Tesla delays Roadster demo to April 1 next year, production to 2027/28
Tesla CEO Elon Musk pushed back the dates for a demo of the next-gen Tesla Roadster, which he has said will be able to “fly” and suggested that it might not even be a car at all.
From $189 a month: 5 of the best EV lease deals in November
We’re now two months out from the end of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit on September 30, and this is proof that there are still pretty solid deals to be had on some rather spiffy EVs. In fact, three of our top five November specials are cheaper than what was offered in September, and two come with home EV chargers and free installation. Here are November’s top 5 EV lease deals, as spotted by our friends at CarsDirect.
Elon Musk says Tesla FSD will allow ‘texting and driving’ in ‘a month or two’
Elon Musk announced today that Tesla will enable its electric vehicle owners with (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) to “text and drive” in “a month or two,” without explaining how they will get around the clear laws that prohibit that.
Elon Musk says let criminals out of prison and give them a robot stalker instead
At today’s Tesla shareholder meeting, Tesla CEO Elon Musk got right to the point in making his trademark ridiculous pronouncements, suggesting that criminals should be let out of prison and followed by a crime-preventing robot instead.
Tesla (TSLA) shareholders shoot selves in foot, approve Musk $1 trillion payday
Tesla shareholders have voted once again to approve an absurd, biggest-in-history pay package for Tesla’s part-time CEO, Elon Musk. In doing so, they’ve voted to relinquish any control they could have had over the company, and instead to put it deeper into the hands of its largest saboteur.
(this is a developing story, we’re adding more as we look into the results of the vote)
Solar and wind are booming in 2025, but global targets lag behind
The world is barreling toward another record-breaking year of solar and wind deployment in 2025, says a new analysis from energy think tank Ember. If current trends continue, we could actually triple global renewable capacity by 2030 – but only if governments catch up to what’s already happening on the ground.
Stellantis’ Chinese EV brand gets 590 hp worth of German tuner cred
In the spirit of SEMA week, Stellantis’ Chinese EV brand Leapmotor is getting some tuner cred from the German performance experts at Irmscher, delivering a 590 hp compact EV that should play well in both the Asian and European street scenes.
Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup may be all but dead
America’s best-selling electric pickup may be headed for the chopping block. According to sources, Ford is now considering killing off the F-150 Lightning.