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NHTSA launches Tesla Autopilot investigation over crashes with emergency vehicles

Teslarati

.” The NHTSA cited crashes in Culver City and Laguna Beach, California; Norwalk, Connecticut; Cloverdale, Indiana; West Bridgewater, Massachusetts; Cochise County, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina, Montgomery County, Texas; Lansing, Michigan; and Miami, Florida. million miles driven in which drivers had Autopilot engaged.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

Green Car Congress

Gas chromatography comparison of Conoco fuel and a Conoco-CoolPlanet blend. Fuel produced from the pilot plant has been fleet-tested in a blend formulation in several standard configuration automobiles. USDA has awarded conditional commitments for other plants in Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina and Oregon.

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Bio-inspired gradient structure approach for delivering stronger, tougher metals

Green Car Congress

By comparison, the IF steel with a gradient structure was strong enough to handle 500 MPa and ductile enough to stretch to 20% of its length before failing. Low ductility means a material is susceptible to catastrophic failure, such as suddenly snapping in half.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. How much the coal miners will earn in wages and benefits in comparison to what they previously did will be interesting to watch. North Carolina has provided $1.2 One million.”. Neither does the U.S.

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