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Big changes to announce. I’ve ended my tenure at Teslarati and will be instead joining Jaan (@theevuniverse) at EVwire!
8.3 years. 7,940+ articles, or about 31%, of Teslarati’s entire 25,000-ish archive.
Trained several writers, including Joey, who is now Senior Reporter. time with the company, I guess.
But now, I’m excited to help scale EVwire. I’ve never been in this position before, but I’m absolutely pumped AF.
Super grateful for Jaan for believing in my ideas for Tesla news (thanks for the brainstorming sessions!). Can’t wait to see how far we can take EVwire in the years to come! ⚡️👊⚡️
8.3 years. 7,940+ articles, or about 31%, of Teslarati’s entire 25,000-ish archive.
Trained several writers, including Joey, who is now Senior Reporter. time with the company, I guess.
But now, I’m excited to help scale EVwire. I’ve never been in this position before, but I’m absolutely pumped AF.
Super grateful for Jaan for believing in my ideas for Tesla news (thanks for the brainstorming sessions!). Can’t wait to see how far we can take EVwire in the years to come! ⚡️👊⚡️
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IMC Logistics, the largest marine drayage provider in the US, has just taken delivery of its first @Tesla Semi.
The truck is the first to arrive from the 50 Tesla Semis IMC ordered in September for its California operations. evwire.com/p/imc-logistic…
The truck is the first to arrive from the 50 Tesla Semis IMC ordered in September for its California operations. evwire.com/p/imc-logistic…
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A Waymo robotaxi reportedly turned into the wrong lane in Austin and left a Tesla Cybercab boxed in between two Waymos.
@cpatdowling, who was riding in the Cybercab, shared a photo of the standoff on X. The photo shows a Waymo Jaguar I-PACE stopped head-on in front of the Cybercab, whose screen still read “Arriving soon.”
Dowling said the Waymo “turned right at the light directly into the wrong lane as its compatriot came up behind me.”
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/waymo-wrong-…
@cpatdowling, who was riding in the Cybercab, shared a photo of the standoff on X. The photo shows a Waymo Jaguar I-PACE stopped head-on in front of the Cybercab, whose screen still read “Arriving soon.”
Dowling said the Waymo “turned right at the light directly into the wrong lane as its compatriot came up behind me.”
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/waymo-wrong-…
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BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme, which holds the title of world’s fastest production car, crashed during a high-speed test on a closed track in China. The driver reportedly avoided injuries.
Video and photos released on November 2 show the car drifting off its line and hitting a barrier, with the impact tearing off its rear axle. The crash reportedly happened during a run toward 500 km/h (311 mph).
The U9 Xtreme hit 496.22 km/h (308.34 mph) at Automotive Testing Papenburg in Germany. BYD plans to attempt 500 km/h in the UAE this November.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/byd-yangwang…
Video and photos released on November 2 show the car drifting off its line and hitting a barrier, with the impact tearing off its rear axle. The crash reportedly happened during a run toward 500 km/h (311 mph).
The U9 Xtreme hit 496.22 km/h (308.34 mph) at Automotive Testing Papenburg in Germany. BYD plans to attempt 500 km/h in the UAE this November.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/byd-yangwang…
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The Dutch vehicle authority RDW has approved changes to Tesla’s FSD Supervised in Europe, bringing the Tesla Assisted Driving name to the car itself and cutting the maximum speed margin from +50% to +10%.
The TAD name will appear on the in-car display and in the owner’s manual. The speed margin resets to 0% every time the car starts, and other speed-related functions are switched off by default. The changes apply to Tesla models with TAD and Hardware 4 or later, and they arrive through an over-the-air update.
According to the RDW, the name change doesn’t affect how the system works, and the existing type approval remains valid. The EU-wide approval process is still ongoing.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/rdw-approves…
The TAD name will appear on the in-car display and in the owner’s manual. The speed margin resets to 0% every time the car starts, and other speed-related functions are switched off by default. The changes apply to Tesla models with TAD and Hardware 4 or later, and they arrive through an over-the-air update.
According to the RDW, the name change doesn’t affect how the system works, and the existing type approval remains valid. The EU-wide approval process is still ongoing.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/rdw-approves…
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The Tesla Semi is heading to France for its first public showing in the country, with the electric truck set to appear at Connect Trucks 2026 in Deauville on November 3 and 4. evwire.com/p/tesla-semi-f…
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Japan is reportedly preparing to certify driverless vehicles without steering wheels or brake pedals under a single, uniform set of safety standards, with the new rules expected to apply starting next month in December.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to revise its vehicle safety standards and apply them to vehicles produced from December onward, Nikkei reported. Until now, each vehicle has been certified case by case. The ministry is set to discuss the plan at a vehicle safety study group meeting on November 4th. evwire.com/p/japan-mlit-s…
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to revise its vehicle safety standards and apply them to vehicles produced from December onward, Nikkei reported. Until now, each vehicle has been certified case by case. The ministry is set to discuss the plan at a vehicle safety study group meeting on November 4th. evwire.com/p/japan-mlit-s…
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The UK's largest public charging hub for electric trucks is now open at Magna Park Lutterworth, starting with 32 Kempower (@KempowerOyj) connectors up to 400 kW, with megawatt charging up to 1.2 MW due early next year.
Here's our deeper look: evwire.com/p/electroway-u…
Here's our deeper look: evwire.com/p/electroway-u…
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Japan is reportedly preparing to certify driverless vehicles without steering wheels or pedals under one uniform set of safety standards, starting in December.
According to a Nikkei report, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to revise its vehicle safety standards for vehicles produced from December. Until now, each vehicle has been certified case by case. The ministry is set to discuss the plan at a vehicle safety study group meeting on November 4.
Certified vehicles wouldn’t need a steering wheel, pedals, rearview mirrors or a driver monitoring system. Crash tests with dummies will remain mandatory for passenger vehicles such as taxis and buses. Japan is targeting 10,000 Level 4-capable buses, taxis and other vehicles by fiscal 2030.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/japan-mlit-s…
According to a Nikkei report, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to revise its vehicle safety standards for vehicles produced from December. Until now, each vehicle has been certified case by case. The ministry is set to discuss the plan at a vehicle safety study group meeting on November 4.
Certified vehicles wouldn’t need a steering wheel, pedals, rearview mirrors or a driver monitoring system. Crash tests with dummies will remain mandatory for passenger vehicles such as taxis and buses. Japan is targeting 10,000 Level 4-capable buses, taxis and other vehicles by fiscal 2030.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/japan-mlit-s…
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Tesla’s Robotaxi service launches in Fort Worth, Texas, its seventh US city, with an estimated 143-square-mile launch geofence.
Tesla’s Robotaxi account says rides open at 6 a.m. local time on Monday, November 2. The service area is centered on downtown Fort Worth and reaches White Settlement to the west, Haltom City to the east, Benbrook and Forest Hill to the south, and the edge of Saginaw to the north.
The Fort Worth geofence is Tesla’s third-largest, behind only Austin and Houston, and more than one and a half times the 81-square-mile Dallas zone.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-robota…
Tesla’s Robotaxi account says rides open at 6 a.m. local time on Monday, November 2. The service area is centered on downtown Fort Worth and reaches White Settlement to the west, Haltom City to the east, Benbrook and Forest Hill to the south, and the edge of Saginaw to the north.
The Fort Worth geofence is Tesla’s third-largest, behind only Austin and Houston, and more than one and a half times the 81-square-mile Dallas zone.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-robota…
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Tesla has announced that they are officially coming to Vietnam, with the company's recruiting team posting five job openings for the market that span sales, service and charging.
"Our mission is to build a world of amazing abundance. We're looking for exceptional, ambitious people ready to help bring that mission to Vietnam." evwire.com/p/tesla-vietna…
"Our mission is to build a world of amazing abundance. We're looking for exceptional, ambitious people ready to help bring that mission to Vietnam." evwire.com/p/tesla-vietna…
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Tesla is officially coming to Vietnam, starting with five job openings across sales, service, purchasing, HR and charging.
The openings are Sales Manager, Service Manager, HR Business Partner, Purchasing Manager and Project Developer, Charging. Tesla’s regional recruiting team announced them on LinkedIn.
The posts didn’t say when Tesla will open orders in Vietnam or which cities the roles are based in.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-vietna…
The openings are Sales Manager, Service Manager, HR Business Partner, Purchasing Manager and Project Developer, Charging. Tesla’s regional recruiting team announced them on LinkedIn.
The posts didn’t say when Tesla will open orders in Vietnam or which cities the roles are based in.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-vietna…
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Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging North America has named Madeline Ebert as its new CEO, effective October 22.
Ebert was most recently the company’s Head of Product & Driver Experience. Her team achieved first-time charging success rates above 90%, and the North American network grew to more than 900 charging ports.
She succeeds Heiko Schmidt, who served as interim CEO and has moved to a new role within Mercedes-Benz.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/mercedes-ben…
Ebert was most recently the company’s Head of Product & Driver Experience. Her team achieved first-time charging success rates above 90%, and the North American network grew to more than 900 charging ports.
She succeeds Heiko Schmidt, who served as interim CEO and has moved to a new role within Mercedes-Benz.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/mercedes-ben…
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Xpeng has started shipping the Mona L05 SUV overseas, ahead of its October 29 China launch, with sales targeted in 65 countries and regions.
The five-seat midsize SUV sits above the Mona L03. Xpeng sent 660 vehicles for extreme-condition testing across 25 countries and regions.
Xpeng didn’t share the size of the first batch, which markets it will go to, when overseas deliveries begin, or which powertrains each market will get.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/xpeng-mona-l…
The five-seat midsize SUV sits above the Mona L03. Xpeng sent 660 vehicles for extreme-condition testing across 25 countries and regions.
Xpeng didn’t share the size of the first batch, which markets it will go to, when overseas deliveries begin, or which powertrains each market will get.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/xpeng-mona-l…
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A BYD Flash Charger in China was found with both charging handles chained together, and BYD has pledged to crack down on misuse of its stations.
The charger appears to be working, with green ready-to-charge lights on both handles, and the site hasn’t been cordoned off. No one has claimed responsibility, and BYD hasn’t commented on this incident.
In a WeChat Q&A post about combustion cars blocking its chargers, BYD said it will strengthen station management and improve space occupancy controls.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/byd-megawatt…
The charger appears to be working, with green ready-to-charge lights on both handles, and the site hasn’t been cordoned off. No one has claimed responsibility, and BYD hasn’t commented on this incident.
In a WeChat Q&A post about combustion cars blocking its chargers, BYD said it will strengthen station management and improve space occupancy controls.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/byd-megawatt…
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A Tesla Semi caught fire on Interstate 880 in Hayward, California, on Tuesday evening, closing the freeway in both directions for hours. The driver was not hurt.
The fire was reported around 5:35 p.m. in the southbound lanes near Route 92, with no crash and no other vehicles involved. The California Highway Patrol warned that the battery fire could burn for 15 to 18 hours. Northbound lanes reopened around 8:40 p.m., and all lanes were back open by Wednesday morning.
The driver told CHP the truck “simply caught fire” and that they didn’t know why. The cause is under investigation. The truck appears to be one of PepsiCo’s early Frito-Lay Semis, not one of the new production trucks from Tesla’s Semi Factory.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-semi-f…
The fire was reported around 5:35 p.m. in the southbound lanes near Route 92, with no crash and no other vehicles involved. The California Highway Patrol warned that the battery fire could burn for 15 to 18 hours. Northbound lanes reopened around 8:40 p.m., and all lanes were back open by Wednesday morning.
The driver told CHP the truck “simply caught fire” and that they didn’t know why. The cause is under investigation. The truck appears to be one of PepsiCo’s early Frito-Lay Semis, not one of the new production trucks from Tesla’s Semi Factory.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-semi-f…
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Tesla’s Giga Berlin built 7,000 Model Ys in a single week for the first time, about 500 short of its 7,500 weekly target.
Plant manager André Thierig said the factory now runs 24/5, which works out to about 1,400 vehicles per production day. Tesla is hiring 1,000 more workers to reach the 7,500 goal.
Thierig set the 7,500 target in June, when the plant was building around 5,000 vehicles a week.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-giga-b…
Plant manager André Thierig said the factory now runs 24/5, which works out to about 1,400 vehicles per production day. Tesla is hiring 1,000 more workers to reach the 7,500 goal.
Thierig set the 7,500 target in June, when the plant was building around 5,000 vehicles a week.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-giga-b…
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Tesla’s Cybercab registrations in Texas have reached 465, with the fleet busy through Austin’s F1 weekend.
Texas DMV records show Tesla registered 43 Cybercabs in one day, bringing the fleet to 465. A day earlier it registered a batch of 69. The Model Y side added 53 vehicles on October 21, and there are now about 970 Robotaxis in Texas.
Robotaxis were in heavy use during the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, which ran October 23 to 25. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s VP of AI Software, described the scene on X as a “Storm of Cybercabs.”
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-cyberc…
Texas DMV records show Tesla registered 43 Cybercabs in one day, bringing the fleet to 465. A day earlier it registered a batch of 69. The Model Y side added 53 vehicles on October 21, and there are now about 970 Robotaxis in Texas.
Robotaxis were in heavy use during the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, which ran October 23 to 25. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s VP of AI Software, described the scene on X as a “Storm of Cybercabs.”
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-cyberc…
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A drone video shows 55 new production Tesla Semis outside the Semi Factory in Nevada, about a month after high-volume production began.
The trucks were captured in footage from Tesla Semi advocate @HinrichsZane, and @SawyerMerritt counted 55 in the video. Tesla hasn’t shared production volumes.
The factory is designed to build 1,000 Semis per week, with output expected to increase gradually toward an annual capacity target of 50,000 trucks.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/55-tesla-sem…
The trucks were captured in footage from Tesla Semi advocate @HinrichsZane, and @SawyerMerritt counted 55 in the video. Tesla hasn’t shared production volumes.
The factory is designed to build 1,000 Semis per week, with output expected to increase gradually toward an annual capacity target of 50,000 trucks.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/55-tesla-sem…
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Tesla has expanded its Houston Robotaxi service area into downtown Houston and Bellaire, with a new geofence shaped like SpaceX’s Starship.
Tesla launched Houston Robotaxi rides on April 18, and the city is now one of six US metros with unsupervised Robotaxi rides, alongside Austin, Dallas, Miami, Orlando and Tampa.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-robota…
Tesla launched Houston Robotaxi rides on April 18, and the city is now one of six US metros with unsupervised Robotaxi rides, alongside Austin, Dallas, Miami, Orlando and Tampa.
More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-robota…
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