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News Opinion (Page 85)

News Opinion

Opinion on auto industry news. Opinion on cars and new vehicles.

By Timothy Boyer on
Here’s an important real-life video of what can happen to you and your car when you take your relatively new or used vehicle to one of those fast lube-type service centers.
By Jeremy Johnson on
Tesla has reduced the price of its full self-driving hardware upgrade to $1,000 from $1,500. This is a fair thing for Tesla to do and any customers who have an FSD computer chip that was produced before April, 2019, will be eligible for the upgrade.
By Tinsae Aregay on
After years of will they, won't they, Elon Musk has finally confirmed Tesla will be opening up the supercharger network to all EVs later this year.
By John Goreham on
A new Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle owner from Orange County, California explains why she gave up her battery-electric Chevy Bolt.
By Jeremy Johnson on
We have recent news of the Tesla semi possibly going into production today. This has been many years in the making and will create the most profitable vehicle for Tesla, even more so than the Tesla Model S Plaid and the Tesla Roadster. In addition, it will be the most impactful for a clean environment.
By Tinsae Aregay on
New leaked information suggests Tesla has changed its Giga Texas plans and is now planning to produce the Cybertruck ahead of the Model Y.
By John Goreham on
Honda America has had a tough time with AC condensers in recent years. Here is why if your Honda's AC condenser has failed the cost of the repair may be covered
By John Goreham on
Tesla vehicles do not come with spare tires, but many owners add kits to help prepare for the inevitable. Here’s one item not to forget.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Elon Musk has confirmed the automatic gear selector powered by Tesla AI introduced on the refreshed Model S & X will be coming as an option to all Teslas.
By John Goreham on
This large electricity provider now pays EV owners not to charge. The best news is that it’s an uncommon time of day at which to charge up anyway.
By Jeremy Johnson on
What is the lowest price Tesla? It's the Model 3 Standard Range with no upgrades for $39,990. We've decided to also show the current cost of Tesla vehicles from lowest price to highest price and the cost of all upgrades across all models, with fees due at time of purchase.
By John Goreham on
The new 2022 Chevrolet Bolt is proving to be dramatically more expensive than the outgoing model in one important pro-EV ZEV state.
By John Goreham on
Owners of battery-electric vehicles are discovering the hard way that vehicle makers are stealing their spare. Here’s what you can do about it if you want to go green.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Insider sources have revealed, Tesla is considering building 4680 packs that will go into the made in Germany Model Y, in Giga Texas, and shipping them to Giga Berlin.
By Jeremy Johnson on
I believe Tesla will produce a Model 1 vehicle one day. It will be an ultra compact and lightweight vehicle, cost between $10,000 and $16,000, be fully capable of autonomy, and the primary market will be India. Tesla will not produce the Model 1 until after the year 2025 and probably later than that.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Elon Musk has confirmed earlier suspicions that Tesla has delayed FSD Beta wide release/download button until FSD Beta V11. The current FSD V9 uses Tesla's revolutionary pure vision code only to drive on highways.
By Jeremy Johnson on
We have breaking news for Tesla has just released its subscription service for FSD (Full Self Driving). This is good news and means that Tesla is confident that full autonomy is closer than we might think.
By Tinsae Aregay on
Because AT&T has decided to stop 3G services, early Tesla Model S vehicles will lose their mobile internet connection beginning February 2022.
By Jeremy Johnson on
There was a Tesla Model S Plaid reported to have "spontaneously combusted" about 2 weeks ago, but since the initial reports, there hasn't been any news or details about the "incident". Why is this so and what does it mean?
By John Goreham on
Toyota’s RAV4 dominates this list of the fastest-selling vehicles in America. ANd the RAV4 is being delivered in huge volumes.
By Jeremy Johnson on
There is recent news of a Tweet from Elon Musk about Tesla Superchargers and that they are being upgraded to 300 kW from 250 kW. That's an increase of about 17%. Let's see what the implications are!
By John Goreham on
Charging in public can be challenging. For new electric vehicle owners, we offer these tips to save time, money, and maybe your well-being. You EV veterans can feel free to fact-check us and add more tips below.
By Jeremy Johnson on
Tesla released its FSD v9 Beta full self-driving software about a week ago. It's a pure vision approach to full self-driving. But, how long will this Beta last? Are we close to a release to all Tesla FSD customers? Let's find out!
By Jeremy Johnson on
Tesla has an Achilles Heel. Like the ancient warrior of old, Achilles, who was practically invincible, Tesla is a superior company in terms of technology, performance, and its product. But it could be brought down by something it may not see coming.
By Tinsae Aregay on
A report out of Korea states Tesla has signed a $436 million deal with Samsung for the latter to supply cameras to be used on EVs. The report also suggests the cameras will be used on the Cybertruck and that the vehicle will not have side-view mirrors.
By Jeremy Johnson on
There is breaking news of a massive, $436 million dollar deal between Tesla and Samsung for cameras for the CyberTruck. Let's explore this more!
By John Goreham on
Virgin Galactic’s Tourism Space Plane burns hydrocarbons for fun. Aren’t we in the process of making that illegal in the United States?
By Peter Neilson on
If you want to know what is going on with the Toyota Prius that has been sitting for 3 years, here is the update.
By John Goreham on
Public EV charging can be ridiculously expensive. Here is what we paid to add 34 miles to a new 2022 model year EV at an EVgo charger.
By Jeremy Johnson on
There are a number of people using Tesla's full self-driving beta v9 and doing YouTube videos with it. There are a group of them that are a must follow. Here they are and why.