I have always loved the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, and that feeling has increased with every passing year, especially after getting to drive them and moving to LA where they’re as popular as F-150s in Michigan. If I could only drive one car for the rest of my life, it would be a new G-wagen. My personal … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 18, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Elon Musk Actually Apologizes For Something Elon Musk said some of … Read more
Photo: Michael Ciaglo / Stringer (Getty Images) Riding a motorcycle is about as much fun as you can legally have as an adult, but there’s no getting around the fact that they’re incredibly dangerous. Even if you do everything correctly, you can still end up in the hospital courtesy of other drivers. Outcomes are much … Read more
Charging in the U.S. sucks. It’s getting better thanks to some massive new investments, but it’s still incredibly common to show up at a charge site and find the only available charger is broken. The Tesla Supercharger network is currently the best in the business, which helps explain why every automaker decided to switch to … Read more
Image: Rivian Rivian R1T and R1S trucks were allowed access to the previously Tesla-only Supercharger network in mid-March, as Tesla has been slowly allowing more electric vehicles to charge on its North American Charging Standard plugs with an adapter. A new Rivian owner was given something of a chilly reception when stopping for a top … Read more
Image: Chevrolet After some fiery growing pains, Chevrolet finally announced pricing and another trim for the Silverado EV First Edition RST on Wednesday. Excluding destination charges, the Silverado EV First-Edition RST starts at $94,400. That price is a full $10,600 less than the original $105,000 price Chevy announced for the First-Edition RST two years ago. … Read more
Two facts about the automotive world are immutable: Americans love pickup trucks, and the future requires drastic reductions in the environmental harm caused by passenger cars. Automakers, seeing these two truths, slapped them together and started selling massive, hulking EV pickups with six-figure price tags. Turns out, that’s not what customers want. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has … Read more
Automakers across America have plowed millions of dollars into their electric vehicle strategies in recent years. Whether it’s new product development, engineering to create lighter, more powerful motors or investment in new factories, they’ve all spent a small fortune. Now, it turns out that cost may not be paying off as EV makers across America … Read more
We already knew that Rivian would be gaining access to the Tesla Supercharger network in March, but it is still exciting to see them actually launch the compatibility and see it in action. However, if you have a Supercharging Membership with Tesla, your experience is actually worse than someone without one. Yesterday, Rivian and Tesla … Read more
When Rivian held its R2 reveal event in March 2024, the company also unveiled two other models no one expected to see: the R3 and R3X. Due to the element of surprise, they nearly topped the R2 as the most exciting reveals from the event. While we’re waiting for the electric SUVs to make their … Read more
