon Musk And Tesla

    Tesla has been in a rut lately. There’s no shortage of polarizing press about the automaker, and with its Q1 earnings call for the year coming up later this evening, Tesla may face some hard questions from investors during the call and over the next few days and weeks immediately following it. Welcome back to Critical…

  • Elon Musk’s Self-Driving Promises Are Getting Old

    Elon Musk’s Self-Driving Promises Are Getting Old

    On Tesla’s latest earnings call, Elon Musk made it abundantly clear that self-driving cars and other forays into artificial intelligence will be the automaker’s main focus going forward. Sure, he talked a bit about the mysterious new models Tesla plans to release next year, but he declined to elaborate on those plans when pressed. It…

  • Elon Musk’s Self-Driving Promises Are Getting Old

    Elon Musk’s Self-Driving Promises Are Getting Old

    On Tesla’s latest earnings call, Elon Musk made it abundantly clear that self-driving cars and other forays into artificial intelligence will be the automaker’s main focus going forward. Sure, he talked a bit about the mysterious new models Tesla plans to release next year, but he declined to elaborate on those plans when pressed. It…

  • Tesla Cybertruck Teardown Continues With A Look At Its Steer-By-Wire System

    Even though Infiniti was the first manufacturer to bring steer-by-wire to a production car almost 10 years ago, that system was optional, and you could still opt for a conventional setup with a mechanical link between the helm and the wheels. It’s also offered as an option in the Toyota bZ4X and Lexus RZ450e. The…

  • Tesla Cybertruck Teardown Continues With A Look At Its Steer-By-Wire System

    Even though Infiniti was the first manufacturer to bring steer-by-wire to a production car almost 10 years ago, that system was optional, and you could still opt for a conventional setup with a mechanical link between the helm and the wheels. It’s also offered as an option in the Toyota bZ4X and Lexus RZ450e. The…

  • The Volkswagen Group Comes Out Swinging With 44 Cars At The Beijing Auto Show

    The Volkswagen Group Comes Out Swinging With 44 Cars At The Beijing Auto Show

    China represents the world’s largest market for new battery-electric cars, making up 55% of global EV sales. For a long time, American, European and other Asian automakers staked their hopes on China, only for that country’s homegrown auto industry to advance by leaps and bounds—and to snatch up the buyers companies like the Volkswagen Group…

  • The Volkswagen Group Comes Out Swinging With 44 Cars At The Beijing Auto Show

    The Volkswagen Group Comes Out Swinging With 44 Cars At The Beijing Auto Show

    China represents the world’s largest market for new battery-electric cars, making up 55% of global EV sales. For a long time, American, European and other Asian automakers staked their hopes on China, only for that country’s homegrown auto industry to advance by leaps and bounds—and to snatch up the buyers companies like the Volkswagen Group…

  • New York City’s Electric Rideshare Cars Surpass Two Million Trips In March

    New York City’s Electric Rideshare Cars Surpass Two Million Trips In March

    If you’re a curious New York City resident or visitor, you’ve likely heard the faint hum of traction motors emanating from electric cars with Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) registration plates. Mostly Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys, but also some Toyota bZ4xs and Polestar 2s among others, these EVs are everywhere in the five…

  • New York City’s Electric Rideshare Cars Surpass Two Million Trips In March

    New York City’s Electric Rideshare Cars Surpass Two Million Trips In March

    If you’re a curious New York City resident or visitor, you’ve likely heard the faint hum of traction motors emanating from electric cars with Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) registration plates. Mostly Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys, but also some Toyota bZ4xs and Polestar 2s among others, these EVs are everywhere in the five…