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A Tesla Semi caught fire on Interstate 880 in Hayward, California, on Tuesday evening, closing the freeway in both directions for hours. The driver was not hurt. The fire was reported around 5:35 p.m. in the southbound lanes near Route 92, with no crash and no other vehicles involved. The California Highway Patrol warned that the battery fire could burn for 15 to 18 hours. Northbound lanes reopened around 8:40 p.m., and all lanes were back open by Wednesday morning. The driver told CHP the truck “simply caught fire” and that they didn’t know why. The cause is under investigation. The truck appears to be one of PepsiCo’s early Frito-Lay Semis, not one of the new production trucks from Tesla’s Semi Factory. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-semi-fire…

A BYD Flash Charger in China was found with both charging handles chained together, and BYD has pledged to crack down on misuse of its stations. The charger appears to be working, with green ready-to-charge lights on both handles, and the site hasn’t been cordoned off. No one has claimed responsibility, and BYD hasn’t commented on this incident. In a WeChat Q&A post about combustion cars blocking its chargers, BYD said it will strengthen station management and improve space occupancy controls. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/byd-megawatt-fl…

Xpeng has started shipping the Mona L05 SUV overseas, ahead of its October 29 China launch, with sales targeted in 65 countries and regions. The five-seat midsize SUV sits above the Mona L03. Xpeng sent 660 vehicles for extreme-condition testing across 25 countries and regions. Xpeng didn’t share the size of the first batch, which markets it will go to, when overseas deliveries begin, or which powertrains each market will get. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/xpeng-mona-l05-…

Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging North America has named Madeline Ebert as its new CEO, effective October 22. Ebert was most recently the company’s Head of Product & Driver Experience. Her team achieved first-time charging success rates above 90%, and the North American network grew to more than 900 charging ports. She succeeds Heiko Schmidt, who served as interim CEO and has moved to a new role within Mercedes-Benz. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/mercedes-benz-h…

Tesla is officially coming to Vietnam, starting with five job openings across sales, service, purchasing, HR and charging. The openings are Sales Manager, Service Manager, HR Business Partner, Purchasing Manager and Project Developer, Charging. Tesla’s regional recruiting team announced them on LinkedIn. The posts didn’t say when Tesla will open orders in Vietnam or which cities the roles are based in. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-vietnam-l…

Tesla has expanded its Houston Robotaxi service area into downtown Houston and Bellaire, with a new geofence shaped like SpaceX’s Starship. Tesla launched Houston Robotaxi rides on April 18, and the city is now one of six US metros with unsupervised Robotaxi rides, alongside Austin, Dallas, Miami, Orlando and Tampa. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-robotaxi-…

A drone video shows 55 new production Tesla Semis outside the Semi Factory in Nevada, about a month after high-volume production began. The trucks were captured in footage from Tesla Semi advocate @HinrichsZane, and @SawyerMerritt counted 55 in the video. Tesla hasn’t shared production volumes. The factory is designed to build 1,000 Semis per week, with output expected to increase gradually toward an annual capacity target of 50,000 trucks. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/55-tesla-semi-n…

Tesla’s Cybercab registrations in Texas have reached 465, with the fleet busy through Austin’s F1 weekend. Texas DMV records show Tesla registered 43 Cybercabs in one day, bringing the fleet to 465. A day earlier it registered a batch of 69. The Model Y side added 53 vehicles on October 21, and there are now about 970 Robotaxis in Texas. Robotaxis were in heavy use during the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, which ran October 23 to 25. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s VP of AI Software, described the scene on X as a “Storm of Cybercabs.” More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-cybercab-…

Tesla’s Giga Berlin built 7,000 Model Ys in a single week for the first time, about 500 short of its 7,500 weekly target. Plant manager André Thierig said the factory now runs 24/5, which works out to about 1,400 vehicles per production day. Tesla is hiring 1,000 more workers to reach the 7,500 goal. Thierig set the 7,500 target in June, when the plant was building around 5,000 vehicles a week. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-giga-berl…

Latvia has approved Tesla FSD Supervised/TAD, making it Europe’s tenth country to approve the system and completing approvals across the Baltic states. TAD will cost €99 ($116) per month in Latvia, with the rollout to customer vehicles starting shortly through an over-the-air software update. Tesla says drivers using TAD see up to seven times fewer collisions per kilometer than with manual driving alone. The system has logged more than 182 million km (113 million miles) in Europe since its customer debut in the Netherlands in April. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/latvia-approves…

Tesla has unveiled the next-generation Roadster in three configurations, including a Rocket version that can fly short hops. The Rocket is the quickest, with Tesla listing a 0-60 mph time of under 0.59 seconds and a top speed of over 230 mph (~370 km/h). Every version offers more than 300 miles (~483 km) of range. The Performance is listed at under 1.6 seconds and the Thrust at under 0.9 seconds. Reservations are open on Tesla’s website, but the price hasn’t been announced yet. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-roadster-…

Tesla’s next-generation Roadster packs a 1 MW drive unit, details that weren’t covered at the unveiling. Tesla says the battery and drive unit together deliver 1 MW, one-third more than the Model S Plaid, with half the mass. The rear drive unit packs two motors into one housing, though it remains to be seen if a third motor is present in the front. The Roadster's UI is also retro-futuristic, with extremely smooth transitions and even a nice easter egg. Production is expected to start in 2028. H/T @SawyerMerritt and @itskyleconner for the cool pics and vids. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-roadster-…

🇸🇰 Slovakia has approved Tesla FSD Supervised, making it the ninth EU country to allow the system on public roads. Slovakia’s Ministry of Transport recognized the provisional type approval that the Dutch vehicle authority RDW issued in April. An EU-wide decision might be due December. Tesla’s FSD Supervised Evidence Dashboard has pooled 102 million kilometers (63.4 million miles) of European driving, and the data shows 4.1 times fewer collisions with FSD Supervised than with manual driving. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/slovakia-approv…

Waymo is bringing its robotaxi service to Toronto, its first Canadian market, with the first riders targeted for 2028. Waymo vehicles will start appearing on Toronto streets in the coming days, with humans driving at first. The initial phase covers high-definition mapping, followed by testing with trained autonomous specialists behind the wheel. Waymo is partnering with Toronto-based Element Fleet Management to handle end-to-end fleet management, and plans to add hundreds of jobs over time. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/waymo-toronto-r…

Hagerty, Top Gear Gear and MotorTrend have published deep-dive videos on Tesla’s Roadster, with up to 1,500 hp from two rear motors and 15% to 80% charging in 10 minutes. Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy and Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen walked the outlets through the car. The top speed target is over 330 miles per hour (531 km/h). The bespoke 4680 battery charges from 15% to 80% in 10 minutes, Tesla’s fastest-charging battery yet. Tesla is targeting 300-plus miles (483-plus km) of range. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-roadster-…

Amazon’s trucking partners in Germany now have expanded access to Aral pulse’s ultra-fast truck charging network, including a megawatt park in Königs Wusterhausen near Berlin. According to the National Charging Infrastructure Office, Aral pulse’s roughly 35 sites along strategic corridors make up Germany’s largest public ultra-fast truck charging network. More than 50 battery-electric trucks in Amazon’s network are expected on German roads by the end of the year. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/aral-pulse-amaz…

Tesla is hiring a Semi Business Development Manager in London, a sign that the Semi is heading to the UK. The full-time role focuses on winning and supporting Semi fleet customers. The manager will turn leads into sales contracts and guide customers through onboarding, commissioning and delivery of both trucks and charging infrastructure. The UK drives on the left, and most trucks sold there are right-hand drive. Tesla’s Semi driver sits in a central seat that works the same on either side of the road. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-semi-busi…

Verne has started autonomous vehicle testing in Manchester with Pony. ai and Uber. Manchester is Uber’s second UK robotaxi city after London, though no date has been set for public rides. Verne announced its London plans with Uber a week earlier. Transport for Greater Manchester says permission to operate autonomous vehicles is granted by the UK Government, and that no applications have been made to operate driverless taxis in Greater Manchester so far. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/verne-pony-ai-u…

Tesla sold an estimated 144,094 EVs in the US in Q3 2026, more than all other EV brands combined, for a 54.0% market share. The rest of the market combined sold 118,555 of the 262,649 EVs sold in the country. Year to date, Tesla has sold 386,194 EVs in the US, a 52.9% share. The Model Y was America’s best-selling EV with 99,037 units, or 37.2% of EV sales. The Model 3 followed with 40,346 units, or 15.1%. More in our EVwire article: evwire.com/p/tesla-outsells-…