In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we’ll discuss Tesla trims falling like flies, Hyundai’s 2027 lineup, and BYD’s Rolls-...

Tesla is now only selling one version of the Cybertruck in the US: the tri-motor Cyberbeast, which just got another $7,500 price hike to $109,990. The Dual Motor and Premium AWD trims are still listed on Tesla’s co...

When the topic of stainless steel cars comes up, most people think of the DeLorean DMC-12 or the Tesla Cybertruck. While they’re the first production vehicles to be completely skinned in stainless, they’re not the fir...

Tesla has pulled the $41,990 Model Y All-Wheel Drive from its US online configurator. The cheapest dual-motor Model Y you can order now is the Model Y Premium AWD at $49,990, an $8,000 jump. The trim lasted just ov...

A California woman claims a Tesla representative was showing off a Model Y's performance for photographers when he crossed into oncoming traffic and struck her SUV.

Elon Musk now says Tesla will keep building the Cybertruck “through the end of summer 2027” to “work through more of the Cybertruck order backlog.” That buys the electric pickup roughly two to three more months, five ...

Tesla’s “flying” Roadster just took a hit from Porsche. Speaking at a conference in Berlin today, CEO Michael Leiters said Porsche wants “to completely steer clear from any kind of effects and shows,” according to Blo...

Elon Musk now says Tesla can’t build the Cybertruck and the Cybercab at the same time because there are only so many “smart, dedicated people” to go around. Half the executives he showed off in 2023 as proof of Tesla’...

General Motors seeks to reclaim the title of EV innovator from Tesla, drawing renewed attention to its work on the 1990's-era Impact concept EV and EV1 sedan. The post GM Steps On Tesla’s EV Toes With EV1 Celebration ...

The Cybertruck was supposed to make the F-150 obsolete. It wasn’t supposed to be boring, like a Ford or a Chevy. It was supposed to be “more truck than truck.” It turns out, people just wanted trucks that were trucks,...

I finally got to see the new Tesla Model YL, Model Y Standard, and Model 3 Standard in person a few weeks ago and wanted to give my thoughts on the three models. I drove the two Model Ys and just looked at the Model 3...

BYD now has more than 1.02 million employees, according to chairman Wang Chuanfu. That’s more people than Toyota, GM, Ford, and Tesla employ combined. And it’s a big jump from the start of the year. BYD reported ab...

Ford has now produced more than 5,000 large aluminum “unicastings” for the Fathom, its upcoming $28,350 midsize electric pickup, as it fine-tunes the process ahead of a 2027 launch. Each truck gets two of them, fro...

Elon Musk says Tesla’s Robotaxi race against Waymo “was never a real contest” after Tesla’s driverless fleet logged 438,000 miles in Austin in a single week, edging past Waymo’s 406,000 weekly average in the city. ...

Turo will soon let US renters search specifically for Teslas with “Full Self-Driving” (Supervised) turned on, using a direct integration with Tesla to verify each car’s FSD status. The feature goes live on October 28....

On the Plugged-In Podcast, Tim drives the BMW iX5, Mack tests Geely EVs, and we react to GM's big tech plans and the Tesla Roadster.

Tesla has officially cancelled the Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand. Reservation holders are getting emails today telling them their orders are void and their deposits will be refunded. Australians started ...

Kia’s electric sports car beat out the Tesla Model Y Performance and BYD’s Sealion 7 in a recent comparison test by the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, ranking first overall. more…

Kia’s electric sports car beat out the Tesla Model Y Performance and BYD’s Sealion 7 in a recent comparison test by the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, ranking first overall. more…

Elon Musk’s company and other automakers, like Jaguar and Bentley, are trying to sell very expensive electric cars to people who usually prefer gasoline-fueled luxury and performance.