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A Reuters report published today describes the widening gap between what American EV shoppers want and what U.S. trade policy allows them to buy. With the average new car now costing $49,191 according to Kelley Blue Book — and hitting a record $50,326 in December — a growing share of buyers is eyeing Chinese models…
Elon Musk unveiled Tesla and SpaceX‘s “Terafab” chip manufacturing project on the night of March 21, 2026, at a theatrical event inside Austin’s defunct Seaholm Power Plant — light beams shooting into the sky, Texas Governor Greg Abbott in the audience — and walked away without giving a construction timeline or confirming how the estimated…
The Dutch vehicle authority RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer) confirmed on March 20, 2026, that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) application is in its final review stage — but the agency stopped well short of committing to any approval date. The statement, published on the RDW’s official website, was a direct response to a post by…
Tesla‘s Terafab chip manufacturing project went live today, March 21, 2026, according to Tesla reporter Sawyer Merritt. The project is a direct response to a chip supply problem Elon Musk has stated openly: even combining the best-case output of every current supplier, it won’t be enough. “In order to remove the probable constraint in 3–4…
Tesla announced on March 20, 2026, that it has completed the final vehicle testing phase for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the Netherlands alongside the RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, the Dutch vehicle authority), submitting all documentation required for UN R-171 approval and Article 39 exemptions. The RDW has communicated an expected approval date of April…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied a 2023 petition that demanded a recall of every Tesla built since 2013, concluding there is no evidence of a safety defect tied to the company’s use of regenerative braking and one-pedal driving. The agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reviewed more than 2.2 million Tesla…
The Tesla Semi has cleared its toughest audience yet: the fleet operators who put it in daily commercial freight duty. The Wall Street Journal reports (paywalled) that Tesla’s first Class 8 electric truck is winning over the people running it for a living, a verdict that lands as the company scales toward a 50,000-unit annual…
Rolls-Royce has abandoned its goal to sell only electric vehicles by 2030, with CEO Chris Brownridge confirming on March 18, 2026, that the company will continue producing V12 combustion-engine cars for the foreseeable future. The announcement, reported by The Guardian, reverses a pledge made under former CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös, who set the all-electric target in…
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