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Cruise, the self-driving arm of General Motors, revealed that it is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. News of the probe was first reported by TechCrunch and was disclosed by Cruise itself as part of a nearly 200-page report by Quinn Emanuel, a law firm hired by Cruise to assess how the company handled its response to an accident that occurred on October 2nd, 2023 involving a Cruise-branded Chevy Bolt and a jaywalking pedestrian. While Cruise disclosed separate probes from both federal agencies, it does not outline the scope or any further details surrounding them. Get Fully…
New Englanders, rejoice – at last, Vermont’s first Tesla store is being fitted up in South Burlington and will open soon. January 26: The Vermont Tesla store is so not going to open in the latter half of January, as we initially expected. One of our readers (thanks, Doug!) went past the store today and spoke to a supervisor, who said there was still a lot of work to do and that the store wouldn’t open until March 1 at the earliest. He took a photo of the store’s interior and shared it with us: Yeah, that is nowhere near being…
Tesla closed the year 2023 as the world’s largest all-electric car manufacturer, which might not be the case in 2024 due to BYD’s surge. The company’s potential annual manufacturing output is estimated at over 2,350,000 units, according to the Q4 financial report (no change compared to its Q3 report). Get Fully Charged Tesla EV production In 2023, Tesla produced more than 1.84 million all-electric cars (up 35% year-over-year). This year, the volume might exceed 2 million for the very first time. According to Tesla, after the scheduled global factory shutdown in Q3, global production reached a record annualized run rate…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Could the Tesla Semi and 4680 batteries be Tesla’s sneak attack in 2024? The Tesla Semi has been my favorite Tesla vehicle since it was introduced. Cutting emissions from long-haul semi trucks in a slick new design with super highway Autopilot offers a lot to love. So, it has been quite disappointing to see how slowly Semi production and deliveries have ramped up. Was the electric semi truck just not ready for prime time? I know it’s delivering products for Frito-Lay, but … chips…
Fisker, the maker of the all-electric Ocean SUV, said it fixed the braking issue that prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to open a preliminary investigation after it received several complaints alleging the battery-powered crossover could display a partial loss of braking when it hits low traction surfaces. According to an official document published by the American automaker on its website, the potential problems that led to the NHTSA’s preliminary evaluation were fixed with a software update that was issued last month. Get Fully Charged Modern problems require modern solutions Fisker used the power of over-the-air (OTA) updates…
During the fourth quarter of 2023, Tesla noted a new record for global EV sales, but its market share is not expanding as fast as in the past. According to the industry data (trailing by twelve months), highlighted by Tesla in its Q4 financial report, the brand’s market share in the United States/Canada (counted together) recently reached 4%. That’s the highest level ever recorded, but there is now almost no growth, as the curve appears to be almost flat. Get Fully Charged Tesla EV sales growth slows down In 2023, Tesla delivered a record number of over 1.8 million electric…
Electronics and water aren’t exactly good friends. That’s why the high-voltage battery pack of the new Tesla Cybertruck is sealed and there’s also a Wade Mode in the car’s settings that uses air from the air suspension system to pressurize the battery pack so that any water that somehow makes its way inside will swiftly be ejected thanks to the pressure difference. However, the Tesla Model 3, which is the American manufacturer’s most affordable car, doesn’t have Wade Mode. The high-voltage battery pack has sealant to keep moisture out, but we’d argue that Tesla or any other insurance company will…
It’s all pricing and economics news this morning, and it’s mostly good news for those interested in driving greener. Subaru boosts Solterra fast-charging, Honda prices its Prologue, and Hyundai sets a very modest premium for its hybrid Santa Fe SUV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Subaru has sped up DC fast-charging for the Solterra EV—especially in cold weather—while it also gets a driver-assist system good for low-speed congestion, new brake-regen paddles and, at last, a readout that tells you the battery percentage. All that said, the 2024 Subaru Solterra costs just $120 more than 2023. What does…
Fisker, the California-based EV startup that makes the Ocean SUV, built over 10,000 cars last year but delivered fewer than half as it struggled with its direct sales approach, according to Reuters. The undelivered cars, most of which have been largely paid for by the customers, have a value of about $290 million, the company said. In total, roughly 4,700 Ocean SUVs were delivered last year, but the EV maker expects to move all of the remaining inventory in the first quarter of 2024 as it pivots to a dealer-partner model. Get Fully Charged Direct sales failed for Fisker as…
The Tesla Model Y, the American electric car manufacturer’s entry-level crossover, was the world’s best-selling car in 2023, data from Jato Dynamics quoted by Autocar shows. Besides getting the most important crown in the sales world, the Model Y–by far Tesla’s most successful product–also finished last year as Europe’s and China’s best-selling car. Get Fully Charged Tesla Model Y tops the sales charts After being crowned the best-selling car in the first quarter of 2023, the Tesla Model Y continued its strong sales performance and finished last year on the top spot of the best-selling cars in the world. That’s…