FSD has been crossing into oncoming traffic and ignoring red lights. Last week was a good one for Tesla, as it beat analysts’ estimates for the number of cars it could sell in the third quarter of the year. This week is probably a less good week for Tesla,…
Dozens of new models are in the pipeline. The end of US tax credits for buying electric vehicles has changed the market in ways that are still unfolding. I spoke this week with people closely monitoring the auto industry to get a sense of what’s next. They said the…
Four motors, 800 V, more than 1,000 horsepower, and it’s all made in-house. Ferrari provided flights from Washington to Bologna and accommodation so Ars could visit its factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MARANELLO, ITALY—The E-Building is one of the newest on Ferrari’s sprawling factory complex. One…
A smaller battery and less standard equipment cuts prices, but not by enough. Today, Tesla announced a new variant of the Model Y crossover for North America. Tesla fans have long-awaited a cheaper entry-level model; this was supposed to be the $25,000 Model 2. But the development of that…
Intra-teammate relationships began to fray under the lights at this night race. Few modern F1 venues are as dazzling as the Marina Bay circuit in Singapore. If you watch the early practice or the young women of F1 Academy in their races, you’ll get an idea of the street…
School buses are usually parked when the grid is under its biggest strain. The largest electric utility in Illinois is rolling out a program for a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric school bus-charging pilot with three Chicagoland school districts, testing the functionality of bidirectional chargers that could make energy cheaper for…
The end of the EV tax credit in the US on September 30 helped spur sales. This morning, Tesla published its production and delivery numbers for the third quarter of the year. We’ve heard the same story for a while, one of diminishing sales as customers tire of a…
The Korean automaker’s price cut comes in as the clean vehicle tax credit dies. Earlier today, we wrote about how Ford, General Motors, and Tesla have reacted to the end of the clean vehicle tax credits. Now we know what Hyundai is doing, and the answer is “giving the…
Tesla is raising lease prices; Ford and GM may have found a loophole. Just after midnight this morning, in addition to getting a federal government shutdown, we also lost all federal tax credits for new electric vehicles, used electric vehicles, and commercial electric vehicles. Sadly, this was not a…
The SF-25 might be winless this year, but the 499P took four in a row, including Le Mans. Ferrari provided flights from Washington, DC, to Austin, Texas, and accommodation so Ars could attend the Lone Star Le Mans. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. By the time you…
