Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Since producing aluminum is highly energy-intensive, the use of green power such as solar electricity offers considerable potential for reducing CO 2 emissions. The conditions under which the raw material bauxite is extracted by open cast mining and processed in countries like Australia, Brazil and Guinea are also important to the company.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2019
The 2018 Tesla Model 3 EV was southbound in the right through lane of the 14000 block of State Highway 441 (US 441) in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, when it struck an eastbound 2019 International truck-tractor in combination with a semitrailer. CR has previously called on Tesla to improve the safety of its Autopilot system.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 4, 2011
Gas flaring emits 400 million metric tons of CO 2 annually, the same as 77 million automobiles, without producing useful heat or electricity. Nearly $20 billion in wasted natural gas could be used to generate electricity and yield billions of dollars per year in increased global economic output. Advance local solutions.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 6, 2022
Over the next decade, a great shift to electric vehicles is expected to drive up demand for cobalt, nickel, copper, and manganese—all key metals in lithium-ion batteries, and all present in minable quantities in seafloor nodules. And the timing is hardly coincidental. When it ceased operations, it hadn’t mined any metal ore at all.
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2016
Consumer Reports contacted Tesla about these concerns, and the company sent this response via email: Tesla is constantly introducing enhancements, proven over millions of miles of internal testing, to ensure that drivers supported by Autopilot remain safer than those operating without assistance.
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