Today in Cars: VW’s Reckoning, California’s Tracking Standoff, and Toyota’s Trust Problem
Four stories are worth your attention before you head out the door today, and they...
Electric Cars
Instead of Writing a Bad Review, This Rivian Owner Spray-Painted His Truck and Built a Website
When a Bad Review Isn’t Enough Most frustrated car owners write a scathing review, fire...
You’re Charging Your EV Wrong, and It’s Quietly Wrecking Your Battery
Electric cars are supposed to be the low-maintenance future, and in a lot of ways...
The Wire Rundown: Corvette Heist, Honda Recall, and Porsche Kills the Electric 911
The Auto Wire’s morning roundup of the stories actually worth your time, recapped fast, with...
A Rivian Owner Spray-Painted His Truck ‘Junk’ and Parked It at the Showroom
Most unhappy car owners write a bad review, fire off an angry email, or maybe...
Fatal Crash Pushes Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Into a Deeper Federal Investigation
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system is facing a deeper level of federal scrutiny, and this time...
Why EV Fires Can Reignite Hours After Firefighters Think They’re Out
An electric vehicle fire doesn’t end when the visible flames disappear, and that’s the part...
A New $250 Annual EV Fee Could Be Coming, Here’s the Fight Behind It
Charging electric vehicle owners more to help fund highways is quickly becoming one of the...
Houston Cybertruck’s Self-Driving Mode Nearly Sent It Off an Overpass
A Tesla Cybertruck operating in self-driving mode nearly went somewhere no vehicle ever should, straight...
Musk and a Cybertruck Owner Are Fighting Over Crash Data in a $1M Lawsuit
A Tesla Cybertruck owner from Houston, Texas is suing the automaker for $1 million over...
$5 Gas and a Federal Lawsuit Are Colliding Over California’s Car Rules
The fight over what Americans are allowed to drive just escalated again. The Trump administration...
The Federal Government Just Sued California Over Its 2035 Gas Car Phaseout
A major legal fight over the future of gasoline-powered cars is now underway, and its...
Tesla Sued Over Alleged Assault by Worker Later Identified as Austin Mass Shooter
A workplace assault claim that went unresolved for months has taken on a far darker...
Jim Farley Says Tearing Down a Tesla Exposed a Blind Spot in Ford’s Own EV Thinking
Ford builds the F-150 Lightning, one of the highest-profile electric trucks on the market. According...
Report: Dodge Is Bringing the Hellcat V8 Back to the Charger — But Only in One Trim
Dodge killed the V8 Charger in December 2023 with a run of “Last Call” editions,...