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This Ex-Rental Tesla’s Battery Was Heavily Degraded. Then The Decline Slowed
This ex-rental Tesla had already lost 20% of its battery capacity by 122,000 miles. Its battery health then dropped from 80% to 76% in a year, then only slipped to 75% over the next 14 months. The test suggests that…
Rivian Has A Bold Plan For You To Skip The Repair Shop
Rivian performs about half of all service requests through mobile techs today. The company wants to raise that figure to around 80%. Around 800 vehicles are in Rivian's mobile tech fleet today—eight times the number of physical service centers it…
This Xiaomi Was Slow Around The Nurburgring. It Also Had No Driver
Xiaomi’s YU7 GT completed a driverless Nurburgring lap, but it was over three minutes slower than the human run. The 10-minute lap shows autonomy can survive the Nordschleife, but not yet attack it like a pro driver. Xiaomi’s run is…
Lucid Lays Off 18% Of Its Workers And Cuts Production At Arizona Plant
Lucid Motors is undergoing major restructuring this year. Several high-ranking executives have recently departed the company. It's also killing a production shift at its Arizona factory. Lucid Motors will reduce its U.S. workforce by 18%, the company said in an…
Tesla FSD Finally Reached Europe. Now Speed Limits May Slow Its Expansion
Sweden may oppose EU-wide approval of Tesla FSD unless Speed Offset is removed. Regulators worry that FSD can exceed speed limits when operating in automated mode. European FSD already differs from the U.S. version in speed controls and naming. After…
The Volvo EX60 And EX90 Get An Important EV Fast-Charging Upgrade
Charging a Volvo EX60 and EX90 just got way simpler. Owners won't have to fiddle with apps and credit cards while charging their EVs. EX60 and EX90 owners will be able to Plug & Charge at over 35,000 fast chargers…
A Tesla Model Y Battery Test Looked Bad. Then The Degradation Almost Stopped
The idea of battery degradation is scary because most EV owners may not have a clear baseline of what normal looks like. Losing a few percentage points of battery health can send the internet into a frenzy, and suddenly everyone…