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After years of promising that Full Self-Driving would become an “appreciating asset,” Tesla just admitted the opposite by killing the $8,000 purchase option entirely. CEO Elon Musk announced on X early this morning that Tesla will stop selling FSD as a one-time purchase after February 14, 2026, forcing all future buyers into subscription-only access at…
After nearly a year of waiting, the seven-seat option is finally back on Tesla’s US configurator for the 2026 Model Y. But before you start planning road trips with the entire extended family, there’s a critical detail buried in the marketing: this isn’t the stretched Model YL that Chinese buyers have been enjoying since August…
Nearly 20,000 Rivian R1T and R1S owners just discovered their vehicles may have a ticking time bomb in the rear suspension, and the culprit isn’t a manufacturing defect. It’s Rivian’s own service technicians. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed on January 8, 2026, that Rivian is recalling 19,641 vehicles because of a rear suspension…
Every winter, Tesla owners make the same costly mistake on frozen mornings: they tap the defrost button without realizing the intense heat blast can crack their windshield. After years of driving Teslas through harsh winters, this is the one risk that the owner’s manual doesn’t adequately warn you about, and the fix takes just a…
I’ve been documenting the collapse of Western automakers’ China EV strategies for over a year, but the 2025 final numbers are worse than even I expected. Chinese brands now control nearly two-thirds of the world’s largest car market, and the foreign automakers who once dominated are either fleeing or writing off billions in failed EV…
After a million people watched Jason Fenske document his frustrating Lucid Air ownership experience, Lucid didn’t just apologize. They gave the Engineering Explained host an insider preview of their entire 2026 recovery plan. The reveal includes UX 3.0, a complete user interface overhaul coming in early fall 2026, plus vehicle-to-home backup power that doesn’t require…
Tesla is finally getting its chance to prove Full Self-Driving works on European roads. But the safety concerns that kept regulators cautious haven’t gone anywhere. The Dutch vehicle authority RDW will begin supervised testing of Tesla’s FSD system in February 2026, according to Reuters. This comes after months of back-and-forth between Tesla and European regulators,…
I’ve spent the past year documenting what happens when you build an industry on government subsidies. Now we have the data to prove what we suspected all along: the $7,500 federal tax credit never drove genuine EV demand. Deloitte’s 2026 Global Automotive Consumer Study, released today, surveyed more than 28,500 consumers across 27 countries between…
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