Jameson Dow

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As EV sales, oil costs and wildfires spike, UK gov’t considers.. fewer EVs? (update) - Electrek

Business August 16, 2026

The UK government is considering relaxing its landmark electric vehicle rules, even in the face of inflated oil prices, a recordbreaking year for temperatures and wildfires, and EV sales that are alrοΏ½...

Waymo crashes 1/3 as much as a human driver, says IIHS – with some caveats - Electrek

Business July 27, 2026

Photo: Waymo Waymos autonomous electric taxis crash 68% less than the average human driver, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, with lower-severity crashes on average as well. BοΏ½...

Tesla will build factories just to retrofit millions of HW3 cars it said could do FSD - Electrek

Business April 24, 2026

There are millions of Tesla vehicles on the road today which were sold on the promise of full autonomy, but without hardware capable of doing so. Tesla CEO Elon Musk just proposed the company could οΏ½...

New data: EVs grew more in ’25 than ’24, despite constant lies saying otherwise - Electrek

Business January 15, 2026

BYD Shenzhen, the world's largest car transport ship (Source: BYD) In 2025, the world sold 20.7 million EVs 3.6 million more EVs than it did in the previous year, according to a new report by Rho MoοΏ½...

Delaware Court reinstates Musk’s $55B pay package, penalizes him $1 instead - Electrek

Business December 21, 2025

The Delaware Supreme Court made its ruling in the fight over Tesla CEO Elon Musks $55 billion pay package from 2018, reversing the Court of Chancerys decision and reinstating the pay package. But thοΏ½...

FSD false advertising case: Tesla must stop lying or it can’t sell cars, judge rules - Electrek

Business December 18, 2025

A California judge ruled late Tuesday afternoon that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing in reference to its Full Self-Driving system, and that Teslas license to sell and produce cars in the state sοΏ½...

Elon Musk finally realizes the thing we all told him before his political misadventure - Electrek

Business December 12, 2025

Tesla CEO Elon Musk went on a podcast this week to express regret over the time he spent trying to destroy the American government, claiming that he wouldnt do it again. In the first half of this yeοΏ½...

DOT opens public comment on plan to hike fuel costs during affordability crisis - Electrek

Business December 8, 2025

Former reality TV contestant Sean Duffy. Photo by Gage Skidmore This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to make cars less efficient when Americans are already paying recordοΏ½...

The reality TV contestant running the DOT just raised your fuel costs by $23B - Electrek

Business June 7, 2025

Former reality TV contestant Sean Duffy. Photo by Gage Skidmore America voted for inflation, and it got it today, as republicans running the Department of Transportation bowed to their oil donors anοΏ½...

Toyota says RAV4 is β€˜100% electrified’ in 2026, but every one has a gas engine - Electrek

Business May 22, 2025

Toyota USA has refreshed its RAV4 for 2026, and, in a significant step forward for efficiency, Toyota has axed the non-hybrid version of the vehicle. The RAV4 will now only be available in HEV and PHοΏ½...