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Tesla Recalled 2.2 Million Vehicles for Too-Small Warning Lights

The Truth About Cars

million vehicles for an issue with the size of its warning lights. Tesla is recalling nearly every vehicle it’s sold because the font size of the ABS warning light is too small. The recall impacts the 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2014 Model X, and 2019-2014 Model Y. As always, the update is free.

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India Sets Fuel-Economy Rules; Could They Stem Rise Of SUVs?

Green Car Reports

India is the latest country to set stiff fuel-economy standards for new cars and light trucks. The Indian government has mandated a 14-percent increase in gas mileage beginning in 2016, The Economic Times (via Indian Autos Blog) reports.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

My blog unearthed a lot of the inner workings on that vehicle. I used to be excited by those electric cycles back in 2016/17. Quality light weight normal cycles are the way to go. Do read my blog , where i talk about the same in greater detail. Test the left, right indicators - you should see lights. Stay tuned.

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Report: Ford CEO Says China Strategy Changing

The Truth About Cars

Still, Changan Ford (the automaker’s regional joint venture) only held 1 percent of all Chinese light-vehicle sales in 2022 vs the 4 percent it managed to snag in 2016. Ford has introduced new models specifically designed to cater to Chinese customers. The business lost $572 million in China last year.

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NHTSA begins preliminary evaluation of Tesla Model S Autopilot fatality

Green Car Congress

In a blog post, Tesla Motors was quick to point out that this is the first known fatality in more than 130 million miles driven with Autopilot activated. Andrew Ng (@AndrewYNg) May 27, 2016. It’s irresponsible to ship driving system that works 1,000 times and lulls false sense of safety, then… BAM! cbmc8onoKu.

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Volkswagen ID.3 electric car video review

Drive Electric

On the front, you have the led headlights that shine that much brighter than halogen, lighting your way a lot more effectively at night. You’ve also got the sidelight lighting strip across the middle. These lights are actually customizable on the first edition from the centre console. Tesla Model S (2016).

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Our Energy crisis is self made in europe

EV Info

As of March 2021, more than half of Europe’s coal capacity that was operating in 2016 had been retired or been scheduled for retirement by 2030. As Bloomberg reported just this week, “Coal will play a vital role in helping to keep the lights on in Europe this winter… The latest example of the fuel’s importance came on Monday as U.K.’s

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