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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. With the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017, Germany was the first country to create a legal basis for the intended use of these systems.

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Tesla investigating executive in internal investigation

Teslarati

Tesla is investigating an executive in an internal probe, according to a report from Bloomberg. Omead Afshar, the executive overseeing the construction and production of Giga Texas is now the subject of an internal investigation. The Internal Investigation. She plans on buying more and supports Tesla and its mission. .

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Comment on US announces tariff hike on Chinese EVs from 25% to 100% by Neehaw Asinine

CN EV Post

Seems funny how certain details are often ignored.

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CCEMC launches $35M international challenge to find useful applications for carbon

Green Car Congress

Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) ( earlier post ) has issued a $35-million open innovation international challenge to create new, carbon-based products and markets.

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Amazon puts first electric semi trucks into ocean freight operation

Baua Electric

On the one hand, Amazon is making a big deal out of buying electric drayage trucks – which isn’t really big a deal in 2024, since that’s a legal requirement at this point. You literally can’t buy a new, internal combustion drayage truck in California as of this year.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? It appears that this engine was not legal for sale in high-altitude areas. Just $66 with gas priced at $1.16 per gallon.

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Morgan Stanley acknowledges Tesla’s tendency to attract exaggerated media coverage

Teslarati

The Model 3 owner claimed her car’s brakes failed, resulting in extensive negative media coverage by both local and international news outlets. The Model 3 owner’s brake failure claim was eventually revealed as false based on internal data from the vehicle in question.

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