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Archives for September 2025

Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Volvo teases new EX60 SUV.

The mid-sized electric crossover will be formally revealed on January 21, 2026. But we already know a few key details, including that it will be built on an 800-volt architecture, which will improve its charging speeds. The new platform will also enable “a longer electric range than any Volvo car before it,” the automaker promises. The EX60 will be built in Volvo’s Gothenburg factory, with production set to begin in the first half of 2026.

The EX60 will likely compete with the Tesla Model Y, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Hyundai Ioniq 5 in the mid-sized crossover EV market.
The EX60 will likely compete with the Tesla Model Y, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Hyundai Ioniq 5 in the mid-sized crossover EV market.
Image: Volvo
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Taking the ‘Eats’ out of ‘Uber Eats.’

Takeout on demand first expanded to groceries, and then to other retail, but the branding hasn’t always kept up. With Uber Eats now delivering from Best Buy, that opens the door to some pretty strange dinner orders,

jackcousteau:

Not confusing at all. I’m going to grubhub my next network appliance.

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Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Waymo’s new 6th-gen robotaxis are coming to Denver.

After months of testing, the company’s autonomous Zeekr minivans will be deployed in the Mile High City this fall. Waymo will use a mixed fleet of Jaguar I-Pace with the 5th-gen hardware and Zeekr RTs with 6th-gen hardware. I remain impressed that Waymo is able to clear all the tariffs and restrictions on Chinese-made electric vehicles.

Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Is that a Tesla Cybervan?

A couple of Cybertruck-looking models make a brief appearance in the background of this video that Tesla produced for its Master Plan 4. Is it a van? A crossover? Whatever it is, it has the Cybertruck’s distinctive design, which suggests the automaker is preparing to double down on the polarizing (and commercially unsuccessful) vehicle.

Tesla’s new ‘Master Plan’ sounds like AI slop

The fourth installment in the automaker’s Master Plan series seizes on flashy new buzzwords: sustainable abundance.

Andrew J. Hawkins
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
The scale of China’s EV program is mind boggling.

Two things stood out in this New York Times piece exploring the price wars in China resulting from EV overcapacity and excessive competition:

  • Last year, 129 brands in China were selling cars that ran mainly or entirely on electricity.
  • In each of the last five months, battery-powered and plug-in hybrid cars made up more than half of all cars sold.

Chinese manufacturers now export a fifth of their production, creating problems for manufacturers in the US and Europe.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Elon’s master plan.

Tesla has revealed the fourth part of its “Master Plan.” Part three dropped in 2023, promising to create “a sustainable energy civilization.” The new plan is instead about “sustainable abundance,” promoting clean energy and automation that will “give people back more time to do what they love.” Or, as Electrek puts it:

“This is a bunch of utopic nonsense, complete with AI ‘abundance’ buzzwords that Grok could have easily written.”

Master Plan Part IV

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Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
The 1986 vision of a ‘highly intelligent car.’

The BBC Archive channel on YouTube has a ton of content to draw from, including plenty of reports about what “the future” will be, like this Tomorrow’s World presentation on a concept car with satellite navigation.

Of course, some of the tech it highlights, like V2X communication, is still mostly a fantasy.

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Tesla Model Y window is risk to body parts.

7,301 2025 models in Australia will receive a software update to correct the issue affecting the driver’s side automatic window, according to the regulator:

If a body part is in the window space when the driver’s side window is closing, it can increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.