Author: Sofia

The Chevrolet Camaro may have left production nearly three years ago, but the California Highway Patrol has just revealed what it says is its final Camaro that will be added to its fleet. Revealed on Instagram, the black-and-white patrol car appears to be based on the Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE, giving it considerably more performance hardware than your average police cruiser. The familiar CHP livery is joined by red and blue emergency lights integrated into the grille and side skirts, along with a roof-mounted light bar. A large whip antenna completes the unmistakable police-car look. Under the hood, the Camaro…

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BYD is giving its $10,000 EV a major overhaul. New images of the second-gen Seagull reveal a larger, more upscale design with a few surprise luxury features. BYD Seagull EV is due for an overhaul Sold as the Dolphin Surf in places like Europe and the UK, and as the Dolphin Mini in other global markets, the Seagull is BYD’s lowest-priced electric car. BYD is known for its low-cost vehicles, but the Seagull is much cheaper than anything you can get your hands on in the US. In China, it starts at just 69,900 yuan, or about $10,000. The most…

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Ahead of its highly anticipated unveiling, Tesla’s upcoming Roadster received a new patent that aims to keep it grounded while enabling white-knuckle speeds. The patent, which was granted on September 29, is titled “Electric Car Fan,” bluntly stating its design but not its purpose, which is further detailed in the text of the application. Interestingly, it comes two weeks before the Roadster event, which was delayed due to unfavorable weather on Thursday, which could cause issues, as Tesla revealed the event must be held outdoors. 🚨 The design uses electrically driven ducted fans, typically shown as a row of four…

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Tesla’s planned solar factory in Texas has landed in the middle of a US patent lawsuit between two Chinese solar equipment makers, both chasing the ingot-growing furnaces Tesla needs to hit its 100 GW goal. Linton Crystal Technologies, a Rochester, New York company wholly owned by China’s Dalian Linton, sued Zhejiang Jingsheng in a Texas federal court last week. Chinese industry reports say Jingsheng won a roughly 3 billion yuan (about $420 million) Tesla order for crystal pullers earlier this year. Two patents on how you lift a silicon seed The complaint was filed on September 22 in the US…

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Ahead of its highly anticipated unveiling, Tesla’s upcoming Roadster received a new patent that aims to keep it grounded while enabling white-knuckle speeds. The patent, which was granted on September 29, is titled “Electric Car Fan,” bluntly stating its design but not its purpose, which is further detailed in the text of the application. Interestingly, it comes two weeks before the Roadster event, which was delayed due to unfavorable weather on Thursday, which could cause issues, as Tesla revealed the event must be held outdoors. 🚨 The design uses electrically driven ducted fans, typically shown as a row of four…

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Tesla (TSLA) got the SEC’s blessing today to let retail shareholders sign up for a standing instruction that automatically votes their shares the way Tesla’s board recommends, at every meeting, until they cancel it. The timing is hard to ignore. Tesla still hasn’t scheduled its 2026 annual meeting, and Elon Musk keeps teasing a SpaceX merger that could hand him a big chunk of his $1 trillion pay package without hitting a single operational goal. What the SEC approved Tesla’s general counsel Brandon Ehrhart and Sullivan & Cromwell sent the SEC’s Office of Mergers and Acquisitions a no-action request dated…

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Photo: IONNA Rapidly expanding DC fast charging company IONNA now has more than 180 sites open across the US, and EV drivers of four of its founding automakers’ brands can now get discounts when they plug in. The automaker-backed network, which uses Alpitronic hardware and in-house-developed software, says it has more than doubled its footprint since the start of 2026 and is now the largest 400 kW charging network in the US. IONNA’s eight founding automakers are BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Toyota. They’re building a charging network open to all EV drivers with sites it calls…

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