Elon Musk afirma que el Roadster será el único "auto de conducción manual" de Tesla a largo plazo: TDS.

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      Spring has definitely arrived in Minneapolis, and as the kids prepare to head back to school, let’s dive in.

      🚘 What I’m driving: This week, I’ve been behind the wheel of the Ford Maverick Lobo, and I have to say, I’m quite taken with this compact truck. The payload capacity significantly decreases with the Lobo trim, the price is quite steep at over $42,000 as configured, and its design is hardly a “street truck,” yet the Maverick remains an impressive package, albeit with prices that, like everything else, have skyrocketed.

      🛞 Tesla's CEO Elon Musk announced that the upcoming Roadster will be the automaker’s “only manually driven vehicle” in the future as “it will make sense for our entire lineup to feature different autonomous vehicles of various sizes,” he stated during Tesla’s recent earnings call.

      ⏰ As a reminder, the long-awaited Roadster, which first surprised audiences in 2017, will not launch on April 1 as initially mentioned by Musk; during the latest earnings call, he indicated that the Roadster “may be able to debut in about a month.”

      🔥 Hyundai has teased a new “next-generation high-performance powertrain” that will be evaluated during the 24-hour Nurburgring race; the engine appears to be a turbocharged four-cylinder that could potentially be used in the next-gen Elantra N.

      🎉 Rivian has reached a significant milestone with the R2 starting production and the first customer models coming off the assembly line; this achievement occurred just days after a tornado impacted the factory.

      🦸 The latest custom creation from Gunther Werks has been unveiled as a superhero-themed Speedster called “Project Endgame,” clearly inspired by Tony Stark.

      🏭 The Volvo EX60 has begun production, with the automaker setting a goal of 40,000 units this year, as demand for the vehicle has exceeded expectations, according to CEO Hakan Samuelsson.

      😍 The Morgan Supersport 400 was introduced as the brand’s most powerful vehicle, featuring a BMW-sourced turbo-six engine under its extended hood.

      👀 The Kimera EVO38 Collezione Martini was launched with increased power and more Martini-themed features as a limited edition offering.

      🚨 Jaguar Land Rover has recalled 170,169 vehicles in the U.S. due to an issue related to loss of drive power.

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