GM Recalling 69,000 Bolts for Fire Risk… Niiiiice

Here’s the latest today from Ben Klayman and David Shepardson at Reuters: General Motors Co GM.N said on Friday it was recalling 68,677 electric cars worldwide that pose a fire risk after five reported fires and two minor injuries. Reuters Kudos to the Reuters editorial staff for deciding to round the headline up. The recall is for […]

Volkswagen Shits the Bed on Emissions Targets Again

Volkswagen loves to give big fancy speeches about their transition to electric vehicles, but can they actually meet their European emissions targets? In a word, no. Volkswagen Group expects to be fined by the European Union this year for failing to achieve its CO2-reduction target for its new-car fleet — despite the automaker’s deal to […]

FSD Beta Videos on YouTube

We’ve been playing with the Tesla Autopilot “Full Self Driving” beta, and it’s amazing. We’ll have a lot more to say about this update later, but for now we’ve posted a few videos on YouTube showing the software working well and also showing some common reasons for disengagements and interventions. Check out the videos on […]