Tesla’sCybertruck has introduced plenty of manufacturing challenges, from its massive panes of glass to its stainless steel body panels, but there’s another thing holding big-time production back: the “4680" battery set to power the pickups, Reuters reports based on conversations with nine different Tesla workers.
Good morning! It’s Thursday, December 21, 2023, 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.
As you can imagine, after Putin invaded Ukraine (on my birthday, no less!) and major automakers abandoned Russia as all the international sanctions rolled in, it’s been harder for Russians to get access to new cars. Don’t you worry, though, Russia isn’t going to let a little total alienation from the rest of the…
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The world of the automobile is packed with interesting and compelling stories. So many larger-than-life impresarios, back-woods innovators, and cop-dodging scofflaws of yesterday would make incredible Hollywood heroes (or anti-heroes) and villains today. I know I’d love to see a film about the American south…