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Get Out Just yesterday we updated our Get Out page with entries from Volvo and Polestar. Which prompted a very first look into what Lucid was up to with their locks and latches. Sure enough, they followed the trend essentially begun by Tesla with electronic locks and latches and flush handles that essentially require a …
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Electronic latches Just a week or so after finding that China is rumored to be considering a ban on electronic latches (door handles), particularly those that conceal themselves (flush handles), comes news from Reuters that the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) is investigating possible door handle issues in over 170,000 Tesla Model Ys. And …
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The automaker lied Early in August (2025), we put together a post that was essentially about who is liable if a self-driving car is involved in an accident. At the core of the piece was a very expensive settlement against Tesla. Now it turns out that the automaker lied about not having data from the …
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Self-driving accident Several days ago, InsideEVs mused over a $240+ million verdict against Tesla rendered by a jury in Florida and what it would mean to the automotive industry. Who is liable in a self-driving accident? Tesla, which intends to appeal the verdict, continues on the one hand to call its Advanced Driver Assist System …
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Jump start Tesla We just added a new video to our YouTube channel helping Tesla drivers get into and jump start Tesla models with a dead start battery. It replaces one that we did a few months ago that stopped at getting Tesla owners inside their vehicles. It became clear that just getting inside their …
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EV jump starting Today we posted a new video on our YouTube channel describing Kia EV jump starting. With it, we made a new playlist, calling the video the first of what we hope will be a series of videos on the topic. In truth, its the second, but we didn’t realize the first one …
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Losing the $7,500 EV tax credit may not hurt so much
EV tax credit We are nearing the end of an EV tax credit from the Federal government, and its September 30th demise may be a blessing in disguise. Here’s why… This will be the second time an electric vehicle (EV) tax credit will phase out, and when a previous version of the credit disappeared in …
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