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Elon Musk is scrapping Tesla's ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing

Tesla is giving up on its ambitious plan for a “gigacasting” manufacturing process in another sign the automaker is looking for a new footing as...

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BMW is tweaking its naming system again

There’s nothing German automakers like doing more than screwing with their naming conventions, and BMW is once again doing just that. However,...

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Donald Trump wanted to hold a fundraiser at the Miami Grand Prix — but quickly got shot down

Miami Grand Prix officials were none too pleased when they found out Donald Trump was attempting to use a suite at the Formula 1 race for a...

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16 unreliable cars that just might be worth the headache

Some cars are just total pains to own. They could break down all the time, be impractical for daily life or any number of other headaches, but...

27.04.2024 5

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Laid off Tesla workers are getting two months severance pay

Tesla cut 10 percent of its workforce a few weeks ago, and now we’re getting a better look at what sort of severance package its recently laid-off...

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Huge EV discounts haven't been enough for buyers

Electric vehicles are seeing huge discounts right now, but those new lower prices are still not enough to get folks to, y’know, buy them. Now, an...

18.04.2024 8

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Tesla investors are mad Elon Musk is being so vague about its $25,000 car

Elon Musk is good at two things: having a lot of kids and pissing people off. Now, the Tesla CEO is angering his investors after he sent out an...

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Tesla's layoffs caused so much confusion that security had to figure things out at the door

Tesla may have told its staff it was laying off over 10% of its workforce over the weekend, but apparently, not everyone got the memo. Some workers...

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Stranded sailors wrote 'HELP' on the beach of a remote island and it actually got them rescued

A large “HELP” sign made out of palm leaves saved the lives of three stranded sailors on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean for more than a week...

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The Tesla Cybertruck has a new problem and some sales have been paused

It sure looks like Tesla has issued a stop-sale order of new Cybertrucks to address a serious problem with the truck’s accelerator pedal which could...

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Check out the new 2025 Toyota 4Runner from every single angle

Toyota has been teasing us with little snippets of the sixth-generation 4Runner for weeks now, and this week it finally got unveiled. From the...

12.04.2024 7

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The 5-speed transmission car is at death's door

Automotive technology is constantly changing. Advancements come, and stuff that was once cutting-edge rapidly approaches the rear-view mirror. Such is...

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Tesla's big sales drop might not be the last one

Tesla had a really rough first quarter of 2024, and unfortunately for Elon Musk’s automaker, it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be an isolated...

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Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million settlement in the disastrous East Palestine derailment

Norfolk Southern is going to pay out $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement following the disastrous February 2023 train derailment in East...

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Cars are piling up at European ports at an alarming rate

Imported vehicles are seriously piling up at European ports, turning them into “car parks.” Automakers are distributors are struggling with a...

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A modified Concorde once chased a solar eclipse across the sky because science

Total solar eclipses don’t happen every day, so when they do you’ve got to take advantage. That’s exactly what a group of scientists did from...

08.04.2024 5

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Tesla wants Apple's help proving a driver was playing on his iPhone when he died in an Autopilot crash

Tesla is trying to get Apple to help prove that a Model X driver who worked for the tech company was playing a video game on his iPhone when he was...

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Tesla's stockpile is the biggest it's ever been — and that means price cuts

Tesla is taking a buzzsaw to the price of its best-selling Model Y electric crossover in an attempt to clear out its biggest-ever inventory stockpile....

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Here's what actually happens when a plane is struck by lightning

A man on the ground in California captured a once-in-a-lifetime video when he snagged a shot of a lightning bolt striking a plane in mid-air this...

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EV startup Fisker is even having trouble with its doors as it faces bankruptcy

Auto safety regulators have apparently opened a preliminary probe in the very troubled Fisker Ocean because of complaints the doors of the electric...

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What the Baltimore bridge collapse looks like from the bridge itself

Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed over a week ago, we’ve gotten a ton of photos and videos of the wreckage. Much of it has been...

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Cargo ships are starting to get around the collapsed Baltimore bridge

When a massive container ship crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last week, it left thousands of tons of mangled...

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22 crew members are still stuck on the ship that collided with Baltimore's Key Bridge

It’s been about a week since a cargo ship crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Despite the time that has passed and...

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Elon Musk's antics are starting to hurt Tesla's sales

Elon Musk is turning offa lot of potential Tesla buyers in the U.S., according to a survey from market intelligence firm Caliber. Because of that, the...

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A woman is suing Toyota saying she got scammed on a maintenance plan

A woman in California is suing Toyota Motor Credit Corp. and the automaker itself. She is alleging one of Toyota’s dealerships sold her a...

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How the Baltimore bridge collapse will impact the auto industry

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore Harbor is already posing a massive disruption to the automotive industry. The port...

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Lexus has a new flagship vehicle that's not for roads

It seems Lexus has decided to leave us landlubbers behind and take to the seas. The automaker just unveiled its new flagship: a 2,000 horsepower,...

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Some guy somehow used a kid's boarding pass to get on a plane

A Delta passenger from Texas somehow managed to use a child’s boarding pass to get on a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah to Austin, Texas; flight...

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It turns out those little triangles in airplane cabins aren't just for style

Airplanes have been in the news a lot lately. Whether they’re falling apart in the sky or having their routes drastically cut because of money,...

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1 woman stole $28,000 worth of gas

A Nebraska woman exploited a glitch in gas pump software that allowed her to get nearly $30,000 worth of free gas… until the owners figured out what...

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These are some of the dumbest looking cars ever

Sometimes cars look beautiful. Sometimes cars look functional. Sometimes cars look downright ugly. And sometimes, well, cars just look dumb as hell....

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Tesla Cybertruck prices are dropping by tens of thousands of dollars at auctions

After just a few weeks, Tesla Cybertrucks have already stopped commanding $200,000 auction prices as the resale market becomes lightly flooded with...

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Most Americans think car dealerships rip them off

As it turns out, the vast majority of Americans think car dealerships are out to rip them off. The new KPA 2024 Dealership Trust Survey shows some...

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Thousands of Black Tesla factory workers are suing Elon Musk's company alleging racism

A state judge in California has tentatively ruled that nearly 6,000 Black Tesla factory workers can sue the automaker as a group. They allege the...

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Elon Musk’s Las Vegas tunnel has workers wading through toxic mud

Elon Musk’s tunnels below the Las Vegas strip are not exactly going as planned. Since his Boring company first appeared about seven years ago, plans...

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Tesla's stainless steel Cybertrucks aren't really rusting, a Tesla engineer says

A week ago, we reported that numerous Tesla Cybertrucks were facing a premature rust issue despite being made of stainless steel. Owners say they...

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There's Delta flight to see a solar eclipse at 30,000 feet

We’re only a couple of months away from the 2024 total solar eclipse crossing the U.S., and Delta Airlines is offering a special flight so you can...

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Old airplanes are being repurposed into EV parts

The old saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is truer than ever with a new Singaporean startup that specializes in targeted...

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Tesla layoffs could be next as tech's 2024 job cuts continue

Tesla staffers are getting ready for potential job cuts after managers at the Austin, Texas-based automaker were asked to let higher-ups know if each...

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