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NHTSA begins preliminary evaluation of Tesla Model S Autopilot fatality

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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. ODI is opening the preliminary evaluation (PE16007) to examine the design and performance of any automated driving systems in use at the time of the crash. Tesla Motors.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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12 ] Batteries are heavy, expensive and slow to recharge, so even with the expected gradual improvement in this technology, it will be a long time, if ever, before vehicles powered only by batteries (BEVs) can match the range and refueling convenience of a dual fuel PHEVLER. 7 ] Making $1 Fuel Mainstream | CleanTechnica 26 Nov 2014. [

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Our Energy crisis is self made in europe

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Europe is, in fact, more dependent on Russian gas today than it was when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Current production – 40Gw at the time of writing 6PM Feb 1st a dark & stormy night – shows: Coal 2%, Gas 29% Solar 0%, Wind 35%, Nuclear 12%. Europe has wedged itself between a rock and a hard place.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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s International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports 225,455 arrivals in 2014, and by 2019, numbers were below 125,000. Growing amounts of data and processing power mean that now even dilettante data scientists can write blog posts ( here and here ) about coding your own boat-detection software. But that was an unusual year.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Fritz Henderson points out that “ Every vehicle that we are going to launch between here and 2014 is either going to be a car or a crossover. It can improve fuel economy by 12%. Direct Injection V6 is a Ward’s automotive “Top Ten Engine” of the year in 2009. GM has 11 models available with AFM in 2010. Earlier post.).

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IIHS Worried About Rear Seat Passengers After Lackluster Small Car Testing

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However, even this came from earlier data that had been compiled in 2014. The rear dummy represents a small woman or 12-year-old child. The IIHS had already issued a study in 2019 noting disparities in chest injuries sustained by children and adults situated in the back seat. The driver dummy is the size of an average adult man.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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And by 2014, you could drive a Tesla cross-country and built into that car's navigation system is what I described earlier the ability to say "Take me from where I am now to this destination. So some of that is a fixable problem if you have a dedicated off-street space that may be more than 12 feet from an electric outlet.