Fires in electric vehicles are rare but not unheard of occurrences. So far, the thousands of electric scooters zipping around US streets as part of scooter share programs have been spared.
But Lime just announced that certain Lime electric scooters ha…
Month: October 2018
Ford and VW are considering an alliance to push EVs in Tesla-dominated market
As the auto market continues to get saturated by electric vehicles like the Tesla Model 3, legacy carmakers Volkswagen and Ford are considering an alliance to help bring compelling EVs to the market. If the partnership pushes through, Ford would be able to use Volkswagen’s MEB architecture for its own electric cars. The possible partnership […]
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Tesla’s profitable quarter didn’t translate for Panasonic
But Panasonic’s CEO is not letting Elon Musk’s behavior get to him.
UPDATE: Advanced Tesla Summon Mode Coming OTA In Just 6 Weeks
Elon Musk tweets out the news in response to an awesome video (below). Summon mode is a pretty handy feature for Tesla owners. Besides helping them create fun Halloween videos, it can aid parking the vehicle extra close to a wall or even extricate it from a flooded parking spot. While currently, its functionality is somewhat limited, […]
NASA’s famed Kepler telescope that discovered thousands of planets officially dead in space
After staring into the far reaches of our galaxy and beyond for nine years, space telescope Kepler was finally decommissioned by NASA on October 30, 2018 after expending all fuel reserves. Kepler’s primary function was to search for exoplanets of all kinds overall. However, the potential other Earth-like worlds discovered made most of the headlines, […]
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Tesla’s next-gen Summon feature will be able to find parking spot and read instruction signs, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk has been promising some major improvements to Tesla Autopilot’s Summon feature, and now he has now released some new details.
The CEO now claims that the next-gen Summon feature will be able to navigate parking lots of its own, find a …
GM’s National EV Proposal Hides Call To Roll Back Vehicle Efficiency
Is GM pushing EVs while undermining overall MPG targets? General Motors last week called for a nationwide zero-emissions vehicle credit system. The proposal was made in response to the Trump administration’s plan to freeze vehicle efficiency standards. The Union of Concerned Scientists quickly fired back, arguing that GM’s plan “may sound like an innovative idea,” […]
Are Tesla and Electrify America working together? Sort of.
They may not be the best of friends elsewhere but Tesla and VW’s Electrify America are cooperatively building new DC vehicle fast charging facilities side by side at a California shopping mall. The new location, at the San Francisco Premium… Read More ›
Top Gear Tests Unplugged Tesla Model 3
Mods make a difference The Tesla Model 3, according to the many, many reviews out there, is a pretty great car to drive. But what happens if you throw some modifications at it? Can the experience be improved upon, or is the Model 3 aftermarket a waste of cash? To explore this question, Top Gear tried […]
