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Andrew J. Hawkins

Andrew J. Hawkins

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    Porsche EV owners get Tesla Supercharger access.

    The sports car company is finally offering adapters so Taycan and Macan EV owners can charge at Tesla’s Supercharger stations. New Porsche EVs will come with a complimentary adapter, while the company will send adapters free-of-charge to current Porsche owners. Charging sessions are initiated through the Tesla app for now, but soon can be started through the My Porsche app. Still no word on when Volkswagen and Audi EV owners can get their adapters.

    Image: Porsche
    Image: Porsche
    BMW’s ‘Neue Klasse’ is finally here, starting with the iX3

    BMW’s fist EV to be built on its new platform will feature lightning-fast charging and four superpowered ‘brains.’

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    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Andrew J. Hawkins
    Tesla’s robotaxis are now ‘available’ to all.

    Oh sorry, I misread, it’s just the app that’s available to all. You still need to join a waitlist — for a supervised “driverless” vehicle that may never actually come. Tesla’s robotaxis are currently only operating in Austin and San Francisco to select users.

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    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
    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.

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    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.

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