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Houston Autopilot Crash: What We Know So Far (For One, Autopilot Wasn’t On)

CleanTechnica EVs

On Saturday night, a 2019 Tesla Model S crashed into a tree in a suburb of Houston, Texas. Normally, a car crash, even one with a fire, wouldn’t be newsworthy because they […]. The crash was severe enough to compromise the battery pack, causing a fire that took hours and a call to Tesla to extinguish.

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Gevo enters on-road automobile gasoline market in Houston with 12.5% isobutanol blend

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blend of its bio-isobutanol with gasoline marketed for use in automobiles has begun to be sold in the Houston area. Musket Corporation is Gevo’s distribution partner serving the Houston market and is blending the specially formulated gasoline containing Gevo’s isobutanol to distribute into the on-road automobile market. Earlier post.).

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Houston Chapter Tackles Tesla's Full Self Driving

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Image: Tesla) The car-buying public is in love with electric vehicle technology. In most EV surveys, technology is the number one reason why car buyers pick EVs, while saving money and no-emissions come in second and third, respectively. It will actually correct the course of the car and get you back in your lane.”

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Zipcar and the City of Houston launch municipal car sharing program; hybrids and EVs

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partnering with with the City of Houston, Texas, to launch a municipal electric vehicle (EV) fleet sharing program: Houston Fleet Share. The City of Houston selected Zipcar as its fleet technology provider through a competitive bidding process. Zipcar, Inc.is

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Rice study finds Houston intersections with traffic lights 9x more likely to see fatal pedestrian- and bicyclist-automobile crashes

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A new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has found that intersections with traffic lights in Houston are nine times more likely to see fatal car crashes with pedestrians and bicyclists than expected by chance. Dangerous Crossings: The Relationship Between Intersections and Crashes in Houston.

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New Facts Come To Light in Houston Tesla “Autopilot” Crash (Note: Autopilot Not On)

CleanTechnica EVs

If you were following Tesla at all last week, you probably saw the story of a crashed Tesla near Houston, Texas. We covered it here, and provided more information as it came out here. Long story short, there was a lot of misinformation, out of context facts, and even outright lies floating around about the […].

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Two case studies outline how Houston and Loveland are saving money with EVs in their fleets

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The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. —Laura Spanjian, director of sustainability for the City of Houston. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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