This Is How Tesla’s NACS Charger Won
For a couple of years, there was a war among the makers of electric vehicle charging plugs over which company would win market supremacy. Well, now it seems we’ve got …
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Tesla Files Lawsuit Over ‘Highly Unsafe’ Breakaway Charger Adapter
Photo: Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency Tesla filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against startup EV charger adapter manufacturer EVject for false advertising, trademark dilution and unlawful trade practice. The …
Ram Is Highest In Initial Quality, Dodge Is Lowest: JD Power
Happy Friday! It’s June 28, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the …
Adapter Dongles Add Another Headache To The EV Charging Mix
The future of EV charging hinges on the Supercharger network department at Tesla. Unfortunately that entire department was fired in sweeping layoffs from company CEO Elon Musk last week. The …
Tesla Cancels 4 Planned Supercharging Sites In New York Despite Increasing Congestion In City
Image: Hauke-Christian Dittrich (AP) Tesla’s latest round of layoffs have left both the auto industry and company stock holders shook. Falling sales have forced the automaker to cut 10 percent …
Rivian Figured Out How To Make Charging Suck Less
Charging in the U.S. sucks. It’s getting better thanks to some massive new investments, but it’s still incredibly common to show up at a charge site and find the only …
A Tesla Fanatic Said He Called The Cops On A Rivian Driver For Using A Supercharger Station
Image: Rivian Rivian R1T and R1S trucks were allowed access to the previously Tesla-only Supercharger network in mid-March, as Tesla has been slowly allowing more electric vehicles to charge on …
Tesla’s Answer To Everyone Getting Supercharger Access Is A Massive 200-Charger Site In Florida
Photo: Bloomberg / Contributor (Getty Images) Once Ford announced it had reached a deal with Tesla to allow its electric vehicle owners to use Superchargers, it was only a matter …
No, A Flipper Zero Is Not A Tesla-Stealing Multitool
According to what seems like half the internet, the Flipper Zero is a nefarious tool that enables the villainous sorcery known as “hacking.” Most recently, articles have gone around claiming …
Weekend News Roundup January 06, 2024
Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in news. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Hyundai Considers Jumping …