Readers Say These Car Designs Aged Like Milk

A car typically spends a dozen years on the road in the United States. Vehicles can serve as a makeshift time capsule for design trends, so driving down the street is like journeying through different eras in time. We asked readers earlier this week which car designs aged like milk, and the comments were filled … Read more

Here’s Your Chance To Own A Super Rare Tesla-Powered Toyota RAV4 EV

Photo: Cars & Bids Tesla sold an absolutely massive number of Model 3s and Model Ys last year, which was good news for Tesla but not exactly great news for owners who like the idea of driving something that not many other people have. What if we told you, though, that you could still drive … Read more

Tesla Is Giving Away A Free Month Of Full Self-Driving To Any Fool Who Will Trust It

Tesla is now going to offer U.S. customers a one-month free trial of its Full Self-Driving beta driver-assist system, according to a post on X from company CEO Elon Musk. The move comes as demand for electric vehicles softens and a price war among EV makers rages on. Both factors have hurt Tesla’s sales and … Read more

A pivot to China saved Elon Musk. It also binds him to Beijing.

When Elon Musk unveiled the first Chinese-made Teslas in Shanghai in 2020, he went off script and started dancing. Peeling off his jacket, he flung it across the stage in a partial striptease. Musk had reason to celebrate. A few years earlier, with Tesla on the brink of failure, he had bet on China, which … Read more

Opinion | How the US, home of trailblazer Tesla, lost the EV race to China

While China epitomises strategic synergy, the United States is caught in a conundrum of infrastructural challenges and market inertia. The evolution of China’s EV ecosystem showcases how strategic resources, when aligned with market forces, can catalyse self-reinforcing cycles of growth and advancements. Central to China’s rise in the EV industry is its battery production supply … Read more

BYD takes fight to EV laggards with China price cuts

Not content with unseating Tesla as the world’s top-selling electric car maker, BYD has now set its sights on stealing customers from the likes of Toyota Motor and Volkswagen in one of the most aggressive rounds of discounting seen in China’s bruising price war. The automaker is currently discounting almost every electric and hybrid car … Read more

Nissan targets 1 million car sales growth over next three years

Nissan Motor said on Monday it would launch 30 new models by the financial year ending in March 2027 and aim to raise its global sales by 1 million vehicles while cutting costs to improve profitability. Announcing an update to its medium-term business plan, Japan’s third-largest automaker by sales said it would target an operating … Read more