The 9,000-pound monster I don’t want to give back

I thought: other than hotels that use SUVs like the Escalade IQL to ferry guests around, what kind of monster chooses a car like this?

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Stellantis is in a crisis of its own making
Stellantis is in a crisis of its own making

Demand for EVs has gone glacial, and one automaker after another is running aground: General Motors threw $7.6 billion overboard. Ford washed $19.5 billion off its books. Leave it to Stellantis to face the most titanic charge yet, a $26.5 billion bill for its own misplaced bet on EVs. The Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler parent […]

No Stellantis, A Return To Diesel Isn’t The Answer To Your EV Problems

Stellantis appears to be combatting its sluggish electric sales with a reemphasis on diesel models, just when it looks like 2026 could be the European EV tipping point.

America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater
America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater

For decades, America’s auto industry was the envy of the world, driven by mass production, the rise of Detroit’s Big Three automakers, and the iconic stylings of the 1950s and ’60s. Then, through a series of blunders and missteps, things started to unravel. There was the fuel crisis of the 1970s, which led to an […]

Tesla loses bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict

“The grounds for relief that Tesla relies upon are virtually the same as those Tesla put forth previously during the course of trial”

Lucid Motors slashes 12% of its workforce as it seeks profitability

The layoffs affect hundreds of full-time workers in the US, according to an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch.

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Tesla’s cheaper $60,000 Cybertruck is still a Cybertruck
Tesla’s cheaper $60,000 Cybertruck is still a Cybertruck

Tesla has announced a new all-wheel drive Cybertruck that starts at $59,990, the cheapest the controversial truck has been sold for yet – though still well above the $40,000 price tag Elon Musk had initially promised. It’s been joined by a $15,000 price cut for the high-end Cyberbeast variant, as Tesla doubles down on its […]

An AI data center boom is fueling Redwood’s energy storage business

Redwood Materials says its new energy storage business is the fastest growing unit within the company.