Weird-Looking BMW X3 And A Beautiful New Bugatti In This Week’s News Roundup

Weird-Looking BMW X3 And A Beautiful New Bugatti In This Week’s News Roundup

Photo: Bugatti Bugatti just unveiled its latest seven-figure ultra-car, the Tourbillon. Though it defies the marque’s recent tradition of naming its vehicles after notable drivers from its history, the moniker makes sense. Not just because a tourbillon is an exquisite mechanical object crafted to precise tolerances, or because it is, like the brand, a French … Read more

These Retractable On-Street EV Chargers Need To Be Everywhere

These Retractable On-Street EV Chargers Need To Be Everywhere

Electric vehicles are still gaining momentum here in the U.S. market, tipped to crest ten percent of new car sales in 2024, but there is still a bit of hesitation from many Americans when it comes to charging and infrastructure. In order to bridge that gap, we need more on-street level two overnight chargers, like … Read more

Tesla Cybertuck Woes, EV Fears And Union Action In This Week’s News Roundup

Tesla Cybertuck Woes, EV Fears And Union Action In This Week’s News Roundup

Image: Uncredited (AP) The “California Stop,” also known as the “California Roll,” is the act of not coming to a full and complete stop at a stop sign. Whatever it’s called where you live, it’s illegal and can get you a $200+ ticket and can land you in hot water with your driving record when … Read more

Tesla Cancels 4 Planned Supercharging Sites In New York Despite Increasing Congestion In City

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 of its total staff. Its left broadsided workers confused as they try to make heads or tails of severance packages that look to be pretty … Read more

Weekend News Roundup April 27, 2024

Weekend News Roundup April 27, 2024

Things are not going well at Tesla right now. The stock is down more than $100 per share year-to-date, as many as 20,000 people are set to lose their jobs, the Cybertruck keeps breaking, operating profit is expected to be down 40 percent when it’s announced later today and the $25,000 electric vehicle that Tesla … Read more

$10 Doesn’t Buy Much These Days, But It’ll Get You 3 Shares Of Vinfast With Some Change Left Over

 Doesn’t Buy Much These Days, But It’ll Get You 3 Shares Of Vinfast With Some Change Left Over

Photo: VinFast Considering how bad our first experience with the VinFast VF8 was, it didn’t seem like the best idea for VinFast to go public. Then again, no one at Jalopnik is an investment expert, so maybe someone smarter was giving better advice we just couldn’t understand. Right out of the gate, it looked like … Read more

Weekend Car Buying Roundup April 06, 2024

Weekend Car Buying Roundup April 06, 2024

Photo: Cars & Bids The Volkswagen Phaeton is one of those cars that, at least on some level, everyone who knows it exists wants to experience. It’s basically a Bentley with a Volkswagen badge, and these days, even a Phaeton W12 can be temptingly cheap. Then again, there’s a reason they’ve depreciated so much. As … Read more

Weekend News Roundup April 06, 2024

Weekend News Roundup April 06, 2024

Photo: NurPhoto / Contributor (Getty Images) There’s been a lot of talk about Tesla lately, but it has mostly been focused on the Cybertruck. The conversation hasn’t always been positive, but hey, at least people have been talking about Tesla. And all coverage is good for the company, right? Not necessarily. Tesla released its results … Read more

Mid-Grade Gas’ Whole Deal, Toyota Scam And Tesla Cybertruck Check Lists On The Best Car Culture This Week

Mid-Grade Gas’ Whole Deal, Toyota Scam And Tesla Cybertruck Check Lists On The Best Car Culture This Week

Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik I’m not much of an audiophile. Don’t get me wrong, I’m constantly listening to music and love going to live shows, and I’m always excited by a fancy sound system in a car. But in my personal life, I’m fine to just stick with my Apple headphones and my big TV’s built-in … Read more

These Stories Of Car Finance Mayhem And Terrible Advice Are Hard To Stomach

These Stories Of Car Finance Mayhem And Terrible Advice Are Hard To Stomach

Image: Ford We’ve seen some wild things happen to car prices these last few years. Cars both new and used have seen prices and values fluctuate. One thing is forever constant though, and that’s the seller who’s going to remain firm in the believe that they know what they have, so they can ask for … Read more