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In the American market, Nissan is emerging as the leader in low-cost vehicles, including cars like Sentra and Versa, crossover SUVs like Kicks, and EVs like its Leaf.

A Cybertruck owner shares his abysmal Cybertruck ownership experience over the past seven months. He says that, on top of multiple failures, he wasn’t able to access the inside of his truck for three weeks when it got bricked for no apparent reason.

A Cybertruck owner says Tesla service technicians are unable to solve his truck's issues. The Tesla technicians added that the defect is widespread and that they are waiting for upper management to issue a Cybertruck recall and refresh.

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is correct in saying the Tariffs on Chinese cars are stetting the western auto industry up to failure given Chinese car makers now have a massive cost advantage. He recommends we, instead, we compete like China does.

While the recently announced $1B fund for improved EV infrastructure is a solid step forward much more will be needed to prevent the near certainty of China owning the 2030 EV market.

Hydrogen may have been a better path to mitigate climate change because, done right, it could have reduced or eliminated the obstacle that the petrochemical industry has become.

A Tesla Cybertruck was recently posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace for only $50,000. The vehicle has a red wrap; however, what was more surprising was that it is the tri-motor version with the “88G Plutonium upgrade.”

China continues to lead the EV market, which, if allowed to continue unchallenged, will result in broad changes to Tech dominance and an increased risk of China-sourced conflicts in the future, resulting in failures.

Samsung’s new EV battery correctly targets commercial EVs as the most attractive market and promises a greener, more sustainable, and better future for those companies that use it.

Tesla is conducting a secret recall to replace the high-voltage battery pack for Cybertrucks produced around February of this year. Tesla told one customer the issue has to do with dented cells that can cause a battery short and “core collapse.”

Cybertruck rental rates have fallen precipitously over the past few months, from $1000/day at the start of the year to as low as $134/day now. After Turo takes its cut, Cybertruck owners are only making $92/day renting out their trucks.

Our knowledge on how to make batteries better continues to improve and the result is that we are finding that EV batteries can and do last longer than we thought if treated well.

A Cybertruck owner says that his elderly neighbor had to be airlifted to a hospital after his truck startled her horse. She fell down and broke eight ribs. The Cybertruck also seems to startle and confuse other animals even more than gas vehicles.

One New England-based rally team has found that street-legal Trail Terrain tires from BFGoodrich offer many advantages.

The Torque News team begins a long-term test of a highly-rated Uniroyal tire. Will the affordable Tiger Paw be a good match for a top-selling AWD crossover SUV?

A new video posted on X and TikTok shows firefighters attempting to break the Cybertruck’s windows. However, despite wielding heavy axes, it takes three blows to see the first crack and over 12 blows to break the window completely.

A Cybertruck owner, Addam, says that his truck’s windshield shattered into pieces as he was washing it using a microfiber cloth. He adds that he was drying his glass from the inside when it spidered and shattered.

Tesla's recent price cuts for the full-self-driving software have angered current owners who have paid more than three times for the option. Tesla has lowered the FSD price to as low as $4,500 on some variants.

Norway's early move isn't without problems, but we can learn from them, resulting in far more successful subsequent efforts.

With GM now beginning their conversion to the NACS Tesla plug standard there are things you need to know, one of them being, it may be unsafe to use a Tesla supercharger with a non-Tesla car.

A Tesla Cybertruck using a 600KW fast charger has set a new record, achieving a peak charging rate of 405KW. This translates to recouping 1,030 miles/hr; however, the charging curve still needs improvements.

Electric car sales reporting for July indicates that the market is strong, but the difference between car makers is significant highlighting that marketing and incentives are having a major impact on the growth of the total market and individual brands.

According to Tesla’s Cybertruck Owner Manual, the Cybertruck “hitch assembly is designed to support vertical loads up to 160 lb (72 kg). Exceeding this maximum weight can cause damage.” Tesla further explains that the load is equivalent to two bicycles.

A Cybertruck owner following an off-roading trip shows all the parts that broke on his all-electric truck. Among other issues, the single trip cracked his Cybertruck’s passenger side window, dented his fender, and crashed the plastic mud flaps.

A Change.org petition calls on Tesla to refund people who no longer want to take delivery of a Foundation Series Cybertruck their non-refundable $1000 deposit. The issue has come to the forefront as people wait for the regular Cybertruck variant.

With Tesla’s entry of a viable Robotaxi the beginning of the end of car ownership, humans driving cars, and ICE cars in general begins with the eventual end forecast to be in 10 to 15 years based on prior trends.

Used EV prices have made these cars a considerable bargain, and they appear to be outselling similar used gas cars now; they also tend to be more reliable used than new.

GM is downplaying the competitive threat from Chinese companies which are currently outperforming them. The tariffs that are protecting GM will eventually be bypassed or eliminated. GM has to prepare better to avoid other problems.

We all know what road rage is, but is there a word when a driver becomes so angry that he takes it out on his car? Future Ford owners are threatening to do so if Ford uses their latest patent.

Jaguar's management is frustrated by the problems related to converting to all-electric cars. This is their own fault because they failed to learn from Tesla and failed to both define and adhere to the critical path that Tesla’s success defined.