article thumbnail

Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat. Only it didn’t.

Climate 145
article thumbnail

2023 Toyota Prius Prime Review - Time For Me To Fly

The Truth About Cars

No doubt you’ve seen it, whether here on TTAC, other websites or magazines (GASP! One of the most daringly styled, attractive new cars on our roads wears a badge that has, for over two decades, been nothing but an ugly duckling camped out in the left lane at well less than the speed limit. or on the roads. with a quoted 0.27

Prius 91
article thumbnail

Tesla to provide Megapacks for 300MWh project with Australia’s Edify Energy

Teslarati

In an interview with PV-Magazine , John Cole, Edify’s CEO, said the new partnership with Tesla was just “ another milestone for Edify in this exciting energy transition.” You can also reach me on Twitter @KlenderJoey , or if you have news tips, you can email us at tips@teslarati.com.

Energy 98
article thumbnail

MAN CEO: “impossible” for hydrogen to compete with BEVs

Baua Electric

It’s one thing to have the technology and another thing for the technology to be viable,” Vlaskamp told the Spanish-language magazine Expansión ( translated from Spanish ). Vlaskamp begins by pointing out that green hydrogen is much more expensive to produce than producing electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar.

article thumbnail

Mercedes-AMG Brings Entry-Trim SL 43 to America

The Truth About Cars

Fun fact: the turbo can spin at speeds up to 170,000 rpm which seems to be the approximate speed of the blades on your author’s Lasko 3300 Wind Machine box fan on setting number three. Gearheads insist this configuration was actually the one to get, despite the V8 option grabbing all the magazine headlines. They were probably right.

article thumbnail

New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

Teslarati

The new Elon Musk essay was published in China Cyberspace , the Cyberspace Administration of China’s (CAC) flagship magazine. A translation of the essay was posted by Yang Liu, a journalist from the state-owned news agency Xinhua , on the Beijing Channel blog. Following is the full text of Elon Musk’s new essay.

Tesla 98
article thumbnail

Practical aspects of off-grid EV charging

Charged EVs

solar panels, wind turbines, hydroelectric turbines); 3) an appropriate DC-input charger for said source; and 4) a DC-to-AC inverter to power the house, EV charger, well pump, etc. An off-grid energy system basically consists of just four key components: 1) a battery to store energy; 2) one or more renewable energy sources (e.g.

Grid 91