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Lightyear suspends production of Lightyear 0 to focus on Lightyear 2

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Lightyear, the developer of solar electric vehicles, will redirect its focus and resources completely towards the development and production of Lightyear 2, its intended mass-market model. Lightyear 2 teaser. We are now redirecting all our energy towards building Lightyear 2 in order to make it available to clients on schedule.

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2024 Polestar 2 review, Mercedes Concept CLA, Audi Q6 E-Tron: Today’s Car News

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Audi previews a new cabin interface for future EVs. And does the Polestar 2 make more sense in rear-wheel-drive form? The Polestar 2 is entering its fourth model year, and while it doesn’t look all that much. Mercedes emphasizes how much efficiency matters in an aero-savvy, 800-volt concept.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk debunks claims that FSD take rate is only 2%

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has debunked claims that the take rate for Full Self-Driving (FSD) is just a mere 2%. FSD’s alleged 2% take rate was shared by moomoo Technologies Inc. The take rate is much higher than 2%. The take rate is much higher than 2%. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips. in a blog post.

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J.D. Power highlights need to improve Level 2 EV chargers

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Power’s electric vehicle charging satisfaction surveys have highlighted a particular trend in the market — while public electric vehicle chargers are becoming more reliable, the availability of Level 2 EV chargers is getting worse. Power noted that the number of public Level 2 chargers increased by 13% last year. As per J.D.

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QuantumScape Begins Customer Shipments of Alpha-2 Prototypes

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Volkswagen-backed solid-state battery startup QuantumScape has started customer shipments of Alpha-2 prototype battery cells, fulfilling a goal for 2024. Alpha-2 prototypes are a significant milestone on the roadmap to deliver QSE-5, QuantumScape’s first planned commercial product.

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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

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In fact,” she said, “it is the only antenna remaining on Earth capable of communicating with Voyager 2.” The gap between the two antennas’ capabilities widened in 1987, when DSS-43 was equipped with a 70-meter dish in anticipation of Voyager 2’s 1989 encounter with the planet Neptune. Voyager 2 broadcasts using a 23-watt radio.

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Elon Musk shares Tesla’s ambitious target for Optimus Gen 2

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Tesla recently blew some minds when the company posted a video demonstration of its Optimus Gen 2 humanoid robot. The Optimus Gen 2 video that Tesla released revealed several updates that have been implemented on the humanoid robot. Tesla’s video demonstration of Optimus Gen 2 can be viewed below.

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