Tesla Had a Secret to Stay Years Ahead of the EV Industry: Silicon Carbide. In This Race, China Is Once Again Playing a Critical Role
MobilityChina is by far the largest producer of silicon carbide.
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This Tesla Cybertruck is Coated in $60,000 of 24-Karat Gold. Someone Paid a Measly $102,000 for It at a Charity Auction
MobilityYouTuber Zack Nelson created a one-of-a-kind Cybertruck by plating it with 24-karat gold.
However, the auction didn’t go as planned.
As He Fled Syria, Bashar al-Assad Left Behind One of His Most Notorious Excesses: A Hangar Full of Luxury Cars
MagnetThe Syrian leader has taken refuge in Moscow with his family after rebels toppled his regime.
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Jaguar Type 00: A Concept Car That Breaks With the Past and Paves the Way for the Future
MobilityIf the intention was to create controversy, Jaguar has definitely achieved that.
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Tesla’s Dominance Prompts California to Consider a Drastic Decision: Excluding It From EV Subsidies
MobilityElon Musk and California are in an open war over EV subsidies.
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Toyota Is Determined to Make Hydrogen the New Gasoline. It’s Come Up With an Unexpected Solution to Get It Done
MobilityThe automaker combines an internal combustion engine with a fuel cell system in a race car, seeking to keep the feel of a gasoline engine while eliminating carbon emissions.
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Hertz Reports a Loss of $1.3 Billion and Points to a Clear Culprit: The Electric Car Market
MobilityThe rental company is going through a very difficult time due to an overestimation of the demand for electric cars.
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In Olden Times, Car Buyers Only Had to Look Under the Hood. Now, They Have to Look at the Processor, Too
MobilityHaving a powerful processor in your car is no longer a luxury but a necessity in the driving experience.
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Tesla’s Revenue Has Skyrocketed, but It Has Almost Nothing to Do With Selling Cars
MobilityTesla surprised onlookers with strong quarterly results due to two factors: lower production costs and increased revenue from government credits.
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It’s 2024 and San Francisco’s Muni Metro Is Still Running on 5.25-inch Floppy Disks
MobilitySan Francisco Municipal Railway still relies on 1980s-era floppy disks every morning, but that’s about to change.
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China Unveils New Approach to Road Construction. It Involves 98 Miles, 10 Machines, and No Humans at All
MobilityThe country demonstrates its technical capabilities with the construction of a road where no human employees were involved.
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A Retiree Purchased a Lifetime Plane Ticket for $290,000. He’s Flown Around the World 1,000 Times, Writing Off the Cost With Each Flight
MobilityUnited Airlines and American Airlines once offered unlimited lifetime tickets. A man who bought one has flown more than 24 million miles.
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First-Class Seats Are a Thing of the Past. Airlines Are Now Focused on Offering Business Class Seats That Go Beyond Luxury
MobilityMany airlines are eliminating first class because it's not profitable—despite its very high price.
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Tesla’s Latest Event Highlights an Open Secret. Musk Doesn’t Want It to Be a Car Manufacturer, but a Software and AI-Driven Enterprise
MobilityWith the introduction of self-driving vehicles and humanoid robots, the company is transforming itself from an electric car maker to an AI and software leader.
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Tesla Reveals the Cybercab, Its Upcoming Robotaxi That Will Be Available for Purchase in 2026 for $30,000 With No Pedals or a Steering Wheel
MobilityAt Thursday's event, Tesla showed the Cybercab, its fully autonomous taxi, for the first time.
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Porsche Didn’t Have a Minivan in Its Lineup, So Mark Zuckerberg Decided to Create One Himself
MobilityZuckerberg has not only changed his style of dress but has now gone a step further by daring to collaborate on the design of his family’s cars.
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In Germany, Tesla Workers on Medical Leave Are Getting an Unexpected Visit From Their Bosses. You Can Imagine Why
MobilityEmployees at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Germany have recorded 17% sick leave. Their bosses personally visited them to see if they were ill, but the workers didn’t take kindly to this visit.
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The U.S. Increases Tension With China: It’ll Ban the Sale of All Cars Containing Chinese Parts or Software
MobilityThe U.S. seeks to prohibit all connected cars that use Chinese software or hardware.
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There Are Some People Who Abandon Luxury Cars in the Middle of Nowhere. In Many Cases, Nobody Knows Why
MobilityThe planet is full of undiscovered secrets. Many of them are abandoned racing cars you can only dream about.
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A Million Miles Without Refueling: Why No One Is Making Cars Out of Thorium, the World’s ‘Most Powerful Fuel’
EnergyIn 2011, Laser Power Systems announced a thorium-powered system that could be installed under the hood, but it never materialized.
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