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A viral TikTok shows a frustrated Tesla owner trying to figure out what to do when his charging cable gets stuck in his Cybertruck.

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Man Annoyed When Charging Cable Gets Stuck in Cybertruck

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Marjorie Taylor Greene's speech at Trump's Vegas rally included some soundbite-packed word salad about gas prices for... electric vehicles?

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked for Saying the Gas Prices for Electric Cars Are Too High

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Electric and hybrid vehicles are more likely to hit pedestrians, especially in urban areas, compared to vehicles that run on fossil fuels.

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Electric Cars Are Twice as Likely to Hit Pedestrians, Researchers Find

By Sharon Adarlo

A Tesla employee who slept inside his car and made microwave meals instead of going home got laid off last month from the car company.

Tesla Rewards Dedicated Worker Who Showered at Factory and Slept in His Car by Firing Him

By Sharon Adarlo

The first class of Tesla Cybertruck owners are learning just how well these electric vehicles perform — which is to say, not well at all.

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The Cybertruck Seems to Be Breaking Down at an Incredible Rate

By Noor Al-Sibai

Someone finally figured out how to make their Tesla Cybertruck look pretty cool, actually: covering it in graffiti.

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Cybertruck Spotted Covered in Graffiti

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

No one was hurt in the fire. The cause of the blaze remains undetermined, but the local fire chief has blamed a familiar culprit.

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Fire Breaks Out at General Motors’ Electric Car Factory

By Frank Landymore

According to longtime Tesla investor Ross Gerber, Elon Musk is an absentee CEO — and meanwhile, his antisemitism is destroying the company.

Longtime Tesla Investor Says Elon Musk Has Effectively Stepped Aside as CEO

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The plight of Tesla's beleaguered Cybertruck continues as social media videos show three of the vehicles struggling to drive off-road.

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Cybertruck Struggles to Drive Up Steep Dirt Road

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Car Companies Are Suddenly Super Worried About the Future of EVs

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Car Companies Are Suddenly Super Worried About the Future of EVs

By Frank Landymore

A massive cache of niobium-packed "niabobaoite" discovered in China may have broad implications for the global battery race.

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China Says It’s Discovered a Cache of a Strange New Ore

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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Tesla CFO and Alleged Elon Whisperer Zach Kirkhorn’s Watch Is Finished

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a brutal new Bloomberg poll, Tesla owners' opinion of CEO Elon Musk appear to have also turned increasingly negative

Poll Finds That Tesla Drivers Increasingly Can’t Stand Elon Musk

By Sharon Adarlo

Federal officials are investigating a car crash suspected of involving Tesla's Autopilot that killed a teenager and a baby.

Government Opens Investigation Into Tesla Autopilot Crash That Killed Teen and Baby

By Sharon Adarlo

Rowan Atkinson, the actor best known for playing "Mr. Bean," apparently has a bone to pick with electric vehicles.

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Mr. Bean Blasted for Hating on Electric Cars

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla's customer service told a California man to bring his vehicle to a Tesla service center after his Tesla Model Y burst into flames.

Tesla Owner Speechless at Company’s Response After Car Bursts Into Flames

By Sharon Adarlo

Wondering how much weight Tesla's still-unreleased cybertruck can pull? Apparently, the answer is "near infinite."

Tesla Mocked for Claiming Cybertruck Can Pull “Near Infinite Mass”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The agency will buy at least 45,000 electric "Next Generation Delivery Vehicles," plus a minimum of another 21,000 EVs provided by commercial automakers.

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US Postal Service Buying 66,000 Electric Vehicles, Plans to Only Buy EVs By 2026

By Frank Landymore

Domino's, the largest pizza chain in the world, is buying a fleet of 800 EV Chevrolet Bolts in the hopes of bringing in more delivery drivers.

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Domino’s Buying Hundreds and Hundreds of Electric Delivery Vehicles

By Frank Landymore

A Tesla driver was captured on video killing two people and injuring three others in China in an alleged brake malfunction.

Police Investigating Deadly Accident In Which Tesla Plowed Into Multiple People

By Noor Al-Sibai

The F150 Lightning pickup truck from Ford has received glowing praise. But when it comes to towing with the EV pickup, its range becomes a big problem.

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Ford’s EV F-150 Lightning Pickup Truck Sucks At Trucking, Critic Says

By Frank Landymore

Imagine if your car was able to not only tell if you were driving drunk, but could also literally stop the vehicle if you were too out of it.

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Volvo’s New Electric Car Won’t Drive if It Detects That You’re Drunk

By Noor Al-Sibai

Students from four schools in West Virginia got to ride on an electric school bus for the first time yesterday. Mercer County may order more electric buses.

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West Virginia Students Ride Electric School Bus for First Time

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Former US president and reality TV star Donald Trump went on an unhinged rant about electric cars during a speech in Pennsylvania.

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Donald Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant Against Electric Cars

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that Tesla demand outpaces production ability after startup Autonomy ordered thousands of EVs from auto manufacturers.

Elon Musk Says Demand for Tesla Outpaces Production Ability Following Giant Order

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Several NGOs have co-signed a letter to Telsa and Elon Musk, begging the founder to avoid investing in Indonesia's nickel mining industry.

Environmental Groups Horrified by New Tesla Plan

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

One Reddit user captured video of an exceptional Tesla Semi that features a bucking horse mural on its side. Semis have been delayed for years.

Tesla Semi Spotted With Huge Mysterious Mural on Its Side

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Is Chinese automaker BYD really the number one EV maker in the world? The company still produced far fewer all-electric vehicles than Tesla.

Those Headlines About Tesla Losing the Top EV Seller Spot Are Pretty Sketchy

By Victor Tangermann

A call for a major Tesla recall has once again been issued after a massive glitch in its crash response system was discovered in Germany.

Glitch in 59,000 Teslas Fails to Call 911 When You Crash

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla brought back its Enhanced Autopilot feature this week for $6,000. Full Self Driving mode now only includes one additional feature and costs $12,000.

Tesla Brings Back Enhanced Autopilot, in Clever Scheme to Extract Even More Money From Drivers

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A startup claims to have created a solid-state battery that can allow an EV to cover 400 miles and then recharge from 10 to 80 percent in just 15 minutes.

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Startup Says Amazing New Battery Lets EVs Drive 400 Miles, Recharge in 15 Minutes

By Victor Tangermann

The sleek white exterior of Tesla's electric Semi looks more than a luxury RV than an 18-wheeler. So why are Tesla Semi customers still waiting?

Watch the Tesla Semi Show Off at a Speedway

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The new Ford F-150 Lightning is electric and comes with an adapter for charging dead Teslas. The aftermarket accessory was posted to a Lightning forum.

New Adapter Lets Electric Ford-150 Rescue Stranded Teslas With Its Mighty Battery

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Elon Musk tells customers not to use Tesla's recirculation mode because it spikes carbon dioxide levels in the car cabin.

Elon Musk Alarmed by Tesla Feature That Spikes CO2 Levels Inside Vehicle

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Elon Musk claims a "bad feeling" is driving his decision to cut 10 percent of Tesla's workforce — but serious braking issue complaints may also be involved.

This Might Be the Reason Elon Musk Is Firing a Ton of People at Tesla

By Noor Al-Sibai

Nicholas Schmidt made history yesterday when his electric Ford F-150 Lightning became the first one delivered, but he originally ordered a Tesla Cybertruck.

The First Electric F-150 Buyer Tried to Get a Cybertruck Instead

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Volkswagen CEO Says It Will Soon Overtake Tesla in Electric Car Sales

Volkswagen CEO Says It Will Soon Overtake Tesla in Electric Car Sales

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new paper suggests that quantum technology could allow future electric vehicle owners to be able to charge their cars in just three minutes

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Scientists Say Quantum Tech Will Charge Electric Cars as Fast as Gas Ones

By Tony Ho Tran

If a new state legislature bill becomes law, Oklahomans may soon have to go out of state to buy and service their Teslas.

Oklahoma Committee Passes Bill To Outlaw Tesla Sales and Service Centers

By Noor Al-Sibai

A huge cargo ship full of Bentleys and Porches that's been burning for weeks in the Atlantic has finally succumbed to the depths of the deep blue sea.

Remember That Giant Burning Ship of Luxury Cars? It Just Sank

By Noor Al-Sibai

Electric vehicle (EV) chargers on a Russian highway were shut down and programmed to display anti-Putin messages on its display screens on Monday

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Ukrainian Company Shuts Down Russian EV Chargers, Spams Them with Anti-Putin Messages

By Tony Ho Tran

If you ever find yourself in the pile-up from hell, you'd be well-equipped if you were in a Tesla.

Tesla Easily Keeps Passengers Warm for Entire 18 Hour Traffic Jam

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla recalled about 475,000 cars because of rear camera and trunk issues. All of the recalls are Model 3 and involve rear camera and trunk safety problems.

Tesla Forced to Recall Almost Half a Million Cars

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Americans bought roughly half a million e-bikes in 2020. For comparison, customers bought just 231,000 electric cars during that same time period.

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E-Bikes Are Absolutely Crushing Electric Cars in Sales

By Tony Ho Tran

Uber announced a deal with Hertz to make 50,000 Tesla vehicles available to rent to Uber drivers by 2023, an ambitious plan to electrify its fleet.

Uber Announces It Will Roll Out 50,000 Teslas to Its Drivers

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla has mysteriously scrubbed the price and specs of the much-hyped Cybertruck from its website entirely.

Tesla Just Scrubbed the Cybertruck Prices, Specs from Its Website

By Tony Ho Tran

Mining companies are planning to scrape up the materials necessary to build electric car batteries from the bottom of the ocean.

Corporations Are Sending Huge Mining Machines to the Bottom of the Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

GM just recalled every single Chevrolet Bolt ever sold due to a fire hazard caused by manufacturing defects in their batteries.

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GM Just Recalled Every Chevy Bolt Ever Made

By Dan Robitzski

Electric car charging stations and smart home chargers are extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to new research.

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Electric Vehicle Chargers Are Shockingly Vulnerable to Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

Nikola's now-infamous demo of a hydrogen truck prototype was even more of a sham than we thought, according to a new SEC court filing.

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Nikola’s Fake Hydrogen Truck Was Actually Plugged In During Demo, According to Lawsuit

By Dan Robitzski

Travis Milton, founder of the electric automaker Nikola, was charged with three counts of fraud after it became clear he lied about his electric trucks.

Founder of Tesla Wannabe Charged With Fraud for Lying About Hydrogen-Electric Truck

By Dan Robitzski

The Indiana state government, Purdue University scientists, and a German startup are collaborating on new roads that automatically charge electric vehicles.

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Indiana Prepares To Test New Roads That Charge Electric Vehicles

By Dan Robitzski

US carmaker Ford just announced its answer to Tesla's Autopilot called BlueCruise. CEO Jim Farley took the opportunity to take potshots at the competition.

Ford CEO Mocks Tesla For Rolling Out Half-Finished Autonomous Driving

By Victor Tangermann

Biden has announced his administration is intending to invest $174 billion in the domestic electric vehicle market.

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Biden Plans Huge Investment in Electric Vehicles

By Victor Tangermann

Volkswagen of America lied to a number of reporters this week about rebranding its North American division to "Voltswagen."

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Volkswagen Says It Lied to Reporters About Name Change

By Victor Tangermann

German carmaker Volkswagen is really rebranding its North American division to "Voltswagen," a nod to its electrified future.

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VW’s New “Voltswagen” Name Not an April Fool’s Joke

By Victor Tangermann

General Motors announced that it plans to stop selling all gas and diesel-powered cars, trucks and SUVs by the year 2035.

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GM Commits to Ending Sales of Gas-Powered Cars by 2035

By Dan Robitzski

Electric vehicles are poised to finally become cheaper than their gas-burning counterparts thanks to improvements in battery manufacturing.

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Electric Cars Are About to Become Cheaper Than Gas Ones

By Dan Robitzski

Investors and automotive companies themselves are currently investing heavily in electic vehicles, all while the industry launches a new lobby group.

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Huge Amounts of Money Are Pouring Into the Electric Vehicle Market

By Dan Robitzski

There's a nearly impenetrable fog of hype surrounding graphene batteries. But it turns out the technology has a whole lot of promise, too.

If Graphene Batteries Do Everything Scientists Say, They Could Be a Gamechanger

By Dan Robitzski

General Motors just recalled about 69,000 Chevrolet Bolts to repair a battery issue that's causing fires in some older models.

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General Motors Recalls Almost 69,000 Electric Cars Over Battery Fires

By Dan Robitzski

Engineer Alexandre Milovanoff argues that electric cars won't stop climate change becuase private cars are inherently a problem.

Researcher: Electric Cars Aren’t the Answer to Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

A new Consumer Reports analysis found that, over their lifetime, electric vehicles cost half as much to maintain as gas-powered cars do.

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Report: Electric Vehicles Cost Half as Much to Maintain

By Dan Robitzski

The electric automaker Nikola just partnered up with General Motors, which will handle manufacturing and supply batteries for its upcoming electric truck.

General Motors Is Teaming Up With Tesla Competitor Nikola

By Dan Robitzski