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Genesis G80 aims to disrupt the highly competitive luxury EV sedan market

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Genesis is launching their all-new electric Genesis G80, and it will go up against a highly competitive luxury sedan market that has plenty of high-quality options.

The Genesis G80 electric is another electric addition to the luxury Korean brand. Hyundai/Kia have been quickly introducing new models to their brands, and they intend to do the same with Genesis, but is their all-new electric luxury sedan going to be competitive? The electric sedan market is popular and fierce and Genesis will need to offer more than a young upstart brand name to win over consumers.

Genesis has faced an uphill battle as it has entered western markets. Most of the brands they compete with are brands with heritage and prestige that people already connect with; BMW, Mercedes, and even Cadillac have the allure of old money. Genesis has thus had to define itself through products, but the G80 might not be one of its best performers.

According to AutoBlog, the Genesis G80 will be available in 8 states as of September this year: California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York first, and then Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Washington.

AutoBlog has also already listed specs for the vehicle. Equipped with a dual motor all-wheel-drive system, the Genesis G80 produces 365 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. This powertrain is hooked to an 87.2kWh battery that will get you a range of 285 miles. Disappointingly, the car will not be able to charge in the claimed 18 minutes of its fellow 800-volt architecture-equipped Hyundai/Kia products, requiring 22 minutes to get from 10%-80%. However, the sedan will get three years of complimentary 30min charging sessions at Electrify America locations.

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With a starting price of $80,920, how does the Genesis G80 compare to other luxury/performance electric sedans? Not as well as one would hope. At roughly equivalent pricing, a consumer could get a well-optioned BMW i4, a Lucid Air, an Audi E-Tron, a Porsche Taycan, or a well-optioned Tesla Model 3 Performance.

In terms of performance specifications, most other offerings produce more power and have more range. The BMW produces over 100 more horsepower and more than50 more pound-feet of torque, the Tesla goes nearly 60 miles further and can be equipped with some of the world’s best self-driving technology, and the Porsche will land you the parking spot out front of the hotel, not around back.

Genesis has introduced a vehicle that would have sold boatloads… if it were two or three years ago. Now the brand finds itself competing with the likes of Porsche, BMW, and Tesla. And sadly, if you ask a consumer if they would rather have a Genesis or a Porsche, I think we all know what that answer would be.

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Will is an auto enthusiast, a gear head, and an EV enthusiast above all. From racing, to industry data, to the most advanced EV tech on earth, he now covers it at Teslarati.

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Tesla begins Robotaxi certification push in Arizona: report

Tesla seems serious about expanding its Robotaxi service to several states in the coming months.

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Tesla has initiated discussions with Arizona transportation regulators to certify its driverless Robotaxi service in the state, as per a recent report from Bloomberg News. The move follows Tesla’s launch of its Robotaxi pilot program in Austin, Texas, as well as CEO Elon Musk’s recent comments about the service’s expansion in the Bay Area.

The Arizona Department of Transportation confirmed to Bloomberg that Tesla has reached out to begin the certification process for autonomous ride-sharing operations in the state. While details remain limited, the outreach suggests that Tesla is serious about expanding its driverless Robotaxi service to several territories in the coming months.

The Arizona development comes as Tesla prepares to expand its service area in Austin this weekend, as per CEO Elon Musk in a post on X. Musk also stated that Tesla is targeting the San Francisco Bay Area as its next major market, with a potential launch “in a month or two,” pending regulatory approvals.

Tesla first launched its autonomous ride-hailing program on June 22 in Austin with a small fleet of Model Y vehicles, accompanied by a Tesla employee in the passenger seat to monitor safety. While still classified as a test, Musk has said the program will expand to about 1,000 vehicles in the coming months. Tesla will later upgrade its Robotaxi fleet with the Cyercab, a two-seater that is designed without a steering wheel.

Sightings of Cybercab castings around the Giga Texas complex suggests that Tesla may be ramping the initial trial production of the self-driving two-seater. Tesla, for its part, has noted in the past that volume production of the Cybercab is expected to start sometime next year.

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In California, Tesla has already applied for a transportation charter-party carrier permit from the state’s Public Utilities Commission. The company is reportedly taking a phased approach to operating in California, with the Robotaxi service starting with pre-arranged rides for employees in vehicles with safety drivers.

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Tesla sets November 6 date for 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting

The automaker announced the date on Thursday in a Form 8-K.

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Tesla has scheduled its 2025 annual shareholder meeting for November 6, addressing investor concerns that the company was nearing a legal deadline to hold the event. 

The automaker announced the date on Thursday in a Form 8-K submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company also listed a new proposal submission deadline of July 31 for items to be included in the proxy statement.

Tesla’s announcement followed calls from a group of 27 shareholders, including the leaders of large public pension funds, which urged Tesla’s board to formally set the meeting date, as noted in a report from The Wall Street Journal

The group noted that under Texas law, where Tesla is now incorporated, companies must hold annual meetings within 13 months of the last one if requested by shareholders. Tesla’s previous annual shareholder meeting was held on June 13, 2024, which placed the July 13 deadline in focus.

Tesla originally stated in its 2024 annual report that it would file its proxy statement by the end of April. However, an amended filing on April 30 indicated that the Board of Directors had not yet finalized a meeting date, at least at the time.

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The April filing also confirmed that Tesla’s board had formed a special committee to evaluate certain matters related to CEO Elon Musk’s compensation plan. Musk’s CEO performance award remains at the center of a lengthy legal dispute in Delaware, Tesla’s former state of incorporation.

Due to the aftermath of Musk’s legal dispute about his compensation plan in Delaware, he has not been paid for his work at Tesla for several years. Musk, for his part, has noted that he is more concerned about his voting stake in Tesla than his actual salary.

At last year’s annual meeting, TSLA shareholders voted to reapprove Elon Musk’s compensation plan and ratified Tesla’s decision to relocate its legal domicile from Delaware to Texas.

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Grok coming to Tesla vehicles next week “at the latest:” Elon Musk

Grok’s rollout to Tesla vehicles is expected to begin next week at the latest.

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Elon Musk announced on Thursday that Grok, the large language model developed by his startup xAI, will soon be available in Tesla vehicles. Grok’s rollout to Tesla vehicles is expected to begin next week at the latest, further deepening the ties between the two Elon Musk-led companies.

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Musk confirmed the news on X shortly after livestreaming the release of Grok 4, xAI’s latest large language model. “Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon. Next week at the latest,” Musk wrote in a post on social media platform X.

During the livestream, Musk and several members of the xAI team highlighted several upgrades to Grok 4’s voice capabilities and performance metrics, positioning the LLM as competitive with top-tier models from OpenAI and Google.

The in-vehicle integration of Grok marks a new chapter in Tesla’s AI development. While Tesla has long relied on in-house systems for autonomous driving and energy optimization, Grok’s integration would introduce conversational AI directly into its vehicles’ user experience. This integration could potentially improve customer interaction inside Tesla vehicles.

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Grok’s upcoming rollout to Tesla vehicles adds to a growing business relationship between Tesla and xAI. Earlier this year, Tesla disclosed that it generated $198.3 million in revenue from commercial, consulting, and support agreements with xAI, as noted in a report from Bloomberg News. A large portion of that amount, however, came from the sale of Megapack energy storage systems to the artificial intelligence startup.

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In July 2023, Musk polled X users about whether Tesla should invest $5 billion in xAI. While no formal investment has been made so far, 68% of poll participants voted yes, and Musk has since stated that the idea would be discussed with Tesla’s board.

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