Musk promotes blatant Tesla FSD misuse as crash lawyers rejoice

Elon Musk is once again promoting the misuse of Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD), this time by amplifying a video of a 98-year-old man who openly admits he has stopped watching the road.

The clip is charming. It’s also a textbook example of the exact driver behavior Tesla’s lawyers are fighting in a growing pile of crash lawsuits.

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Yozma IN 10 Pro electric mini dirt bike new exclusive $1,699 low + IN 10 at $999, Lectric e-bike sale $792 savings, Anker SOLIX, more

We’re closing out this week’s Green Deals with increased savings, new sales, and spotlights on soon-to-end deals. Things start with increased exclusive savings of up to $700 on Yozma’s IN 10 Electric Mini Dirt Bike now down at $999, while the upgraded IN 10 Pro Electric Mini Dirt Bike is at a new $1,699 low. We also have Lectric’s Endless Summer Sale with up to $792 of increased e-bike bundle savings starting from $799. Lastly, from Anker’s soon-to-end SOLIX Hurricane Ready Power Sale, we have a spotlight on S2000 Portable Power Station deals, like getting two of them together for $608 each, as well as some larger backup options, like the expanded 6,144Wh F3000 Portable Power Station with a FREE home integration kit down at $2,090, among others. There’s also the updated continuing Labor Day Green Deals hub roundup that contains deals slated to end soon, as well as the the hangover deals from this week down at the bottom of the page, like the $150 FREE credit with Segway’s discounted Myon Smart e-bike, the latest EcoFlow Home Preparedness Month Sale with bonus extra savings, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 N looks ready for its US launch with a fresh new attitude [Image]

Hyundai is set to launch the IONIQ 6 N in the US by the end of the year, its second electric N vehicle following the IONIQ 5.

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Court blocks Trump from forcing open a dead coal plant that no one wants open

A court has blocked the Department of Energy’s attempts to force a broken coal plant open in Michigan, stating that there is no “emergency” that should force the plant to stay open and wasting millions of ratepayer dollars for 468 days after its planned retirement.

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First look at Tesla Cybercab’s steering: a Cybertruck wheel bolted on

A pre-production Tesla Cybercab was spotted parked on a street in Berkeley, California, and it gives us the clearest look yet at how Tesla puts a steering wheel into a car it designed to have none.

The photos, shared with Electrek by reader Adam Machacek, show a Cybertruck steering wheel mounted on an exposed steering column that has been bolted into the two-seat robotaxi.

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Tesla reveals European Semi specs: 550 km range, 800 kW charging

Tesla revealed the European specs for its Semi electric truck, and they don’t match the version already in production in the US. The truck will offer up to 550 km (342 miles) of range at 40 tonnes fully loaded.

Tesla Europe posted the numbers today, days before the company plans to formally launch the Semi in Europe at the IAA Transportation show in Hannover.

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Nissan undercuts Kia to retake the crown as Canada’s most affordable EV

The Kia EV3 is no longer Canada’s most affordable electric vehicle with the new 2027 Nissan Leaf S starting at under CA$35,000.

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Kia deploys 200 PV5 electric vans for mail delivery

Kia developed a custom PV5 for mail delivery. Starting this month, Kia will begin deploying 200 electric vans to post offices.

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Wheel-E Podcast: ALSO e-bike delays, Nomadix e-moto, $900 for 45mph?, more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes a new $900 45mph off-road e-moto from Engwe, delays continue for the ALSO e-bike, Illinois sort of made a path to legality for fast e-bikes, review of the Juiced Nomadix R e-moto, and more.

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Geely TT launches at $19,100 — half the price of a Tesla

Geely launched its new TT electric sport sedan in China, starting at 129,900 yuan (about $19,100), with 800V fast charging and LiDAR on every trim.

That price puts a 640 km sedan with next-generation charging hardware at roughly half the price of a Tesla.

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