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Powerwall owners can now set a state-of-charge threshold to determine when a Tesla is charged during blackouts. The Powerwall update also will adjust the amount of energy shared with the Tesla based on demand from the house. It only works with the Model 3 and Model Y in North America right now; Model S and […] More
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This upcoming addition to the Defender range could arrive in 2022 with a starting price just above $30,000. More
Rolls-Royce has decided to open up a car design competition for kids around the world, who are likely bored and stuck at home thanks to COVID-19. The terms of the contest are simple: entrants just need to be 16 or younger and have a good imagination. Submissions will be accepted until May 18, and the […] More
The 2021 Toyota Supra is good for EPA fuel economy of 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, and 25 mpg combined. It’s powered by an updated, more powerful version of the BMW turbocharged inline-six that makes 382 horsepower and 368 lb-ft of torque. The new, more powerful model suffers a loss of 2 mpg in […] More
One year ago, in April 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised a fleet of self-driving taxis for ride sharing would be deployed in 2020, at the same event where he said self-driving would be launched by the end of 2019. In April 2020, Musk has tweeted that robotaxi “functionality [is] still looking good for this […] More
Mazda will kick off a program on April 16 to give health-care workers free oil changes and enhanced cleanings at Mazda dealerships. The dealerships will use enhanced cleaning techniques on high-touch surfaces, and the vehicles don’t have to be Mazdas. Health-care workers can find details about the initiative at Inside Mazda. For health-care workers, the […] More
Car sales have declined precipitously in the weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak took hold in the U.S. Car dealers largely weren’t ready for massive online shopping but are rushing to adopt online tools as COVID-19-related shelter-in-place orders keep customers from coming to showrooms. We’ve laid out the pitfalls, but with a vast majority of customers […] More
