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Tesla Autopilot gets top marks for performance but trashed for driver engagement in new industry-wide tests

In a new Euro NCAP report, Tesla Autopilot gets top marks for its performance, but it gets also trashed for its driver engagement. The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), a European voluntary car safety performance assessment program, has produced a new report about automated driving systems in partnership with Thatcham Research. The report judges the different systems based on…
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EGEB: Fort Bragg gets the largest floating solar in the US southeast

The US Army’s Fort Bragg, NC, will soon host the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast 20% of US homes use 45% of all cooling consumption nationwide, according to Sense. The UK’s National Health System becomes the world’s first health system to commit to net zero. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and your bank account — all without changing your…
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HONDA e — Is this the ultimate Urban Electric Car?

The Urban EV concept burst onto the scene at the Frankfurt Motor Show three years ago. With its “cutesy faced” front end, Honda had found a forward-looking design to spearhead its electric car efforts, and with a similar face at the rear, it appeared attractively retro…
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Tesla starts activating new charge port heater, but it’s unclear who has it

Tesla has started activating the elusive new charge port heater in Model 3 and Model Y, but it’s unclear who has it in their Model 3. During Model 3’s first winter, we reported on the electric car having some issues in cold weather and Tesla said they were investigating the situation. Several owners in cold weather regions were experiencing difficulties entering their vehicles because the…
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GM’s Nikola (NKLA) deal in jeopardy as tone changes, opens door to walk away from the deal

The Nikola (NKLA) and GM deal might be in jeopardy as the latter changes its tone and opens the door to walking away from the deal. As we have been reporting over the last few weeks, Nikola is currently in hot water after a recent report from Hindenburg Research made several allegations exposing deception by Nikola and its founder Trevor Milton, including several claims corroborated in previous…
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