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NTSB issues 9 safety recommendations after Tesla crash investigation; says no vehicle in US is self-driving

Green Car Congress

The 38-year-old driver of the 2017 Tesla Model X P100D electric-powered sport utility vehicle died from multiple blunt-force injuries after his SUV entered the gore area of the US-101 and State Route 85 exit ramp and struck a damaged and nonoperational crash attenuator at a speed of 70.8 mph to the preset cruise speed of 75 mph.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla Motors. Tesla Motor. Answer: Al Gore is an investor in Fisker through venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Tesla Motors. General Motors. D: Myers Motors’ NmG. is 50 mph and its nominal range is 50 miles; it retails for about $12,000. Bright Automotive. Reuben Munger.

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