When is good, good enough? For Huawai’s premium Maextro brand, the company might have a lower standard than the rest of us, as brake pedals reportedly fail on those Chinese cars. In other news, Tesla renames FSD to Tesla Assisted Driving in Germany to obtain regulatory approval, Pilot installs MCS chargers for EV big rigs, city cars like the new Citroën 2CV and Smart are coming (but not to the U.S.), and it’s official (!), the Porsche Boxster and Cayman are going EV. All of this and more on this week’s podcast.

SHOW NOTES

FSD is now TAD in Europe: https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4794/tesla-renames-fsd-to-tesla-assisted-driving-in-europe

Brake pedal failure on Huawei premium brand Maextro vehicles raises concerns: https://carnewschina.com/2026/10/08/huawei-jacs-maextro-v800-faces-safety-scrutiny-following-brake-pedal-failure-reports/

Pilot opens Megawatt Charging with Tesla near Savannah, Ga: https://newsroom.pilotcompany.com/pilot-and-tesla-open-first-megacharger-site-announce-three-additional-locations-opening-soon/

DCFC charging points pass 80,000 in U.S.: https://insideevs.com/news/811678/us-ev-charging-growth-q3-2026/

The Citroën 2CV is coming back as an EV: https://insideevs.com/news/811436/citroen-2cv-electric-reborn-concept/

The Smart is back (but not in the U.S.): https://electrek.co/2026/10/12/smart-2-fortwo-successor-290-km-range-19990/

New Porsche Boxster and Cayman will be EV-only: https://www.motor1.com/news/811750/porsche-electric-718-batteries-instead-engine/

This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez

Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay

Episode art courtesy Huawai

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