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Tesla reports another ‘Robotaxi’ crash, still only has a single unsupervised car

3 months 1 week ago

Tesla filed one new “Robotaxi” crash report with NHTSA in its February submission, bringing the total to 15 incidents since the program launched in Austin in June 2025. That’s a significant drop from the five crashes reported in the last report, but without specific mileage data from Tesla, there’s no way to determine whether the fleet is actually getting safer.

The new incident involved a Model Y hitting a fixed object at 9 mph in January 2026 with the autonomous driving system engaged. No injuries were reported.

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Fred Lambert

Tesla’s Terafab chip fab ambitions ignore its total lack of semiconductor experience

3 months 1 week ago

Elon Musk announced on Saturday that Tesla’s “Terafab Project”, a plan to build what he envisions as the world’s largest semiconductor fabrication plant, will launch within seven days.

The problem is that Tesla has absolutely zero experience manufacturing semiconductors, and its track record in the closest comparable venture, building its own battery cells, should give anyone pause.

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Fred Lambert

Porsche Macan GTS review – is this Porsche’s ‘Goldilocks’ car?

3 months 1 week ago

Porsche is out with a new trim of its electric Macan, positioned between the mid-spec 4S and top-end Turbo, and with power levels smack-dab in the middle of the two. It’s also got a few new touches and features the previous models didn’t have.

So is this Porsche’s “Goldilocks” car – not too much, not too little, just the right amount? We had a few days to test one out and see.

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Jameson Dow

Donut Lab shows solid-state battery pack charging at 100 kW in Verge motorcycle

3 months 1 week ago

Donut Lab, the Finnish solid-state battery startup that has faced intense skepticism since its CES 2026 debut, released its first pack-level charging test results today. The 18 kWh battery pack sustained over 100 kW of charging power — a 5C rate — for five minutes straight inside a Verge TS Pro electric motorcycle.

The test marks the first time Donut Lab has demonstrated its technology beyond individual cells, moving to a full battery pack in what the company calls “a real vehicle environment.”

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Fred Lambert

The world’s first self-balancing electric motorcycle is now entering production

3 months 1 week ago

A new electric motorcycle startup claims it has solved one of the oldest challenges in two-wheeled transportation: staying upright. Technology company OMOWAY has officially unveiled its new OMO X electric motorcycle and announced that the bike has now entered mass production, describing it as the world’s first mass-produced self-balancing electric motorcycle.

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Micah Toll

I bought a $2,000 electric ATV from China. Here’s what showed up

3 months 1 week ago

I’ve done it again. I took a risk and spent a stack of cash to buy what could either be the most affordable, awesome electric ATV in the world, or a dangerous pile of steel and magnets that has no business ferrying around innocent lives through off-road terrain.

Ready to find out which it is? Me too, so let’s hit it!

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Micah Toll

Daimler CEO just dropped some pretty WILD pro-hydrogen claims [update]

3 months 1 week ago

Daimler Truck AG CEO Karin Rådström hopped on LinkedIn today and dropped some absolutely wild pro-hydrogen talking points, using words like “emotional” and “inspiring” while making some pretty heady claims about the viability and economics of hydrogen. The rant is doubly embarrassing for another reason: the company’s hydrogen trucks are more than 100 million miles behind Volvo’s electric semis.

UPDATE 14MAR26: tiny Workhorse pulls 20 MILLION miles ahead of mighty Daimler.

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Jo Borrás