Tesla Claims It Will Launch A New Entry-Level Model In 2025

Tesla Claims It Will Launch A New Entry-Level Model In 2025

Image: Tesla Tesla boss Elon Musk has been promising an entry-level $25,000 electric vehicle for six years. He first mentioned the possibility of the car in 2018, saying it would happen within three years, then doubled down on the idea at Tesla’s Battery Day in late 2020. According to reports from Reuters, Tesla has inquired … Read more

Cheap Teslas And Maseratis And Also Some Good Advice

Cheap Teslas And Maseratis And Also Some Good Advice

Image: Jordan Motorsports The Toyota 4runner (and Tacoma) have a death grip on used values. It’s been this way for years. Go ahead, go try and buy any TRD trim that’s a couple of years old; it’ll cost you as much as a new one — not that you could buy a new one at … Read more

Car rental giant Hertz dumps EVs in U.S. in favour of gasoline engines

Car rental giant Hertz dumps EVs in U.S. in favour of gasoline engines

Rental firm Hertz Global Holdings said on Thursday it would sell about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet due to higher expenses related to collision and damage, and will opt for gas-powered vehicles. Shares of the rental company, which also operates vehicles from Swedish EV maker Polestar among others, fell about four per cent. Tesla’s stock was down about … Read more

Why Tesla (and other) cars are losing tax credit status

Why Tesla (and other) cars are losing tax credit status

Tesla It looks like Tesla’s federal tax credit status could change pretty significantly in the near future. On the order page for the Tesla Model 3, the company says that “all new Model 3 vehicles currently qualify for a federal tax credit for eligible buyers. [The] $7,500 tax credit will reduce to $3,750 for Model … Read more

Tesla recalling over 2 million cars in the U.S. and Canada over system that checks if drivers are alert

Tesla recalling over 2 million cars in the U.S. and Canada over system that checks if drivers are alert

Tesla is recalling more than two million vehicles it sold in the U.S. and 193,000 sold in Canada to fix a defective system that is supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot. Documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators say the company will send out a software update to fix the problems, and notification … Read more

Weekend News Roundup December 09, 2023

Weekend News Roundup December 09, 2023

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. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived Rental Company Sixt Will Begin Dumping Tesla Fleet Due To Repair Costs Image: Sixt Tesla dramatically dropping the retail prices of its electric … Read more