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Tesla ends its referral program for everything except solar roof

Tesla has now officially ended its referral program for its vehicles and everything else except its solar roof. We expect a new version of the program to launch in the near future. Tesla Referral Program For years, Tesla relied on its referral program to boost demand. The automaker doesn’t like to spend on marketing or advertising and instead, it relied on its userbase to promote its vehicles…
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EVgo just launched a rewards program to earn free charging, here’s how it works

EVgo has announced a new loyalty program where customers can earn points toward future free charging sessions. The program, called EVgo Rewards, is a first of its kind for public charging networks in the US, according to EVgo. Here’s everything you need to know. EVgo is a public EV charging network founded in 2010, during the start of the green wave of zero emission transportation that is just…
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VW Chattanooga-built AWD ID.4 adds ample power/traction but best still to come OTA

VW invited Electrek to their Chattanooga factory location to check out the new AWD ID.4, which ups the electric SUV from around 200 to 300 horsepower with a front-wheel-drive motor. Even better, next year, North American units of the ID.4 will be built locally at the huge VW factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which we got to see first hand… I got a few days to look at the RWD 200 horsepower…
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AI Weekly: UN proposes moratorium on ‘risky’ AI while ICLR solicits blog posts

The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet this week called for a moratorium on the sale and use of AI systems that pose “a serious risk to human rights.” Bachelet said adequate safeguards must be put in place before development resumes on such systems and that…
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