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The Tesla Model Y Seven-Seater Is Back, But It’s Not What We Were Expecting
Tesla has brought back the seven-seater version for the Model Y in the United States. The option costs $2,500 and is only available for a single trim of the electric crossover. This is not the same car as the Chinese-spec…
High-Power Fast Charging Is The Leading Cause For EV Battery Degradation: Report
Batteries in electric vehicles that regularly use 100-plus-kilowatts fast chargers degrade faster than those that rely primarily on slow charging, a new study suggests. Using fast chargers more frequently can cause some packs to lose nearly a quarter of their…
‘I Replaced The Software Team’ After The Gravity’s Buggy Launch
The Lucid Gravity SUV launched with a bevy of software issues, including glitching screens and a key fob that often became unrecognizable and prevented driving. Lucid Motors' interim CEO, Marc Winterhoff, said that the company replaced much of its software…
Hyundai Is Launching Its Own Robotaxi Service. Can It Win Where Cruise Failed?
Hyundai's Motional autonomous division announced that it aims to launch a robotaxi service in Las Vegas by the end of this year. Motional has roots in startups launched in the 2010s and has been testing cars since 2021, but now it…
Can Nvidia Beat Tesla At Its Own Self-Driving Game?
I’ve heard my industry colleagues say that CES 2026 was “slow” on the automotive front. Well, I still walked at least five miles a day to cover tech’s biggest trade show, had dozens of conversations with top executives from around the world,…
Rivian May Have Botched A Suspension Service, So It’s Recalling 20,000 EVs
Rivian is recalling nearly 20,000 R1S and R1T EVs for an issue that can’t be fixed with a software update. The affected cars may have had some suspension work done in the past, but the service procedure was wrong. The…
Tesla’s ‘New’ Model Y Can Go Over 400 Miles In Europe
Tesla has introduced a longer-range variant of its entry-level Model Y Standard EV in Europe. The carmaker also introduced the base Model Y Standard in Canada. The European-spec Model Y Standard Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive is WLTP-rated for over 400…