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Self-driving vehicles may hit UK roads as soon as 2026: minister

Teslarati

. “Probably by as early as 2026 people will start seeing some elements of these cars that have full self-driving capabilities being rolled out,” Harper said in an interview with BBC Radio. Earlier this year, Tesla surpassed 500 million cumulative miles driven on the FSD beta.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

The Brazilian government is hailing its reduced annual rate of deforestation—now approximately 700,000 hectares per year (2,700 square miles, an area the size of Shanghai)—as an “ historic figure ”, according to Carlos Minc, the country’s environment minister. We have got to provide some money to help that.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. Currently there are only about 1,500 500 plug-in hybrids and 500 1,500 pure electric cars, according to Plug-In America. and Chrysler. — Goodbye 2.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles. I have an EV all composite body/chassis that goes 80mph and 100+ mile range I’d like to put into production so I think I’ll give Oregon a call. Not good for large EV’s but great for light ones.

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