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Tesla Full Self-Driving effort faces mounting pressure from many fronts

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EV news 8-12-22

Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving programs are facing mounting pressure from many fronts as regulators and politicians are getting involved. more… The post Tesla Full Self-Driving effort faces mounting pressure from many fronts appeared first on Electrek. …

Big day tomorrow

Fiat 500 Forum

Tomorrow is the day I pick up my 2018 500e. First Fiat and first electric vehicle….

Tesla EV News 8.11.22 Tesla Ditches Gas Cars• Tesla Teases Energy Product• Ford Boasts EV Truck Lead

Electrek Daily Watch a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and …

Baidu Granted China’s First Permits for Commercial Driverless Taxis

Electric Vehicles Research

Baidu Inc has secured the first permits in China to offer commercial fully driverless robotaxi services to the public on open roads. Apollo Go, Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing service, is now authorized to collect fares for robotaxi rides – completely without human drivers in the car – in Chongqing and Wuhan, two of China’s largest megacities.

EU & South Korea Oppose U.S. EV Credits; Tesla Getting BYD Blade Batteries – Autoline Daily 3383

Autoline Network Autoline provides daily global automotive news. Top auto executive interviews. Automotive insight & analysis. EV, AV & ICE …

Baidu Granted China’s First Permits for Commercial Driverless Taxis

Electric vehicles

Baidu Inc has secured the first permits in China to offer commercial fully driverless robotaxi services to the public on open roads. Apollo Go, Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing service, is now authorized to collect fares for robotaxi rides – completely without human drivers in the car – in Chongqing and Wuhan, two of China’s largest megacities.

EXCLUSIVE: Sandy Munro on Tesla and the Future of EV’s

Bearded Tesla Guy After driving my Tesla Model Y 5700 miles round trip for the largest Tesla event of the year, I had the Exclusive opportunity to …

Electric Vehicle News Bitesize

Run out of charge in traffic jam?

Speak EV – Electric Car Forums

So there is a post going round on FB at the moment about EV’s Many of the comments are about running out of charge when stuck in traffic jams for hours, because of having the heating or AC on. Just wondered if anybody has experienced this or is it just made up?…

Electric Vehicles Are Out Of Control! New Hummer EV 🔋

Daily Driven Exotics Stories I WARN you Every Youtuber is gonna get the EV Hummer!

Model 3 Purchase for new family situation

Tesla Motors Club

So here’s the situation. I’m taking a job out of state and will be long distance commuting on a bi-weekly basis. Spending 10-11 days out of state and then coming back home for 3-4 days. I’ve currently got a 2015 Model S 85 and love the car. The problem is the charging for this drive turns a 7 hr drive into a 9 hour drive. The benefits are tha…

Inside China’s booming EV industry

CGTN America This month China’s Shenzhen based BYD company overtook Tesla as the world’s top seller of electric cars with sales of more than …

Model 3 Purchase for new family situation

Model 3

So here’s the situation. I’m taking a job out of state and will be long distance commuting on a bi-weekly basis. Spending 10-11 days out of state and then coming back home for 3-4 days. I’ve currently got a 2015 Model S 85 and love the car. The problem is the charging for this drive turns a 7 hr drive into a 9 hour drive. The benefits are tha…

Using old battery pack for solar storage?

GM Volt Forum

The battery pack for my 2012 Volt is degrading somewhat. I only get 8.2 kw of useful charge and not 9.7 kw like when I first bought the car. The car has 175k miles on it. I’m thinking of getting a new/used battery pack for it. I was wondering if I could use the old battery pack for storage for some old solar panels I just had taken down off my…

21 MSLR with “NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE TITLE ISSUED”. Not Sure What to Do.

Model S

So, I bought a 21 Model S LR Refresh from a dealer out of state. Im having it shipped to me as I type. I Carfax’d it the day I bought it and it was clean. Today I noticed that on 7/7, it was given a title that stated it was NAM. I inquired with the dealer and they stated that the prior owner screwed up putting the wrong mileage on the title. The …

Buying used Chevy Volt battery modules/pack questions

DIY Electric Car Forums

A friend of mine wants to upgrade his 48V golf cart from lead to lithium & I suggested to get some Chevy Volt modules. So, looking around I came across a pack from a 2014 Chevy Volt for ~$1,500.00 …but, the donor car had ~104,000 mi. on it What kind of capacity, would the lithium pack, in a car with this many miles on it have left? Thin…

Europe in Talks with SpaceX for Launches to Bypass Russia

TeslaNorth.com

The European Space Agency (ESA) is in technical talks with the U.S.-based SpaceX about launching with the company. The ESA is looking to use SpaceX’s … Read more The post Europe in Talks with SpaceX for Launches to Bypass Russia appeared first on TeslaNorth.com. …

Magyarországon épít gyárat a világ legnagyobb akkugyártója a CATL

e-cars.hu

Ismét igazunk volt! Június elején írtuk meg, hogy a világ legnagyobb akkugyártója, a CATL jöhet Magyarországra. Már akkor tudtuk, hogy Debrecen lesz a helyszín és most végre hivatalosan is bejelentették a giga akkugyár építését. Magyarország történetének eddigi legnagyobb beruházása valósul meg Debrecenben, ahol a kínai Contemporary A…

Tesla’s new airbag helps prevent front passengers from colliding

Not a Tesla App

The Model Y is one of the safest production vehicles because Tesla is constantly taking steps to further its outstanding safety ratings. The latest safe… Read More …

Manx Meyers EV, Acura Precision EV Teased and F-150 Lightning Price Hikes

InsideEVs US On this week’s episode: The Meyers Manx Dune Buggy returns as an EV Acura Precision EV is teased ahead of debut Ford F-150 …

EV tax credit’s twisted timeline, IKEA charging, Nader and Tesla FSD: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Ralph Nader calls out Tesla Full Self-Driving. Electrify America adds chargers at IKEA. Could the EV tax credit reboot break WTO rules? And not even industry insiders can verify the EV tax credit is coming back before the end of the year, so buy now. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The revamped version of the U.S. electric vehicle tax….

Is It Time To Sell The Tesla?

Electric Vehicle Man

PHD level man maths engaged! Should I sell my Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus for something else or keep it for longer? Website: www.ev-man.co.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/evmanuk Octopus Referral: https://share.octopus.energy/ore-cobra-425 #electriccars #model3 #tesla…

Question about Waymo collision last year

Self-Driving Cars – Look reddit, no hands!

Hi there, I would like to ask a question on one of the collisions Waymo had last year, since I am a little bit puzzled here. It supposedly happened in San Francisco on December 15 at night, it was covered in this group in a great length, even Waymo spokesperson commented on it, but when I check collision reports on CA DMV’s website, there is no re…

Mercedes-Benz expands battery supply partnership with CATL

Electric Cars Report

Mercedes-Benz is taking another step to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules on its path to an all-electric future. The new CATL plant in Debrecen, Hungary will supply battery cells for European production sites in Germany and Hungary. The new factory in Hungary expands a partnership bet…

Tesla vs. Ford: Analyst weighs in on the better buy

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As the emerging electric vehicle EV industry continues to grow, legacy automaker Ford is one of many companies investing tons of money into zero-emission cars and trucks to catch up with Tesla. For investors playing the long game, it can be tough to know whether Tesla or Ford is the better buy — especially in a set of markets that are still…

Raven SR waste-to-hydrogen plant in California to be powered by INNIO Jenbacher’s Ready-for-H2 engines

Green Car Congress

Raven SR plans to use INNIO’s Jenbacher engines [60 Hz] with a “Ready for H2” option to produce renewable energy. The energy system will power and heat Raven SR’s S-Series hydrogen production facility at a sanitary landfill in Richmond, California. (Earlier post.) At the site, landfill gas (LFG) will be the primary fuel to provide power f…

Ford CEO Jim Farley calls out Tesla CEO during the F-150 Lightning presentation, “take that, Elon Musk”

Tesla Oracle

Ford President and CEO Jim Farley threw a friendly jab at Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a company presentation where he was talking about the company’s electric pickup truck F-150 Lightning. “Take that Elon Musk,” he said at the end of his talk. Of course, this wouldn’t hide from the Tesla Community and a short video clip was posted on Twitter,…

Removing IMA Battery and Bridging Generator 144v to dc – dc 12v converter

Electric Vehicle Forums

Will this solve my low 12volt power while idling problems? …

Rivian to site new manufacturing plant in Georgia

Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada

Rivian’s got a plan. For Rivian’s plan is to expand its manufacturing operations. I mean locating its second U.S. plant in the state of Georgia. For it’s a carbon-conscious campus. All is planned east of Atlanta. Located in Morgan and Walton Counties. The project also represents a $5-billion site development and manufacturing investment. The plant…