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Tesla finally adds Waypoints, a long-requested feature promised over a year ago

Teslarati

” The notes were provided by Tesla Motors Club member Spyderman09. Credit: Spyderman09 | Tesla Motors Club Forums. This route would essentially act as a tour of Manhattan, instead of an efficient and straight-line path from the Park to the tallest building in the Big Apple.” Amongst the 2021.40.5

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

With the support of the Sierra Club and other organizations, the ordinance was challenged legally and eventually landed in the Kansas Supreme Court where it was ruled illegal last April. “It If someone googled me, they’d think I was some kind of radical environmentalist.” I’m sure there’s a big red flag on my file,” he said. “If

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

For most of the 10 years that I idly thought about thermostats, I had no intention of building one. Adapted from the book BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell. A year later we decided to build a new, superefficient house in Tahoe. We were never going to break into that old boys’ club.

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From Home Brew to Hasbro

Cars That Think

I started indulging in my hobby of building robots, and subsequently met up with other like-minded people at the Silicon Valley Home Brew Robotics Club. One of the first people I met at the club was Bob Allen, an electronics engineer who had a machine shop in his garage and could make amazing mechanical things.

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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Voice commands connect with Siri EyesFree and Google Assistant by saying “Hey, Lexus” or “Hi, Lexus.” A standout luxury subcompact The UX 250h may be the least expensive Lexus you can buy, but this does not mean there was any scrimping on build quality and materials. The wireless phone charger is a $75 option.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. Automakers have entered this market with mixed results, building substantial membership levels in only a few years, but they are also challenged with the new MaaS business model.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

She is currently a member of the New Mexico Transportation Electrification Working Group, several EV working groups organized by Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), El Paso, and Borderplex Tesla Owners Club, and serves as a Vice-President of Rio Grande EAA. I've spent 17 years helping companies build software and marketing campaigns.