What will it take to make you seriously consider an EV?

Walking around the Iberian peninsula the last couple of weeks and it seems they have more options. I don’t know anything about them, but I fancy the look of the Peugeot EVs.

 

Tesla moves ‘Robotaxi’ safety monitor from passenger to driver’s seat

https://electrek.co/2025/09/03/tesla-moves-robotaxi-safety-monitor-passenger-drivers-seat/

Going backwards lol. People are really excited for a glorified Uber...

 

supposedly for highway testing because you can't just slide over in the middle of the highway.

 

E-quipment highlight: John Deere TE 4×2 Electric Gator UTV

For more than 30 years, John Deere’s go-anywhere Gator has been a trusted tool for ranchers, landscapers, and hobby farmers. But the all-electric TE 4×2 version of Big Green’s little truckster rarely gets to steal the spotlight from its ICE-powered 6×4 cousins.

We’re going to change that.

Unlike some of those other UTV brands that just recently entered the electric vehicle game, John Deere introduced its first all-electric Gator way back in 1998.

That OG E-Gator was designed from the ground up for quiet work in places like golf courses, university and hospital campuses, luxury resorts, and corporate grounds – but its go-anywhere design and quiet running made it a favorite of hunters and ranchers, too. Fitted with eight heavy, 12V lead-acid batteries, the ’98 Gator could deliver 6 hours of runtime between overnight charges.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That seems to be the mentality at Deere when it comes to the all-electric Gator. The TE 4×2 hasn’t chased trends or tried to reinvent itself with flashy autonomous tech. Instead, it’s relied solid, work-horsey reasons. Instead, the UTV has leaned on the formula that’s made it a winner for more than 25 years: bulletproof reliability, low maintenance, and a design that just works. Even the added weight of the low-tech batteries compared to more energy-dense li-ion deals makes sense in this application, providing weight over the drive wheels that delivers sure-footed traction on slippery grass or muddy trails.

That’s not to say the Gator hasn’t changed at all over the last few decades. The electrical system has been upgraded to 48V, and its high-capacity, deep-cycle batteries (12 kWh total capacity) give the TE 4×2 dependable, all-day runtime (up to 8 continuous hours) with the benefit of modern chargers, regenerative braking (!), and updated safety features.

The TE 4×2 electric Gator is available from your local Deere dealer with prices starting at $15,699...

 

@Space Ghost already about to stop talking about robotaxi and hype the Optimus robot instead just like his daddy Musk. Tesla is a vaporware company.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/09/02/musk-tesla-value-optimus-robot.html

 

• Musk would have to boost Tesla’s market capitalization to $8.5tn from $1.09tn today. currently the most valuable company in the world at $4.2tn.
• sell 12mn more electric vehicles
• reach 10mn autonomous driving subscriptions
• register and operate 1mn cars in its Robotaxi network
• sell 1mn AI robots and increase adjusted earnings 24-fold to $400bn

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/06/m...red-down-versions-of-his-own-broken-promises/

Musk’s $1T pay package is full of watered-down versions of his own broken promises


Musk spent years claiming Tesla would be able to make 20 million electric vehicles per year by 2030. This was back when he and his company were still promising to grow at a rate of 50% each year.

With the new pay package being laid out over a 10-year period, that means the target has gone from 20 million EVs per year by 2030 to just 20 million total by 2035.


https://electrek.co/2025/09/05/tesla-changes-meaning-full-self-driving-give-up-promise-autonomy/

Tesla changes meaning of ‘Full Self-Driving’, gives up on promise of autonomy

 

LOLZ.

 

Short Tesla.

Tesla's market share in U.S. drops to lowest level since 2017 as competition heats up (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/au...t-since-2017-competition-heats-up-2025-09-08/

 

WHO CARES. THEY ARE GONNA OWN 100% OF ROBOTAXI. AND 100% OF BOTS.
MAKING IT A 500 TRILLION DOLLAR COMPANY BY 2030.
STOCK TO 3500.
maybe they should rehire some of these people since space monkey didn't think Tesla didn't need them because you know. competition wasn't coming.

 

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Damn the adapter - tell me when they're offering complimentary Porsches.