Weekend News Roundup December 16, 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 Watch Even More Cars Launch Off The Fresno Speed Bump Duo If you’re anything like me, then you enjoy watching people do dumb … Read more

Calif. park supervisor offers to educate Tesla Cybertruck drivers after bungled off-road attempt

A Tesla Cybertruck spins its wheels on a snowy slope in California’s Stanislaus National Forest. The “RC” on the side stands for “Release Candidate” — regular versions of the new vehicle won’t have that marking. Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service/Stanislaus National Forest After a Tesla Cybertruck struggled to climb a snowy off-road hill in California’s Stanislaus … Read more

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 Cybertruck: rumored price, release date, specs

Tesla The Tesla Cybertruck is finally here … kind of. Tesla has finally started delivering the truck to customers — however, so far, only 10 customers have gotten one for themselves, and it remains to be seen how quickly Tesla can ramp up production. First introduced in 2019, the Tesla Cybertruck is unlike any pickup … Read more

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

Tesla’s latest recall shows we need a new word for OTA fixes

Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends Tesla has been forced to “recall” some 2 million cars — pretty much all of them in the U.S. and Canada — because of problems with the “Autosteer” feature, which more often than not is incorrectly referred to as “Autopilot.” But before you get a picture of endless lines of … Read more

Tesla Sells 75% of its Bitcoin Holdings, Elon Musk Says No Dogecoin Sold by Company

Elon Musk said Tesla sold its Bitcoin holdings to expand its cash flow amid Covid uncertainty (Photo: IANS) The selling of Bitcoin in Q2 added $936M of cash to Tesla’s balance sheet, the company said in a regulatory report on Wednesday. Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle making company Tesla has sold a significant amount of its … Read more

How does the Tesla Cybertruck compare with the competition?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of a Cybertruck. Tesla The Tesla Cybertruck is finally rolling out, and while not all that many are being shipped just yet, it’s expected production will radically increase over the next year or so. At the time of this writing, if you ordered the all-wheel drive or “Cyberbeast” … Read more