More than four million vehicles are being recalled in China to add warning labels intended to make it easier for occupants to find the door release following a crash.

China’s regulator ordered changes after vehicle occupants sometimes had difficulty exiting electric cars, an issue that has led to lawsuits against Tesla in the United States.

China’s regulator ordered changes after vehicle occupants sometimes had difficulty exiting electric cars, an issue that has led to lawsuits against Tesla in the United States.

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla killing the Solar Roof, Cybercab launch, Genesis GV90, and more. Tod...

China’s regulator ordered changes after vehicle occupants sometimes had difficulty exiting electric cars, an issue that has led to lawsuits against Tesla in the United States.

Tesla is recalling 2,740,642 vehicles in China to strengthen driver monitoring on its assisted-driving system, after regulators found that checking for a hand on the wheel isn’t enough to keep drivers watching the roa...

New EV sales rose in July compared to the month prior, but are still down significantly from last year

The popular YouTube channel ND – Woodworking Art has built a massive global following by carving intricate, drivable replica vehicles entirely out of timber. From exotic Ferraris to the polarizing Tesla Cybertruck, th...

Tesla Model Y Premium buyers in the U.S. can now pay $80 to get an adapter that enables power export. Hyundai EVs offer it for free.

Tesla has switched on vehicle-to-load for the Model Y Premium in the US and Puerto Rico, letting owners pull 2.4 kW out of the car’s battery at 120 volts and 20 amps. You need an $80 accessory to do it, and not every ...

BYD’s new Qin Max is now on sale, another Tesla Model 3-sized electric sedan that’s about half the price.

Tesla has recalled 20,349 units of the Model Y and Model 3 combined because the headlights exceed the maximum allowed intensity and could be excessively bright for oncoming traffic. Bright headlights can blind oncomin...

BYD’s new sedan is about the size of a Tesla Model 3, but it’s half the cost in China. The new Seal 06 went on sale in China, starting at just 109,900 yuan, or about $16,500.

If you’ve ever been driving at night and felt like the car behind you had too-bright headlights, that car might have been a Tesla, and it might have felt that way because its lights broke the rules.

Cody WhistlinDiesel Detwiler spent close to $300,000 and the better part of two years tormenting a Tesla Cybertruck and a Ford F-150 side by side. The finale was exactly what you’d expect from someone who once describ...

Tesla has officially acknowledged that the power conversion system (PCS) in pre-2026 Cybertrucks is defective, and it’s extending the warranty on those trucks to 8 years or 150,000 miles. The reversal comes after mont...

A police department in Parker, Colorado, pulled over a Tesla going 64 mph in a 45 mph zone whose driver insisted they weren’t responsible, because the car was running “Full Self-Driving.” Of course, Tesla will never t...

Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov laid out the clearest technical case yet for why cameras alone can’t take a self-driving system to full autonomy, arguing that “weak sensing” hits a safety ceiling long before it reaches sup...

As a product, is the Cybertruck really good or very bad? Such a question is easy to answer for virtually any other vehicle, but in the case of Tesla’s pickup, it can be hard to get a thoughtful answer from a “regular”...

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss rumors of a Tesla/SpaceX merger, Rivian’s earnings, R2 progress, and effic...