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Volkswagen ID.4 production at Chattanooga, TN (Source: VW) The US lost 36,949 clean energy jobs in 2025, ending four straight years of growth. That’s the direct impact of the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress rolling back federal support for clean energy and EVs, which led companies to cancel or scale back projects. That’s according to new findings from E2, which analyzed employment data from the US Department of Energy. Clean energy employment fell to 3.52 million, the first annual decline since the pandemic. The jobs lost in 2025 erased nearly 40% of the gains made in 2024. The losses…
“We’re not fans of the hidden exterior boot release button under the rear light bar on the driver’s side of the car. The centrally positioned flip-up Cupra badge of pre-facelift models was easier to find.” – Max Adams, online reviews editor. Advertisement – Article continues belowThe Leon has wowed Euro NCAP on more than one occasion, but owners aren’t as impressed Pros Five star Euro NCAP Safety rating Longer five-year or 90,000 mile warranty period Cons Cupra’s poor Driver Power scores The Leon received a full five star safety rating from Euro NCAP when it was originally tested in 2020 and…
Tesla is advancing a fully automated pipeline for the 4680 battery cells used in its all-electric Semi, spanning production from Giga Texas through shipment and direct consumption on the line at the new dedicated Semi Factory in Sparks, Nevada. The approach was outlined by Tesla at its September 24 Semi Handover event, which launched high-volume production at its new 1.8-million-square-foot plant in Nevada, which sits adjacent to Gigafactory Nevada and is designed for an annual production rate of 50,000 trucks per year. After years of pilot builds and what was a four-year-long redesign of the truck, Tesla moved the Semi…
The TZ will have less power than its Subaru sibling. But at least it’ll go on sale first. Source link
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday, and for a few nail-biting minutes it looked like it wouldn’t. During ascent on Flight 14, one of Ship 41’s six Raptor engines shut down early, and SpaceX’s livestream host Dan Huot told viewers the team had decided not to commit to orbit. Minutes later, after what Huot described as a lot of conversation in the control room, the final poll came back in favor, and a roughly 19 second burn of a single Raptor pushed the ship into orbit about 170 miles up. The reversal matters because SpaceX had…
On today’s completely predictable episode of Quick Charge, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the weather looks like it’ll be too rough to show off his new “flying” Roadster 2.0 on October 1st, so he’s pushing the reveal back another two weeks – but after 9 years of moving goal posts and broken promises, what’s a few more weeks? We’ve also got a review of the Tom Hanks classic The Money Pit, which may or may not be a reference to spending $250,000 on a car you’ve never driven, touched, or even seen – but which you might get to see in…
Tesla’s Automatic Collision Evasion feature can be seen in one of the first owner videos of it in action. Tesla owner Spencer (@scotsrule08) posted on Monday that the feature “worked flawlessly,” saying FSD reengaged itself just as he was about to hit a curb. Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Tesla’s AI team, shared the clip and wrote, “A guardian angel always looking out for you.” The video arrives in the middle of a staged rollout. Tesla first shipped Automatic Collision Evasion with FSD (Supervised) v14.3.9 in software update 2026.27.6 earlier this month, which Teslarati covered as it reached cars. Update 2026.27.10, which began…
Volkswagen announced multiple deals with China’s Gotion to make LFP batteries for mass-market EVs. Source link
Lexus confirmed the 2027 TZ will go on sale later this year with prices starting under $65,000. The electric SUV will offer up to 315 miles of range on a single charge. 2027 Lexus TZ prices and range While the Toyota Highlander BEV and Subaru Getaway won’t arrive until 2027 as 2028 model-year vehicles now, Lexus will beat both with its first three-row electric SUV. Lexus said the TZ will go on sale later this year as a 2027 model year. It will be available in three trims, starting at $64,050. The prices include a $1,550 delivery fee. Based on…
Tesla is advancing a fully automated pipeline for the 4680 battery cells used in its all-electric Semi, spanning production from Giga Texas through shipment and direct consumption on the line at the new dedicated Semi Factory in Sparks, Nevada. The approach was outlined by Tesla at its September 24 Semi Handover event, which launched high-volume production at its new 1.8-million-square-foot plant in Nevada, which sits adjacent to Gigafactory Nevada and is designed for an annual production rate of 50,000 trucks per year. After years of pilot builds and what was a four-year-long redesign of the truck, Tesla moved the Semi…