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TD Cowen has maintained its Buy rating on Tesla stock with a $509 price target after analysts took three RoboTaxi rides covering nearly 40 miles in Austin. We have been tracking Tesla’s autonomous ambitions since the June launch, and this marks one of the first instances of Wall Street analysts conducting hands-on due diligence in…
The 60-day grace period is over, and California Highway Patrol officers are ready to write tickets. We’ve been tracking the systematic rollback of EV incentives for months, and Monday marks another painful milestone. Starting December 1, 2025, California’s 500,000-plus electric vehicle owners who enjoyed solo access to carpool lanes will face $490 minimum fines if…
We’ve been tracking the bidirectional charging space closely, and Polestar just made a significant move that deserves attention. The Swedish-Chinese automaker announced a partnership with Canadian startup Dcbel to bring vehicle-to-home (V2H) capability to Polestar 3 owners in California, making the luxury SUV double as a home backup battery capable of powering a house for…
The founders of Harbinger Motors have watched EV startups collapse from the inside. Now FedEx is betting they learned the right lessons. Harbinger Motors, a medium-duty electric truck chassis maker led by veterans of failed EV companies Faraday Future, Canoo, and CODA, just closed a $160 million Series C funding round co-led by FedEx. The…
The world’s largest Tesla Supercharger is now fully operational in Lost Hills, California, delivering 164 charging stalls powered almost entirely by the sun. Tesla confirmed the completion of its “Oasis” Supercharger station via X, marking a major infrastructure milestone just in time for Thanksgiving travel on one of America’s busiest EV corridors. The station operates…
A new wrongful death lawsuit filed against Tesla Inc. highlights the ongoing safety crisis surrounding the company’s electronic door handle design, alleging that a couple became trapped in their burning Model 3 after a January 2023 crash in Washington state left one dead and the other seriously injured. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District…
Tesla is aggressively expanding its direct rental program beyond California, launching a $60/day service in five major U.S. cities to combat post-subsidy sales slumps. Tesla isn’t just selling cars anymore—it’s renting them directly to you for less than the cost of a standard rental car. Following a quiet pilot in California, the automaker is rapidly…
Swedish battery-electric truck startup Einride has sued Danish logistics giant Maersk over a collapsed deployment deal that was supposed to put 300 zero-emission trucks on American roads but instead became the latest casualty of the post-subsidy EV market collapse. The lawsuit reveals a corporate sustainability commitment unraveling in real time. The Deal That Wasn’t Einride…
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