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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

Cars That Think

Last Friday, 30 September, Tesla introduced several prototypes of its new humanoid robot, Optimus. Together, they offer the most detailed and nuanced understanding of Optimus we’re likely to get outside of Tesla itself. Looking at the Tesla Bot as a roboticist, I am impressed by what the engineers achieved for this prototype in a year.

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The Workplace Charging Challenge

Plugs and Cars

It’s been one full year since first Tesla S deliveries began. Given its range, and the rapidly growing free Supercharger network, the Tesla Model S works well for virtually everyone who can afford one. Without paid advertising, Tesla is selling all they can manufacture. Providing a conventional 120V outlet is cheap and familiar.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. That’s less than any other EV calling itself a “crossover” or “utility vehicle,” from the Chevy Bolt EV and its soon-to-arrive Bolt EUV “utility” sibling to any version of the Tesla Model Y. Volvo’s first EV.

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Who knew?

Plugs and Cars

And one on Google's map. And probably not cheap. The notion here is that once a business buys and installs a charge station, the running costs (electricity) are too low to give much value to the operational complexities and expense of participating in and paying for a "network". Nor on The EV Project/Ecotality's m ap.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Tesla briefly entered the list of top sellers, with the Model Y also topping the SUV sales charts in September. Toby Hagon: Tesla Model Y. Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive. It may be the slowest Tesla ever unleashed in entry-level Rear-Wheel Drive guise, but performance is still thoroughly respectable.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. Remember its PURE D.C.

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