Automotive News
Tesla Opens Its Semi Plant With Diesel at a Record $6.53
September 28, 2026
Tesla held its Semi factory rollout in Nevada two days after diesel set a record $6.529. At that price the Semi’s fuel edge is about $69,900 per 100,000 miles.
Tesla Skipped the Exemption Zoox Spent 11 Months Getting
September 24, 2026
Tesla self-certified the Cybercab instead of petitioning for an exemption. NHTSA opened Audit Query AQ26002 into roughly 1,000 of them the same day.
NHTSA Exempted Zoox From Eight Rules Written for a Driver’s Seat
August 24, 2026
NHTSA granted Zoox the first commercial robotaxi exemption on July 31. The notice says the agency never evaluated how the vehicle drives.
Range Rover Previewed the GT Without a Single Specification
August 24, 2026
JLR previewed the Range Rover GT on July 22 without publishing battery, range, power or price. Where the figures in circulation actually came from.
Monterey’s Record $755.6 Million Covered a Sixties Market Selling Under Book
August 23, 2026
Monterey Car Week 2026 auctions totaled a record $755.6 million across five houses. Modern supercars took over half of it while 1960s cars sold below book.
A 1985 Toyota Won Pebble Beach’s First Japanese Class in 75 Years
August 23, 2026
The Pebble Beach Concours staged its first Japanese Motorsport class in 75 years. A 1985 Toyota 85C beat a Honda prototype and a Toyota Eagle GTP car.
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