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Tesla Autopilot and FSD Beta can be a remedy for drivers with PTSD — even in their imperfect state

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It took Tesla owner Matthew Kerle a whole month to get behind the wheel of a car and drive on the highway once more. A study conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) further revealed that 39.2% For Kerle, his driving experiences took a turn for the better in 2019 when he took delivery of his Tesla Model 3.

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The influencer

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2003 Washington Post article on crushing of EV1s. But things changed for Cox when GM came out with a new version of the EV1 with a non-toxic nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery with more than twice the energy of the original lead acid battery. In attendance was then-Tesla Chief Technology Officer J.B.

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Wired blogger takes on Nissan LEAF

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He's pretty plugged in, having worked at Tesla and consulted for CODA. Second, and the point on which the article devotes most attention, is whether Nissan is "cutting corners" by forgoing an active thermal management (HVAC) system for the batteries. At least with NiMH, Toyota's passive system worked out better in the real world.

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Green Autos in the Times: Hybrid Hype, Hydrogen Hooey and Electric Dreams

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A number of articles about "green cars" worth perusing in Saturday's New York Times Automotive section. Usually devoted to crass boosterism of America's largest manufacturing industry, these articles still contain a lot of that. The meme of the ugly green car gets its own article ( Once Frumpy, Green Cars Start Showing Some Flash ).

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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A replacementbattery pack for the American Tesla sports car, which comprises 6,831lithium-ion laptop cells, is $22,000 (£15,000). Why does everybody state Tesla as US, When this is UK engineering from Norfolk in Great Britian? “This could reduce the number of freight vehicles on roads by as much as 30%.”

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

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Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This? Even so, most next gen EV manufacturers are focused on lithium ion (and to a lesser extent NiMH) as the core technology to power their cars. Chevron owns the NiMH patents and have not allowed EV size batts to be built. link] — Adam Carter 11.

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