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Tesla confirms it is developing wireless inductive EV charging

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Tesla confirmed it is developing a wireless inductive electric vehicle charging platform for owners in an interview with Jay Leno. Tesla completed its purchase of Wiferion in July, but sold the company shortly thereafter, all while keeping the company’s engineers. I’d love to chat!

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EV charging companies restrain Texas’ ‘untimely’ plan to mandate Tesla same old

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Tesla, the dominant EV maker in the US, has scored a yarn of victories for its charging era in contemporary weeks, initiation with Ford Motor Co. Common Motors, Rivian Automobile and a raft of car and charging corporations did the similar, on considerations of dropping out on consumers in the event that they do business in most effective CCS.

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Anaheim PD launches pilot for Tesla Model Y LR police cruisers

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On Monday, the department held a joint media event with Unplugged Performance to showcase the Tesla Model Y Long Range police units, in addition to the two parties both sharing brief videos about the pilot program. We’re excited about this pilot program and the opportunity to create a better future together.” hours per day.

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Tesla Lead Engineer urges Rivian to optimize R2 for existing Supercharger Network

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The Rivian R2 has received much acclaim from the electric vehicle community, and this is highlighted by CEO RJ Scaringe’s announcement stating that the company had received over 68,000 reservations for the upcoming all-electric crossover SUV. They are expecting (the) charge port location to not matter by 2026.

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Ford executive team admits no Level 3 autonomy by 2025

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During a recent capital markets event, Ford’s executive team provided some updates on the company’s work in autonomous driving. This is quite impressive, though the company is already hard at work on its next-generation driver-assist system, a Level 3 suite.

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Tesla Cybertruck will be compatible with Semi’s megawatt V4 Supercharging

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Tesla dropped a major Cybertruck detail during the Semi’s first delivery event recently. It’s a megawatt class charger , capable of charging at 1 MW DC. The charging port has high-voltage conductors and coolant tubes. Tesla’s first delivery event for the Semi can be viewed below.

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Tesla Semi First Delivery News Roundup [Live Coverage]

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Tesla just kicked off the Semi’s first delivery event! Teslarati will be closely covering the Tesla Semi first delivery event so stay tuned. The link to the Tesla Semi’s first delivery event is below. Pre-Event Displays and Observations. Now people can watch the event right on Twitter.

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