Cybertruck Tax Benefits for U.S. Businesses

If you’re running a business and paying taxes in the United States of America, you may be able to get a big discount on Cybertruck –– as long as you’re using the truck at least 50% for business use. Special Tax Deductions for Cybertruck Every business in America pays between 21% (if you’re a corporation) […]

6 Reasons Why Cybertruck’s Design Looks Genius 1 Week Later

When Tesla unveiled the design of their Cybertruck last week, a lot of people thought it was a joke. The truck looked so minimal, composed of a small number of flat planes, that many immediately assumed the design was thoughtless and child-like in its simplicity. Barrons summarized this sentiment nicely: Elon Musk tweet[ed] out “250K” […]

Nissan Admits It Crapped Pants in the EV Race

Former boss Hiroto Saikawa admitted the value of its flagship Leaf car had been destroyed during the Carlos Ghosn era. Financial Times Oh, really? And why do you think that is? In an interview, Mr Saikawa, who stepped down as chief executive in September, delivered a sharp rebuke of Mr Ghosn’s hallmark EV strategy, saying deep […]

Autopilot will be Feature Complete This Month

It’s December 2019: The month Tesla Autopilot launches the first public beta of “feature complete” full self driving. We’ve already seen some steps towards feature complete status with more agressive lane changes this week, but Elon has suggested that Navigate on Autopilot on city streets could launch to Early Access this month: It’s a kind […]

Green Finds Reference to “CityStreetsBehavior” in 2019.40 Firmware

Here’s an interesting tidbit Tesla hacker greentheonly found while digging through the 2019.40 firmware: While looking through the symbols in the firmware, Green apparently saw some code or configuration keys referencing “CityStreetsBehavior”, which he claims was not there before. This would suggest that work is being done to enable city streets functionality for Navigate on […]

Daimler Cuts More than 10,000 Jobs Worldwide

Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler tried to sneak some news past Amerians during the holiday weekend: Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has said it will shed at least 10,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to fund the switch to electric cars. Daimler personnel chief Wilfried Porth told journalists the number of jobs lost would […]

The Verge Reviews the Taycan

Sean O’Kane at The Verge got his hands on a Taycan. His review is below. If you’re going to buy a Porsche, this is the one you want. While we’re talking about the Toucan, you might also want to check out these latest photos Bloomberg got of the factory in Germany.