Tesla launches a new 6-seat Model Y variant in China
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A few weeks after losing its first wrongful death jury trial, Tesla is facing a new set of legal problems. A judge in California approved a request to bundle a number of lawsuits alleging the company misled customers about autonomous driving into one class action suit.
As Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk banks the future of his company on autonomous robotaxis, several lawsuits raise concerns over the safety of the technology.
Tesla has been struggling in Europe, where its sales are down across the continent. In the United Kingdom, the company’s sales reportedly dropped 60 percent last month. With those cratering numbers, the EV firm appears to have made another, shall we say, incredibly generous offer to locals, as the company continues to combat lagging sales.
Tesla must face a certified class action by California drivers who said Elon Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of his company's electric vehicles.
The front seats in the Model Y L have a different shape. From behind, the front-row headrests appear to be completely integrated into the seat design, but they’re actually adjustable. There is a new 16-inch center touchscreen, slightly larger than the 15.4-inch unit on the current Model Y.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John Stringer, a Bay Area resident who founded Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley.
A 2024 Ford F-150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine gets an estimated 20 mpg combined, according to EPA ratings. Driving 1,000 miles would require about 50 gallons of gas, and at the current average price of $3.20 per gallon (as of July 2025, per AAA ), that equates to approximately $160 per month in fuel costs.
With Travis County property taxes poised to rise 9.12%, critics are pressing Commissioners Court to end a 2020 tax deal with Tesla. The county is currently reviewing the contract.
Andrew Lambrecht was offered a chance to drive a 2008 Tesla Roadster, estimated to be worth around $150,000. He said it came with a bicep workout.
For a company that likes to fire a bunch of people, only to later regret the decision and try to hire those same people back, this latest news shouldn’t come as much of a surprise: Tesla is selling a retrofit turn signal stalk to replace the one it removed from the refreshed Model 3.