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Car Culture Roundup: March 16, 2024
A Nebraska woman exploited a glitch in gas pump software that allowed her to get nearly $30,000 worth of free gas… until the owners figured out what she was doing. Now, the 45-year-old is in a whole lot of trouble. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More
Automakers Investing in Hybrids | Giga Gears
Happy Friday! It’s March 15, 2024 — the Ides of March — and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
“Engineer Urges Cybertruck Owners to Stop Shooting and Abusing Their Trucks”
Elon Musk opened a can of worms when he originally showed the Cybertruck in late 2019. He passed the truck off as being incredibly tough, capable of handling anything, and “literally bulletproof.” Naturally, once owners began to get their hands on them in late 2023, they took Musk at his word. Since then, people…
Elon Musk Announces Tesla Model 2 Production in Germany, Possible Semi Truck Build | Giga Gears
Tesla’s Gear-Shifting Issues Preceded Angela Chao’s Death | Giga Gears
Billionaire and sister to former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, Angela Chao, drowned in her Tesla Model X after accidentally reversing into a pond on a 900-acre Texas ranch last month. She’d reversed her Tesla Model X when she meant to driveforward during a K turn — a common problem with the vehicle among…