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Tesla discontinues its Solar Roof tiles, not economically viable

Tesla has discontinued the Solar Roof, its solar-tile roofing product, Electrek has learned. The company has told third-party installers that it will no longer supply solar roof tiles going forward, only solar panels, according to two sources close to the program. Two sources confirm the end of the Solar Roof Two sources close to the program confirmed to Electrek that Tesla has informed its…
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VMAX VX2 Lite review: Power and full suspension fun without the heavyweight price

Electric scooters have long demonstrated an interesting dichotomy. On one end of the spectrum, you’ve got cheap commuter scooters that feel like they’re one pothole away from shaking themselves apart. On the other end are increasingly large, dual-motor monsters that weigh 80 or 100 pounds (45 kg) and blur the line between scooter and motorcycle. The VMAX VX2 Lite aims for the sweet spot in the…
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Just 10% of California’s EVs could provide 9 GW of grid power

California could turn parked EVs into one of its largest sources of energy storage – but utilities need to make it a lot easier for EV owners to participate. A new report from GridLab, Kevala, and Energy and Environmental Economics estimates that enrolling just 10% of California’s projected EVs in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) programs by 2036 could supply around 9 gigawatts (GW) of power for 12…
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Tesla FSD v14 swerved and try to drive me into a ditch for no reason

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving v14.3.6 tried to take a highway exit that my car had already passed, at 110 km/h (68 mph), and it would have taken us straight into the ditch. I was ready to take control, and I did, but it was scary. My girlfriend, sitting in the passenger seat, screamed in fear. What the dashcam shows This was Sunday night on Autoroute 55 in Quebec’s Mauricie region, running FSD…
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