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Tesla has announced another delay for its heavy-duty freight offering – the Semi – pushing first deliveries of the model back to 2021. Mentioned in Tesla’s first quarterly report of 2020 – which saw the brand post its third consecutive quarter-year of profit despite COVID-19 shutdowns – the electric vehicle specialist advised “we are shifting our first Tesla Semi deliveries to 2021.” This means the model’s delivery has now been pushed back two years from original claims of 2019 production.

Electric vehicle specialist Tesla has filed a patent for a battery component it believes will be crucial in powering an electric car for 1 million miles (1.61 million kilometres) of driving. The patent application extends to a method of producing purer ‘single crystal’ nickel-cobalt-aluminium (NCA) electrodes for lithium-ion batteries.

Former US talk show host, comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno has released a teaser video for his TV show, Jay Leno's Garage, and it appears he will get a closer look at the Tesla Cybertruck – possibly even from behind the wheel. Now in its fifth season, the TV show sees Leno partner celebrity guests like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tim Allen with intriguing new and classic vehicles, putting both the stars and the cars to the test in a series of road trips, races and stunts.

The Mercedes EQS electric limousine has been caught on camera again, this time testing during the tail-end of the European winter. The spy photos show the Mercedes EQS will stay true to the sleek, futuristic and rounded design of the Mercedes EQS concept car that was unveiled at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

McLaren has issued a recall notice in the United States for 2763 examples of its 570GT, GT, 720S and Senna (shown above) models built between 2016 and 2020 due to a risk of fire – with two incidents confirmed globally suggesting a global recall may follow.