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Ferrari CEO changes tune on EVs, “We have to do it” thanks to Tesla
After years of taking a strong stance against electric vehicles, Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne is finally ready to embrace the electric car revolution. In a statement during the 2018 Detroit Auto Show, an event which Tesla opted out of for the third year in a row, the Ferrari CEO announced that the iconic automaker is going to release the world’s “first” electric supercar.
It took a while for Marchionne to even accept the idea of an electric supercar. Over the past few years, the Ferrari CEO has made waves in the auto industry by describing cars like the Tesla Model S as “obscene” due to their lack of engine noise — something that Marchionne believes has to be present in a true supercar. The executive further stated that he would have to be shot first before Ferrari develops a self-driving electric vehicle. Considering his recent statements at the Detroit auto show, however, it seems like it would take far less than a bullet to change Marchionne’s mind.
All it seemed to take was the impending release of Elon Musk’s next-generation Tesla Roadster.
In a statement to Bloomberg, the Ferrari CEO declared that if there will ever be an electric supercar that would be released to the public, it would have the prancing horse on its badge. The Italian auto executive, however, asserted that he is not trying to discount the progress made by Elon Musk’s firm in the car industry. He simply believes that Tesla’s accomplishments can be attained by legacy supercar makers such as Ferrari as well.
“If there is an electric supercar to be built, then Ferrari will be the first. People are amazed at what Tesla did with a supercar: I’m not trying to minimize what Elon did, but I think it’s doable by all of us.”
The CEO further stated that he expects the development of Ferrari’s electric supercar to be a rather simple process. According to the executive, his firm would continue developing hybrid supercars, followed by an eventual transition to fully electric vehicles.
“We do it because we have to do it. While there is work to be done, the new plan for Ferrari being released in the first half will include hybrid cars, so going from there to an electric is easy,” the CEO said, according to a Bloomberg report.
In a lot of ways, Ferrari’s upcoming electric supercar would be a direct competitor to the next-generation Tesla Roadster, which is expected to be released sometime in 2020. While Tesla’s electric supercar is still in development, Musk announced that it would be able to hit 60 mph in 1.9 seconds and finish the quarter-mile in 8.9 seconds. The top speed of the next-gen Roadster was not revealed, but the Tesla CEO did state that it would be beyond 250 mph. Apart from its insane speed, the upcoming tri-motor electric Roadster also boasts a 200 kWh battery pack that’s capable of traveling 620 miles on a single charge.
Overall, it would be interesting to see how Ferrari’s upcoming electric supercar would compare to the next-generation Tesla Roadster. Ferraris, after all, have a strong lineage in Motorsports and track performance, something that Tesla has yet to accel in with its prone to overheating all-electric powertrain. Then again, the Tesla CEO also announced that the next-generation Roadster would be capable of cruising at autobahn speeds for hours. Thus, when the next-gen Roadster does get released, legacy supercar makers like Ferrari might have a pretty big surprise waiting for them in world-famous tracks like the Nurburgring.
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Tesla teases new market entrance with confusing and cryptic message
Tesla teased its entrance into a new market with a confusing and what appeared to be cryptic message on the social media platform X.
The company has been teasing its entrance into several markets, including Africa, which would be a first, and South America, where it only operates in Chile.
In September, Tesla started creating active job postings for the Colombian market, hinting it would expand its presence in South America and launch in a new country for the first time in two years.
The jobs were related to various roles, including Associate Sales Manager, Advisors in Sales and Delivery, and Service Technicians. These are all roles that would indicate Tesla is planning to launch a wide-scale effort to sell, manage, and repair vehicles in the market.
Last night, Tesla posted its latest hint, a cryptic video that seems to show the outline of Colombia, teasing its closer than ever to market entry:
— Tesla North America (@tesla_na) November 12, 2025
This would be the next expansion into a continent where it does not have much of a presence for Tesla. Currently, there are only two Supercharger locations on the entire continent, and they’re both in Chile.
Tesla will obviously need to expand upon this crucial part of the ownership experience to enable a more confident consumer base in South America as a whole. However, it is not impossible, as many other EV charging infrastructures are available, and home charging is always a suitable option for those who have access to it.
Surprisingly, Tesla seems to be more concerned about these middle-market countries as opposed to the larger markets in South America, but that could be by design.
If Tesla were to launch in Brazil initially, it may not be able to handle the uptick in demand, and infrastructure expansion could be more difficult. Brazil may be on its list in the upcoming years, but not as of right now.
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Tesla expands crucial Supercharging feature for easier access
It is a useful tool, especially during hours of congestion. However, it has not been super effective for those who drive non-Tesla EVs, as other OEMs use UI platforms like Google’s Android Auto or Apple’s iOS.
Tesla has expanded a crucial Supercharging feature that helps owners identify stall availability at nearby locations.
Tesla said on Tuesday night that its “Live Availability” feature, which shows EV owners how many stalls are available at a Supercharger station, to Google Maps, a third-party app:
Live availability of Superchargers now in Google Maps pic.twitter.com/DJvS83wVxm
— Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) November 11, 2025
Already offering it in its own vehicles, the Live Availability feature that Teslas have is a helpful feature that helps you choose an appropriate station with plugs that are immediately available.
A number on an icon where the Supercharger is located lets EV drivers know how many stalls are available.
It is a useful tool, especially during hours of congestion. However, it has not been super effective for those who drive non-Tesla EVs, as other OEMs use UI platforms like Google’s Android Auto or Apple’s iOS.
Essentially, when those drivers needed to charge at a Supercharger that enables non-Tesla EVs to plug in, there was a bit more of a gamble. There was no guarantee that a plug would be available, and with no way to see how many are open, it was a risk.
Tesla adding this feature allows people to have a more convenient and easier-to-use experience if they are in a non-Tesla EV. With the already expansive Supercharger Network being available to so many EV owners, there is more congestion than ever.
This new feature makes the entire experience better for all owners, especially as there is more transparency regarding the availability of plugs at Supercharger stalls.
It will be interesting to see if Tesla is able to expand on this new move, as Apple Maps compatibility is an obvious goal of the company’s in the future, we could imagine. In fact, this is one of the first times an Android Auto feature is available to those owners before it became an option for iOS users.
Apple owners tend to get priority with new features within the Tesla App itself.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Co goes extra hard in Nashville with first rock-crushing TBM
The Boring Company’s machine for the project is now in final testing.
The Boring Company is gearing up to tackle one of its toughest projects yet, a new tunnel system beneath Nashville’s notoriously tough limestone terrain. Unlike the soft-soil conditions of Las Vegas and Austin, the Music City Loop will require a “hard-rock” boring machine capable of drilling through dense, erosion-resistant bedrock.
The Boring Company’s machine for the project is now in final testing.
A boring hard-rock tunneling machine
The Boring Company revealed on X that its new hard-rock TBM can generate up to 4 million pounds of grip force and 1.5 million pounds of maximum thrust load. It also features a 15-filter dust removal system designed to keep operations clean and efficient during excavation even in places where hard rock is present.
Previous Boring Co. projects, including its Loop tunnels in Las Vegas, Austin, and Bastrop, were dug primarily through soft soils. Nashville’s geology, however, poses a different challenge. Boring Company CEO and President Steve Davis mentioned this challenge during the project’s announcement in late July.
“It’s a tough place to tunnel, Nashville. If we were optimizing for the easiest places to tunnel, it would not be here. You have extremely hard rock, like way harder than it should be. It’s an engineering problem that’s fairly easy and straightforward to solve,” Davis said.
Nashville’s limestone terrain
Experts have stated that the city’s subsurface conditions make it one of the more complex tunneling environments in the U.S. The Outer Nashville Basin is composed of cherty Mississippian-age limestone, a strong yet soluble rock that can dissolve over time, creating underground voids and caves, as noted in a report from The Tennessean.
Jakob Walter, the founder and principal engineer of Haushepherd, shared his thoughts on these challenges. “Limestone is generally a stable sedimentary bedrock material with strength parameters that are favorable for tunneling. Limestone is however fairly soluble when compared to other rack materials, and can dissolve over long periods of time when exposed to water.
“Unexpected encounters with these features while tunneling can result in significant construction delays and potential instability of the excavation. In urban locations, structures at the ground surface should also be constantly monitored with robotic total stations or similar surveying equipment to identify any early signs of movement or distress,” he said.
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