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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call

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Elon Musk also personally thanks Viecha for his contributions to the company. He admits that the EV adoption rate is under pressure, and other automakers are turning to hybrids. 16:26 CDT – Hello, everyone, and welcome to our live blog of Tesla’s first-quarter 2024 earnings call. Tesla will not be doing this.

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The Corvette's Executive Chief Engineer is Retiring After a Storied 47-Year-Long Career

The Truth About Cars

His involvement with the Corvette saw some of the car’s most impactful designs, and he is only the fifth person to hold the coveted role within the company. Beyond the “entry-level” Stingray, Chevy now offers a Z06 variant and an all-wheel drive hybrid in the E-Ray. Image: Chevrolet/General Motors] Become a TTAC insider.

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More Than a Million Toyota and Lexus Models Recalled for Airbag Sensor Issue

The Truth About Cars

The sensors in affected Toyota models may have been improperly manufactured, “causing a short circuit.” The automaker said that the failure “would not allow the airbag system to properly classify the occupant’s weight, and the airbag may not deploy as designed in certain crashes, increasing the risk of injury.”

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Battery Company Buys Plug-in Hybrid Converter?

Plugs and Cars

InsideGreentech reports that Toronto Star reporter Tyler Hamilton posted on his personal blog that battery maker A123 Systems has acquired Canadian plug-in converter Hymotion. Tags: a123 hymotion plug-in hybrid.

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Report: Dealer Claims Nissan Planning Fresh Armada and a Range of New EVs

The Truth About Cars

& Other expected updates include a new e-Power hybrid system for upcoming Rogue models, and the dealer said that Nissan is planning trial production of its solid-state batteries at its Yokohama plant in 2024. The automaker is also expected to roll out three new EVs by 2030, with a sedan, a crossover, and a hatchback joining the lineup.

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SEC issues cease-and-desist order against split-cycle engine developer Scuderi Group for violations of Securities Act

Green Car Congress

The family-owned company, which was formed in 2002, has, in conjunction with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), designed, modeled and prototyped a range of implementations of the Scuderi architecture, including naturally aspirated, air hybrid, Millerized and turbocharged versions. Earlier post.). —SEC order (Release Nº 33-9407).

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

Digging into the concept resulted in a lot of angry and confused comments and a recent article from Autocar stipulating that commercial trucks doubling as normal transportation are about to become prohibitively expensive as most are poised for a “near-fivefold increase in personal tax bills" after July 1st, 2024.

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