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Daimler investors file $1B suit over lack of disclosure on diesel emissions cheat devices

By Joey Klender Posted on January 9, 2020 Daimler Auto Group is facing a $1 billion lawsuit from more than 200 investors after it was revealed that Mercedes-Benz, one of Daimler’s manufacturers, failed to disclose that its diesel vehicles were equipped with emissions-cheating technology. The investors submitted the legal claim at a court in Stuttgart, […]

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says Starlink user antennas will be like “UFOs on a stick”

By Eric Ralph Posted on January 9, 2020 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has teased the first detailed description of the Starlink antennas (“user terminals”) customers will need to connect to the massive satellite internet constellation, revealing a few new and unexpected details about the critical hardware. Although nearly all public focus is currently (and understandably) […]

Elon Musk’s epic dance moves in China foreshadows a painful future for Tesla critics

By Joey Klender Posted on January 7, 2020 Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Shanghai on January 7 to handover a batch of Made-in-China Model 3 to non-employee Chinese customers. Musk was his classic, lighthearted self on stage during the event as he showed off his dance moves in front of Tesla enthusiasts who were […]

Tesla will provide cars for Daimler and BMW subsidiary’s mobility service

By Randell Suba Posted on January 8, 2020 Tesla has arrived in Germany, and the company appears to have disrupted the local electric car market to such a degree that a BMW and Daimler subsidiary will be purchasing 60 Tesla vehicles to expand its electric car fleet. The latest report by German publication Sueddeutsche revealed […]

BMW to stand by combustion engines for at least 30 more years: ‘Most of the US does not need BEVs’

By Joey Klender Posted on January 8, 2020 BMW’s head of Research and Development Klaus Froehlich does not have any plans to push his company into the quickly growing electric vehicle sector. In a recent interview, the BMW exec stated that he believes the various markets of the world simply do not have a real […]

Tesla Model 3 race-tuned by Unplugged heads to historic Tokyo Auto Salon exhibit

By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 8, 2020 Amidst the impeccably-detailed engines and stunning matte wraps of tuned cars in this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon event, a gunmetal gray electric sedan stands as a symbol of what may very well be the future of tuning. Shipped from the United States, the Tesla Model 3 Performance […]

Tesla critic Bob Lutz flips stance on Elon Musk as stock surges toward $500

By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 8, 2020 Longtime Tesla critic and former GM vice chairman Bob Lutz has surprisingly acknowledged the progress of the electric car maker and Elon Musk. As TSLA stock surged to record highs and approached the $500 per share barrier, Lutz finally gave the company and its CEO some recognition, […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s China strategy likened to Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’

By Randell Suba Posted on January 8, 2020 Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s strategy in China is in line with the lessons from The Art Of War by Sun Tzu, according to venture capitalist Paul Holland. The electric car maker did not dip its toes but went straight for the heart of its potential biggest competitors […]

Tesla Model 3, Model X take top honors in Euro NCAP Best in Class Cars 2019 List

By Randell Suba Posted on January 8, 2020 The European New Car Assessment Programme or more popularly known as Euro NCAP published its “Best of the Best of 2019” list and the Tesla Model X and Model 3 are among the Best In Class for 2019. The Tesla Model 3 was named the best vehicle […]

Tesla negotiated a killer deal on its European Gigafactory

By Joey Klender Posted on January 8, 2020 A number of details from Tesla’s purchase contract for Gigafactory 4’s land have been released, revealing that the all-electric car maker has managed to negotiate a great price for the 300-hectare property. According to local reports, Tesla will be able to acquire the GF4’s complex for just […]