Smart Cars
Investors Urge Tesla: Snatch Up Unplugged for Police/Military Custom Car Market Entry
July 14, 2025 – A group of overseas Tesla investors has recently been advocating for the electric vehicle giant to acquire Unplugged Performance, a company renowned for offering upgrade services like chassis and aerodynamic kits specifically tailored for Tesla vehicles. Unplugged Performance’s UP.FIT division also has the capability to create custom – made special –…
Tesla Reveals: Battery Capacity Drops to 80% After Approx. 320,000 Km
July 3, 2025 – Tesla has recently unveiled a fresh set of statistics concerning the battery longevity of its electric vehicles (EVs). Over the roughly decade-long period since Tesla started mass-selling EVs, it has been found that, regardless of the battery chemistry, the capacity of Tesla EV batteries drops to 80% of their original capacity…
Tesla Plunges to Record – Breaking 13.5% Year – on – Year Drop in Q2 2025 Global Car Deliveries
July 3, 2025 – Tesla has just made a major announcement regarding its performance in the second quarter of 2025. The company revealed that it produced a total of 410,244 vehicles during this period, marking a significant increase from the 362,000 units manufactured in the first quarter. In terms of deliveries, Tesla shipped 384,122 cars…
Tesla’s Nevada LFP Battery Plant Set to Launch, Leveraging CATL’s Equipment
July 2, 2025 – Last month, Tesla made an announcement unveiling its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell plant in Nevada, USA, and disclosed that the facility is on the verge of starting production. As reported by Electrek, Tesla has obtained a batch of older production equipment from its battery supplier, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co….
Volkswagen Pours $1B into Rivian to Bolster Tech Collaboration
June 30, 2025 – According to a report from Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA), Volkswagen Group is set to make its second 1billioninvestmentinitspartnerRivianonMonday.ThismoveispartofVolkswagen′spreviouslyannouncedcommitmenttoinvestupto5.8 billion in Rivian. Of the total 5.8billioninvestment,3.5 billion will be used to purchase Rivian’s shares. This investment could potentially enable Volkswagen to surpass Amazon as Rivian’s largest shareholder. The remaining $2.3 billion will be…
Volvo’s 5,000 – Unit Electric Heavy – Truck Delivery: Tesla Semi Faces a Daunting Catch – Up Task
June 30, 2025 – Volvo has quietly made a significant announcement overseas, revealing that it has successfully delivered its 5,000th electric heavy – duty truck. Since 2019, the company has been in the business of delivering pure – electric heavy – duty trucks. Its customer base now spans over 50 countries globally, and the cumulative…
Tesla Model Y Achieves World’s First Fully Autonomous Delivery Without Human Control, Musk Reveals
June 28, 2025 – In a groundbreaking announcement made early this morning on the X platform, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, revealed that “the first Tesla Model Y has successfully completed a fully autonomous delivery journey from the factory straight to a customer’s doorstep, including high-speed road segments, and it even arrived a day ahead of…
Tesla’s 5-Month Sales Slump in Europe Persists: New Model Y Fails to Reignite Demand as Chinese Rivals Dominate
June 26, 2025 – Recent figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reveal a concerning trend for Tesla in the European market. In May, the company witnessed a significant 27.9% year-on-year decline in new vehicle sales across the region. This downturn comes despite a robust 27.2% growth in overall battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales…
Lamborghini Backs Synthetic Fuels: ‘A Potential Lifeline for Gasoline Cars,’ Says Exec
June 26, 2025 – Rouven Mohr, the Chief Technical Officer of Lamborghini, has stated that the adoption of synthetic fuels will enable the brand to carry on its legacy of building internal combustion engines, even as the world moves aggressively towards electrification. The Lamborghini Temerario marks the brand’s first mass-produced vehicle to support synthetic fuels….
Tesla Urges Regulators to Keep Robotaxi Safety Data Confidential, Citing Business Secrets
June 24, 2025 – A letter disclosed on Monday, as reported by Reuters, reveals that Tesla has informed U.S. regulators that its responses concerning the safety of deploying robotaxis in Texas are classified as confidential business information and should not be made public. Earlier, on Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the…