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Redwood Materials opens up new facility just miles from Tesla Giga Nevada

Teslarati

Straubel, has opened up a new manufacturing facility in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park, just miles from Tesla’s Giga Nevada production facility. Redwood’s new facility is just miles from Tesla Giga Nevada, where the automaker has a joint venture with Panasonic to produce electric vehicle batteries.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

For one, when wakeboarding behind the Arc Sport, you aren’t constantly choking down fumes and getting loopy from exhaust mere feet from your face in an otherwise beautiful natural lake environment. The Sport is also capable of 225kW CCS DC charging, for the few marinas that have installed DC fast chargers (there’s one in Tahoe ).

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Electric Car Charging Stations: 6 Easy Steps To Test Your Range Anxiety (Before Buying An EV)

EV Life

From a standard electric plug, batteries recharge at a speed of 2 to 5 miles per hour of charging. If your driving habits resemble the average American, who drives about 32 miles per day , then charging on a wall charger (also called “Level 1” charger) each night may be all you need to start. Better for the Environment.

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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

Green Car Congress

Barra said that with work on automated driving on the highway well underway, the next big challenge on the road to fully automated driving is to tackle the urban environment, fraught with obstacles from jaywalkers and bike messengers to double-parked delivery trucks.

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2013 Cadillac XTS will feature first GM application of sensor fusion; milestone toward semi- and fully autonomous vehicles

Green Car Congress

Sensor fusion also is a building block in the development of semi-autonomous and fully autonomous vehicles, which are designed to maintain lane position and adapt to traffic environments. GM and V2X. Boss” Kettering.

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7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck

Clean Fleet Report

Change it every 3,000 miles or every six months (whichever comes first). Some vehicles will have specific recommendations for when to change the oil (such as every 3,000 miles). Flash Drive: 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Duramax Diesel. Engine oil keeps the engine clean and free from dirt, grime and rust, which can damage your truck.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

Clean Fleet Report

In 297 miles of mostly freeway driving through Southern California we averaged 22.1 mpg, but did a bit better on a 207-mile freeway run with the smart cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 25.1 Powertrain – 10 years/100,000 miles. New Vehicle – Five years/60,000 miles. Flash Drive: 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L

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