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Weeks after a Tesla Model 3 sat stopped in a live Florida interstate lane and its driver was killed, it happened again — a 2020 Model 3, stopped dead on a Phoenix-area freeway at 3 a.m., rear-ended by a pickup, its driver dead at the scene. And as in the Florida case that we revealed today, no one investigating knew what Tesla’s own data shows: the car’s driver-assist system was engaged. This is part of an ongoing Electrek series matching previously reported Tesla crashes to the company’s own redacted NHTSA data. What happened on Loop 202 Just after 3 a.m.…
With three electric motors delivering over 1,500 horsepower, the Denza Z can sprint from 0 to 62 mph in under 2 seconds. It can beat a Lamborghini in a race, and it’s cheaper than a Porsche 911 Turbo S. BYD’s new Denza Z beats Porsche on speed and price Denza is going on the offensive in Europe, where it will go head-to-head with premium automakers like Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW. BYD opened orders for the Denza Z at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last month, starting at £142,900 ($193,000) in the UK. The Denza Z is “the world’s first…
Porsche has been working on a new 911 GT3 equipped with a ducktail spoiler. It is expected to be called the 911 GT3 Bergsport and will be unveiled on September 1. The guys at Carbonwurks have beaten Porsche to it, though. They’ve already built a 911 GT3 with a ducktail spoiler and recently shared a video showcasing the entire installation process, which looks pretty straightforward. The bespoke wing created by Carbonwurks is made from carbon fibre. It is painted to match the car’s exterior, while the carbon fibre is visible on the inner section. It even has an inbuilt LED…
UPDATE: The number has now been updated to 45 units, up from 7! Here we go! Tesla has just added another 38 Cybercabs to its Robotaxi fleet, bringing the total up to 45, according to the Texas DMV. Robots on robots on robots! This Thursday’s launch event is gonna be awesome🤖🤖🤖 pic.twitter.com/3HF24rHK4T — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) August 31, 2026 Tesla is bolstering its Cybercab fleet with the State of Texas’s regulatory bodies ahead of the planned launch of the all-electric ride-hailing vehicle this Thursday. Seven purpose-built Tesla Cybercabs have been added to Texas’s official automated vehicle registry, appearing in the…
Photo: rPlus Energies The US battery storage market just posted its biggest quarter ever, adding 20.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity in Q2 2026. The record quarter brought total battery storage installations for the first half of 2026 to 30.8 GWh – up 23% year over year – according to the new “US Energy Storage Market Outlook” from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Utility-scale batteries drove the record Nearly all the growth came from large grid batteries. Utility-scale projects accounted for about 18 GWh of Q2 installations, supported by seven gigawatt-hour-scale projects – four in…
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced late Friday that it is ending its partnership with Cursor, cutting off the coding tool’s access to its models on November 12. The move comes two weeks after SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor’s parent company, Anysphere, folding the popular AI coding assistant into Elon Musk’s growing SpaceXAI division. In a post on its website, OpenAI said the decision came down to trust, not technology. “We cannot be confident that SpaceX will use our technology within our terms of service, based on our experience with Elon Musk’s companies violating contracts,” the company…
As Americans come to grips with the new reality of the car market, where the $7,500 federal tax credit is a distant dream, a new type of hybrid vehicle is preparing to take the country by storm. Companies like Ford, Hyundai, Ram, and Jeep are all jumping into the fray to launch “extended-range electric vehicles” in the U.S. over the next few years. Below we’ve compiled all the EREVs confirmed for the U.S. market—and what we know about them so far. What is an extended-range EV (EREV)? Just like other hybrids, EREVs combine a combustion engine, an electric motor (or…
The cabin quality is inconsistent, with some fairly low-rent plastics matched to nice leather seats and odd wetsuit-like materials across the dashboard and doors. A poorly placed wireless phone charger takes up a huge proportion of the available storage space, leaving little room for other items such as keys and wallets. The centre cup-holders are fine, but lack variability, and while there is a centre console bin under the armrest, it’s small and awkward to access. In-car tech is also pretty average in this day and age. The main 10.25-inch screen is bright and has good screen resolution, but it’s…
On today’s hard-working episode of Quick Charge, we tip our collective hat to Apple CEO Tim Cook on his last day at work before taking a look at Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto’s approach to the compact truck market, and ponder its chances against The House That Henry Built. We’ve also got a pint-size powerhouse in the form of Waev’s new Tiger Li-Ion airport tug that can tow more than 60,000 lbs., all day, every day, for nearly $20,000 per year less than the diesel competition. Today’s episode is sponsored by GM Energy Pass, a new feature that simplifies your drive,…
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced late Friday that it is ending its partnership with Cursor, cutting off the coding tool’s access to its models on November 12. The move comes two weeks after SpaceX completed its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor’s parent company, Anysphere, folding the popular AI coding assistant into Elon Musk’s growing SpaceXAI division. In a post on its website, OpenAI said the decision came down to trust, not technology. “We cannot be confident that SpaceX will use our technology within our terms of service, based on our experience with Elon Musk’s companies violating contracts,” the company…