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Tesla Owners Are Using Doll Heads To Fool Full Self-Driving

Tesla owners have discovered that they can use a doll head to trick their car into thinking that they are paying attention to the road.

InsideEVs · Jun 17

Rivian Cuts Hundreds of Jobs as EV Maker Pushes Ahead With R2 Launch

Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is laying off hundreds of employees as the company intensifies its push toward profitability and ramps up production of its highly anticipated R2 sport utility vehicle.

International Business Times · Jun 17

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

The NSW government could avoid having its planned road-user charge struck out by courts with big changes, including taxing more drivers.

AAP · Jun 17

America's Charging Network Just Hit A Major Milestone

The U.S. now has over 250,000 charging hookups across Level 1, Level 2, and DC fast chargers.

InsideEVs · Jun 15

A Rivian R1T Towed A Big Trailer 1,500 Miles. Despite The Range Loss, It Cost Less Than Gas

Pulling a 4,500-pound load over a massive cross-country trip through the Rockies made a dent in the usable range, but it was still worth it.

InsideEVs · Jun 15

Backlash against ‘short-termist’ UK plans to weaken EV sales targets

Charging industry and electric vehicle manufacturers say measure could cost jobs and harm UK automotive sector

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15

‘Genuinely The Best Tire Place’: Woman Goes To Discount Tire But Can’t Afford The Repair. What The Workers Do ‘Restores Her Faith’

'I would never get tires anywhere else.'

Motor1 · Jun 15

Warning over risk to Thai EVs when subsidies end

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is concerned that the expiration of the government's electric vehicle (EV) incentive programme in 2027 could leave Thailand vulnerable to a surge of Chinese EV imports and weaken local automotive supply chains.

Bangkok Post · Jun 14

‘We’re Supposed To Go 100,000 Miles’: Mechanic Checks New Transmission Fluid. Then He Compares It To Fluid After 35,000 Miles

'I have trucks with over 700 thousand with the original transmission fluid and still running strong.'

Motor1 · Jun 14

This New Hybrid Engine Achieves A Breakthrough In Efficiency

Dongfeng’s new 2.0-liter hybrid engine reaches 45.5% thermal efficiency, marking a major step forward in combustion tech.

Motor1 · Jun 14