The future of transportation is electric. Tesla proved with the Model S that customers would want to buy luxury vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries. Other EV startups like Faraday Future, Byton, Lucid Motors, and SF Motors are chasing after Elon Musk. And major automakers like Jaguar, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz have each released their own Tesla challengers. There are obstacles, such as the need for a more robust charging network. But battery-powered cars are here to stay.
Charging the vehicle over 80 percent “may trigger thermal propagation within the high-voltage battery,” VW says. “If thermal propagation occurs, it may result in a vehicle fire.” If owners opt out, VW may decide to limit the charging through a remote vehicle setting. The recall affects 22,524 ID.4 vehicles built between January 2023 and February 2025.
The incredible flying Tesla Roadster may only have been for show, but it was still a pretty good show. Wired has a great breakdown of how the tricks worked, explaining the physics of static friction and vertical acceleration behind the Roadster’s many stunts.
The company is asking for $5,000 upfront for Roadster pre-orders, followed by $245,000 within 10 days. But even if you fork over the money, Tesla won’t guarantee your car will be delivered. According to the terms and conditions of the pre-order (emphasis ours):
You understand that Roadster is still under development at the time you entered into this Agreement and so we cannot guarantee when your vehicle will actually be delivered or if it will be delivered.
Turns out nothing is guaranteed in this world, not even flying cars.
Hagerty’s Henry Catchpool sat down with Tesla VP for Engineering Lars Moravy to talk through the details of last night’s impressive Tesla Roadster demonstration. But behind all the flipping and flying (falling?) stunt work is some impressive engineering — as well as some surprising reveals. (The Roadster is rear-wheel drive?!?)
It’s okay to marvel at the stunt — it’s pure spectacle.
What else do you need from the Tesla Roadster? I mean, it can apparently fly and do kickflips too, but this video shows what you’ll actually be seeing inside the driver’s seat, including an interactive 3D X-Ray of the car you can check out on its infotainment system.
I mean, duh. But still I’m glad they are making that explicit.
Ford is now accepting sign-ups for preorder invites for the upcoming Ford Fathom, the automaker’s $28,350 electric truck that’s coming out next year. Keep in mind, no one has seen this truck beyond a few camouflaged images. But with the average transaction price for a new vehicle over $50,562, it couldn’t hurt to get in line for Ford’s new ultra-low-cost EV.
It took nearly a decade for Tesla’s next-gen sports car to arrive, but it’s finally here. The timing couldn’t be worse.
GM is using AI models and a new mini factory to build and test cheaper EV battery cells in half the time.
Tiny pickup trucks might just become a thing in the US if the California-based startup Telo has its way.
VW’s successor to the ID.4 has a “completely redesigned exterior,” a range of up to 600 km (372 miles), and either a 58 or 77 kWh battery. The ID.Tiguan will start at €42,695 and could launch as soon as early 2027.
The sportier, M-badged iX3 SUV has twin motors putting out 603 horsepower and 645 lb-ft of torque, with a blistering 0-60 time in 3.9 seconds. You can also expect all the standard M chassis tech, like adaptive suspension, variable sport steering, and an electronically controlled differential. BMW calls the design “unmistakably extroverted,” and yeah, I kind of agree.
A new software update rolling out the R2 enables Pet Cam, through which vehicle owners can keep tabs on their furry friends, as well as cabin temperature, via the Rivian app. (Tesla pioneered using in-cabin cameras to monitor pets with Dog Mode, released in 2019.) Rivian is also adding its AI-powered voice assistant to the R2 — which may be more of a mixed bag, based on some reviews from R1 owners.
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The company just released its third quarter sales in report, in which it recorded a 6.7 percent decrease in deliveries and a whopping 24 percent drop in production. Lucid said it only built 2,954 vehicles in Q3, a 38 percent drop from the previous quarter and the lowest number of vehicles for the company since early 2025. But Lucid said this is all part of the plan:
Deliveries exceeded production as the company continued to execute its planned inventory reduction, converting existing vehicle inventory into customer deliveries as part of the previously announced operating reset targeting $1.4 billion of cash flow improvements in 2026.
Tesla said in a post on X that it’s delaying its outdoor Roadster event slated for October 1st until October 15th due to a severe weather forecast. The delay comes a week after Tesla re-opened reservations for the next-gen Roadster it originally revealed almost a decade ago.
Sony’s keynotes were once a highlight of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But the company’s presence has shrunk in proportion to its slow exit from consumer electronics. And with Bravia now a TCL brand, and the Afeela EV joint venture with Honda scrubbed, there’s little reason to attend.
It claims its new Smart Charging Station offers its “fastest production-ready charging performance” yet, and also includes a new system that can “gradually fix” EV battery degradation from fast charging:
The Group has additionally developed lithium-ion pulse restoration technology, which uses micro-pulse currents to reactivate lithium ions accumulated at the negative electrodes during repeated fast charging. By combining AI charging management with battery restoration technology, Geely is able to increase battery cycle life by 20%.
The all-electric minibus was supposed to come back this year, but now Volkswagen is pushing it the first half of 2027. When it does return, it will be slightly different, with only two-tone exterior paint, physical buttons on the steering wheel, NACS charging, and a Tourer trim aimed at camping enthusiasts. According to Automotive News, other changes include updated software, vehicle-to-load functionality, and digital key integration. In the meantime, MOIA America is using the previous generation versions as robotaxis.
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If you want to know where the power in tech currently lies, you only need to look at this photo of the head table at Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping. I see Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, AMD’s Lisa Su, Apple’s Tim Cook, and SpaceXaiTesla’s Elon Musk seated by the leaders of the world’s two superpowers. The CEOs and / or founders of Alphabet (Google), OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Qualcomm, Micron, Dell, and… Zoom, were also in attendance.
The long-delayed truck is finally in production and reaching customers this week. Now Tesla has to prove that it was worth the wait.
The teaser came at the very end of tonight’s Semi re-launch, showing a brief flash of an illuminated light bar, followed by a glowing “Roadster” logo. Not much to go on, but we’ll likely see a lot more at the October 1st event.
The new EV has a range of up to 375 miles, accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds, and Reuters reports it starts at £173,000 / $230,000, a lower price than Ferrari’s poorly-received Luce. The Torcal might even sound like it has an gas engine — Bentley says it includes “Handcrafted propulsion sound performed by musicians inspired by the beat of a Bentley 6¾ litre V8.”
