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Tesla’s 2023 in review: NACS adoption, Cybertruck launch and more

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Some of Tesla’s important accomplishments in 2023 included the launch of the highly anticipated Cybertruck and the redesigned Model 3 “Highland,” as well as the widespread adoption of the automaker’s charging hardware across the North American auto industry. Did I miss anything important that Tesla did in 2023?

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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

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According to the report— 2016 State of Self-Driving Automotive Innovation —there were more than 22,000 new inventions related to self-driving automobiles between January 2010 and October 2015, with some clear leaders already emerging in the space. —2016 State of Self-Driving Automotive Innovation. Click to enlarge.

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Center for Automotive Research calls long-run economic risk to auto industry of mandating permanent fuel economy standards very serious; recommends periodic reviews

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Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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Report finds US automakers remain profitable under future CAFE standards even with fuel price fluctuation

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The brief is a summary for investors and policy analysts of a larger study that will be available from Ceres in August 2016. In all of our fuel price scenarios (from Very Low to High), the auto industry would be profitable if current standards stay in place. —co-author and independent auto industry analyst Dan Luria.

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EPA proposes leaving light-duty vehicle GHG standards for MY 2022-2025 unchanged

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The public comment period for this action begins today and will end on 30 December 2016. The proposed determination is based on years of technical work, including a detailed technical report released earlier this year, and the agency’s review and consideration of comments received on that report.

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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This represents one of the highest annual increases the US auto industry has seen since IHS Markit began tracking VIO growth—second only to the 2.3% growth in 2016. For the first time the analysis included a review of various regions around the country. —Mark Seng.

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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

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Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. This is not a technical assessment, it is a move to demolish the nation’s clean car program.

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