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Tesla Full Self-Driving settings leak, revealing myriad of options, including some funny ones

The development settings for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta have leaked and it is revealing a myriad of options that FSD can do, including some funny ones. Over the last few months, Tesla has been pushing its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software to a limited group of Tesla vehicle owners in order to test an early version of the company’s autonomous driving system. The feature builds on…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 8, 2020

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Monarch unveils game-changing new smart electric tractor, driver optional

As if we needed any more evidence that electric vehicles are taking over essentially every form of vehicle, Monarch Tractor is announcing a new all-electric tractor. However, the term “tractor” doesn’t seem sufficient to describe this technology-infused and autonomous all-in-one farm tool. We’ve seen concepts for electric tractors thrown around by heavyweights like John Deere before.
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Tesla co-founder JB Straubel on QuantumScape’s new fast-charging battery: It’s a ‘major breakthrough’

QuantumScape unveiled the data about its new solid-state battery technology today, revealing some impressive results with fast-charging and long-range capacity. It received praise from many battery experts, including Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, who described the result as “a major breakthrough.” QuantumScape QuantumScape is a San Jose-based battery company founded 10 years ago by Jagdeep…
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Ready to hit the snow on your electric bike this winter? Read these tips first!

Fat tire electric bikes open the door to all sorts of adventurous off-road riding. And one of the most fun ways to put them to the test this winter is by plowing over and through a white, snowy landscape. But riding in snow is unlike just about any other type of riding you can do on an e-bike. To help explain the important things to know about riding electric bicycles in the snow, I turned to…
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