Tesla Moves To Block City Of Austin From Releasing Robotaxi Information
With the Tesla robotaxi service set to begin in Austin, Texas in just a few days, the company wants to maintain secrecy about its operation.
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EVs Take 33.7% Share Of The UK – BYD Dolphin Surf Arrives!
May saw plugin EVs take 33.7% share of the UK auto market, up from 25.7% year-on-year. BEVs grew in volume by 26% YoY, while PHEVs grew 51%. Overall auto volume was fractionally up year-on-year, at 150,070 units. Volkswagen was the UK’s leading BEV brand in May. May’s sales totals saw … [continued]
More Bad News For Tesla, EV Charging Edition (It’s Not All About New Jersey…)
The Dublin-based C-store operator Applegreen is challenging the Tesla Supercharger network for a slice of the public EV charging pie.
On Tesla, Irrational Support, & Irrational Hate
Underneath my recent article “Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism,” unsurprisingly, there were several great responses. A couple of them were on the long side and quite well thought out and expressed, so I’m republishing them here. The first is from Larry Evans and the second is from Username Taycan. … [continued]
Hating on Tesla vs. Objective Realism
Tesla has become a very difficult topic to cover. We’ve been covering the company obsessively for 13 years, since Tesla Model S deliveries began. We covered the company for years when most people didn’t believe in it and many even bet a lot of money against it. Those were the … [continued]
What Benefits Will Tesla Now Get with Trump–Musk Fallout?
There were a few ways of viewing Elon Musk throwing his hat in with Donald Trump. Here are a few common but different takes: This is a disaster, horrible, and vile. There’s so much wrong with this. Where do we even start? This is great! Musk and Trump will modernize … [continued]
Top Selling Electric Vehicle Brands Worldwide in April — Hot Geely Beats Tesla
In addition to our monthly report on the top selling plugin vehicles in the world, here’s a report on the auto brands and auto groups or alliances that are selling the most plugin vehicles globally. Top Selling Brands Geely continues riding high in its quest to challenge BYD’s domination and … [continued]
Global EV Sales — BYD Song Beats Tesla Model Y on the World Stage!
Plugin vehicles reach 22% share, or 1.5 million units, in April. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in April 2025 compared to April 2024. There were around 1.5 million registrations. More good news is that BEVs pulled further ahead of plugin hybrids, growing 26% YoY to 1 million units … [continued]
Tesla Robotaxi Service Begins Next Week In Austin. Is Full Self Driving Finally Ready?
As Tesla prepares to begin robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, next week, some are questioning if its self driving software is safe.
Preliminary Data Shows Tesla Sales In Europe Continued To Fall In May
Tesla sales in Europe continued their slide in all European countries except one in May, which sales in Australia were up.
