Man Goes To Discount Tire For Rotation. Then, A Snap. The Manager Is Speechless: ‘I’ve Never Seen That Before’ "Keep receipts and sue like 1000%." Motor1 · Sep 4
Slate Deliveries Could Start As Soon As December: Report In a recent email sent to some preorder customers, Slate reportedly allowed them to move their delivery date up to as soon as December 2026. InsideEVs · Sep 3
My First Walmart EV Charging Experience Was A Disaster The company's public fast-charging station left me baking in the sun for 40 minutes. InsideEVs · Sep 3
Volkswagen Rumored To Close Four German Plants, 140,000 Jobs At Risk EVs like the Volkswagen ID.4, ID.7 and Audi Q4 E-Tron could shift to lower-cost plants abroad, reshaping availability and pricing. Motor1 · Sep 3
Sadiq Khan's car tax conviction overturned in court after London Mayor victim of 'scam' The Mayor of London was prosecuted by the DVLA for keeping an unlicensed vehicle and was handed a £220 fine by a court in Herefordshire Evening Standard · Sep 3
Electric cars outsell petrol rivals for the first time Fuel prices are up and so are electric vehicle sales, with Australian drivers now buying more battery-powered cars than either petrol or diesel models. AAP · Sep 3
Man Goes To AutoZone. There’s Nothing Wrong With His Car—But There’s A Very Important Reason For His Visit "Just 2 serious customers." Motor1 · Sep 3
Ford’s $30,000 Fathom EV Truck Appears More Conventional Than Expected Ford CEO Jim Farley called the Fathom “really not a pickup” and promised a “new silhouette.” New photos show something more familiar beneath the camouflage. InsideEVs · Sep 2
Tesla's Grok AI Now Does 116 Voice Commands, But Many Owners Are Locked Out Grok in the 2026 Summer Update now handles most everyday Tesla tasks by voice, though older Intel Atom cars miss out entirely. Motor1 · Sep 2
Schneider’s New Home EV Charger Undercuts Tesla’s By Bundling A Big Feature Tesla’s Wall Connector needs additional hardware to take advantage of all the installed power. Schneider includes it in the box. InsideEVs · Sep 2
Ford's $30,000 Fathom Pickup Inches Closer To Production With New Prototypes Las Vegas test mules preview Ford Fathom pricing, tech features, and timing on the Universal EV Platform before 2027 production ramps up. Motor1 · Sep 2
Tesla Driver Gets BMW After Swearing Off Gas Cars. Then She Fills Up At Shell And Sees Her Fuel Economy "Got me side eyeing my Volkswagen." Motor1 · Sep 2
Slate's Compact Electric Pickup May Get A $3,000 High-Roof Cargo Kit Reports suggest Slate Auto’s $25,000 electric pickup could gain a modular high roof cargo kit targeting trades, small businesses, and van-life buyers who need enclosed space, but the company has not officially confirmed the option. Motor1 · Sep 1
This 3-Year-Old Tesla Model Y Went 100,000 Miles And Barely Fast-Charged. Here's How The Battery Held Up This three-year-old Tesla Model Y has over 100,000 miles on it and rarely ever used a DC fast charger. The battery degradation was still quite high. InsideEVs · Aug 31
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31 Readers reply: If all car tyres were filled with CO2, would this cut atmospheric carbon significantly? The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers a change that might help the environment
Motor1 · Aug 30 Man Buys Acura. Then He Notices The Brakes Are Shot—The Dealership Manager Denies Any Wrongdoing “Guys in our service department are fantastic.”
Motor1 · Aug 30 Man Uses Walmart Tire Warranty. Then A Worker Discovers An Unexpected Loophole—And Says No: ‘Why?’ "Your first mistake is going to Walmart."
The Guardian - UK · Aug 30 On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant Operating at only half its capacity, Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland factory seeks deal with China’s Chery as it battles Brexit threats
Motor1 · Aug 30 Man Goes To Advance Auto Parts For Coolant. Then He Notices Mystery Charge: ‘They Want Our Numbers Up’ "This is why I work for O'Reilly."
Motor1 · Aug 29 Woman’s Mechanic Replaces Volkswagen Battery. Then A Second Mechanic Discovers His Costly Mistake “Who replaced the battery the 1st time!!!"
Motor1 · Aug 29 Man Buys Tesla. Then He Realizes Something Problematic About His Michelin Tires: ‘Nobody Tells You’ “It’s all fun and games with a Tesla until..."
InsideEVs · Aug 29 BYD Is Building Its Ultra-Fast Flash Charging Network At A Ferocious Pace Chinese automaker BYD managed to double the size of its ultra-fast Flash Charger network from 5,000 to 10,000 chargers in just five months.
Motor1 · Aug 28 China Recalls Millions, Europe Says Tesla Door Handles Are Fine European regulator RDW keeps monitoring Tesla’s retractable door handles, applying strict failure-mode safety tests instead of immediately ordering a recall.
Motor1 · Aug 27 How Long Do EV Batteries Actually Last? Modern EV batteries don't suddenly die after a few years. Real-world data suggests most could last well beyond a decade.
InsideEVs · Aug 27 Does Ultra-Fast Charging Ruin An EV Battery? BYD Did It 350 Times In 9 Days To Find Out The Yangwang U7 charges from 10-97% in just 9 minutes. Here's how that affects battery health.