Tesla has shut down rumors that it is bringing its Cybertruck to China anytime soon, as production in the US appears to be throttling down.
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Fred Lambert is the Editor-in-Chief and one of the founding members of Electrek. He mainly covers electric vehicles and renewable energy.
He is also the co-founder of Combat Edge, a MMA stats website.
Lambert made a name in the EV space through a steady stream of exclusive scoops about Tesla, including being the first journalist to try Tesla’s Autopilot feature back in 2015. Lambert also repeatedly broke stories about new Tesla products like Enhanced Summon, Model S design refresh, Tesla Autopilot 2.5, and more.
In 2020, he was also the first to report that Tesla’s new planned Gigafactory in the US would be located in Austin, Texas months before the official announcement.
His reporting has been used by many mainstream news organizations, like the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many more.
Lambert has appeared on television (CNBC) and has been featured in national papers for his expertise in electric vehicles.
You can contact him by email at fred@9to5mac.com or on Twitter @fredericLambert
Audi A6 e-tron first drive: power, range, and luxury in a sleek design
We had a chance to test drive the Audi A6 e-tron, the German automaker’s second next-gen electric vehicle based on its new PPE platform, in Tenerife, Spain, a few weeks ago.
It delivers power, luxury, and an impressive range in a sleek design.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla sales rise in China thanks to incentives, can it save its quarter?
Tesla sales are rising in China thanks to incentives put in place by the automaker on top of state incentives going away by the end of the year.
Is enough to save Tesla’s quarter and its whole year?
Expand Expanding CloseJudge shuts down Tesla’s attempt to reinstate Elon Musk’s giant CEO pay package
The judge ruling over Elon Musk’s ~$55 billion CEO pay package, which some Tesla shareholders claimed was obtained without following proper governance rules, has decided to reject Tesla’s attempt to reinstate it with a shareholder vote.
Delaware Supreme Court could be next.
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Tesla has decreased its lease prices on Cybertruck, which has proven much more difficult to sell than its giant backlog led to believe.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla releases Holiday update: Apple Watch, SiriusXM, and more
Tesla has started pushing its 2024 Holiday update, a bigger annual update bundling a bunch of features together.
This year, it includes Apple Watch integration, SiriusXM, and more.
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Tesla has started pushing a dumb-down version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) v13 to some external customers in an attempt not to have its timeline slip for two months in a row.
Expand Expanding ClosePodcast: Tesla sale incentives intensify, new California EV credit?, Rivian’s new factory, and more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla increasing its sale incentives, a potential new EV credit in California, Rivian’s new factory gets funded, and more.
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Expand Expanding CloseAnti-Elon bumper sticker business gives insights into Tesla owners turning against him
A business selling anti-Elon Musk bumper stickers is providing some insight into Tesla owners turning against the company’s CEO.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla unveils upgraded Optimus robot hand, but impressive demo is again teleoperated
Tesla has unveiled a new and upgraded hand for its Optimus humanoid robot and released an impressive albeit still teleoperated demonstration.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla releases API pricing, dev says would cost $60 million per year to run his 3rd-party app
Tesla has released API pricing for third-party apps and this developer says that it would cost them $60 million per year to run their third-party Tesla app under these new pricing.
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Tesla has made several changes to its Supercharger network, including adding longer cables, to make the experience smoother as more non-Tesla EVs join the network and complicate things.
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Tesla adds direct charge port defrosting option just in time for winter
Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk fires back on excluding Tesla from California’s new EV incentive he wants to kill
Elon Musk fired back at California Governor Gavin Newsom who said the state might exclude Tesla from a new EV incentive meant to replace the federal one Musk is trying to kill.
The knives are out.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla boosts referral reward to $2,000 discounts on new EVs, even Cybertruck
Tesla has boosted its referral rewards to a $2,000 discount on new electric vehicles in the US, even its brand new Cybertruck.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla preps a remote control team for robotaxi – taking a page out of Waymo’s book
Tesla has confirmed through a new job listing that it plans to establish a ‘teleoperation’ team to remote control its upcoming robotaxi fleet.
It’s something that Tesla really needs in order to deliver a robotaxi service, and something that market leader Waymo has already deployed.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla (TSLA) introduces new direct discount in China at critical time
Tesla (TSLA) has introduced a new direct discount for the Model Y in China as the latest of a series of incentives to boost demand during this critical end-of-quarter push.
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A group of Tesla vehicles spotted under covers at the automaker’s test track at the Fremont factory is raising some questions.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla and Rivian are settling their battery tech theft lawsuit
Tesla and Rivian have been embroiled in a lawsuit in which the former accused the latter of having stolen battery technology by poaching Tesla employees.
It sounds like the two automakers are finally about to settle the lawsuit, which has been going on for 4 years.
Expand Expanding ClosePodcast: GMC Sierra EV Denali first drive, Hyundai Ioniq 9 unveiling, Jaguar rebranding, and more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss our GMC Sierra EV Denali first drive, Hyundai Ioniq 9 unveiling, Jaguar’s rebranding, and more.
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla converts Shell gas station into Supercharger and it looks awesome
Tesla has converted an entire Shell gas station into a Supercharger station for electric vehicles in Spain, and it looks fantastic.
Expand Expanding CloseRivian electric truck saves the day by pulling semi truck stuck in mud
A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck saved the day this week by pulling a semi-truck stuck in the mud in Covington, Kentucky.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla brings ‘Actually Smart Summon’ to Europe and Middle East where FSD is limited
Tesla announced that ‘Actually Smart Summon,’ its autonomous driving feature that enables moving its vehicles without anyone inside over short distances, is now being launched in Europe and the Middle East.
The automaker’s Full Self-Driving suite of features has been limited in those markets due to regulations and Tesla’s focus on making them work in North America first.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla jumped the gun, Nissan drivers will have to wait a bit for Supercharger access
It sounds like Tesla jumped the gun when announcing that Nissan drivers now have access to the Supercharger network in North America.
They will have to wait a bit.
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