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Tesla removed drivers who weren’t paying attention from Full Self-Driving beta as it expands

March 13, 2021
Elon Musk says that has Tesla removed from the Full Self-Driving Beta drivers who they determined weren’t paying enough attention. The automaker also expanded the beta to now a total of roughly 2000 Tesla owners. Last week, Musk announced that Tesla is doubling the size of its Full Self-Driving beta program. Back in October 2020, Tesla started to push a Full Self-Driving Beta release to…
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EGEB: China leads the world in wind – and coal

March 13, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): China built more new wind farms in 2020 than the world combined in 2019 – and a lot of coal plants. Supermarket chain Aldi announces its new clean energy and sustainability goals. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so…
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eSkootr unveils its 60 mph standing electric scooter for new racing series

March 13, 2021
If you’ve ever wanted to race a 60 mph electric scooter as part of a real racing league, you’re in luck. The eSkootr Championship is preparing a new racing league and has just shown off its eSkootr S1X racing electric scooter. What’s that? Oh, you don’t have a death wish? Well, that’s fine, you can still read about this fairly insane racing electric scooter anyway. eSkootr S1X racing…
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Podcast: Tesla prices, Plaid+ delay, Audi Q4 e-tron, Volvo C40, more

March 13, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s new price changes, the Model Plaid+ delay, the Audi Q4 e-tron, Volvo C40 first look and more. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with…
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