Andrew J. Hawkins

Tailpipe emissions aren’t the only pollutant to arise from driving. As Forbes explains, a chemical additive found in most rubber tires is creating a dangerous type of microplastic pollution that’s laying waste to the endangered coho salmon of the Pacific Northwest.

The guy who named his cars a specific way so it would spell “S3XY” really just testified — under oath — that his “[a]m considering taking Tesla private at $420 a share” was just a funny coincidence. Amazing stuff.

It’s Day Three is Elon Musk’s securities fraud trial, and an expert witness for the plaintiffs had to explain to the jury — in very expert-y terms — why the proposal to take Tesla private “at $420 a share” likely was not serious.

Automotive News, which saw a prototype at the automaker’s design studio, describes it as “futuristic and sporty,” as well as smaller than a Ford Maverick or Hyundai Santa Cruz. Given that every electric truck on or coming to the market today is huge and priced north of $70,000, an affordable two-door electric pickup sounds like it would be a welcome addition. Now who can I talk to about resurrecting the Isuzu Faster as an EV?

The company is working with automakers to design its own custom-built electric vehicles for ridehailing and delivery, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told The Wall Street Journal. That means lower top speeds and bench seats for passengers to face each other for ridehailing, and smaller footprint two- and three-wheelers with cargo space for delivery. Which automakers though? Khosrowshahi wouldn’t say.