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Electrify America’s flagship urban EV charging station is indoors

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Located in San Francisco’s South Market neighborhood, two blocks from the Bay Bridge, the new “flagship” site has 20 chargers providing up to 350 kw of power, according to Electrify America press release. Porsche has also presented charging lounges , so far focused on Europe.

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Near-production Tesla Model X Plaid are being sighted across the US

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Just recently, electric vehicle group The Kilowatts spotted what appeared to be a production-ready Tesla Model X Plaid at the San Francisco International Airport’s parking lot. This means that the Model X Plaid, when released, could give some competition to vehicles like the Porsche Taycan Turbo on the quarter-mile. .

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Hertz introduces the Tesla Model S to expanding US Dream Cars lineup

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With the expansion, Dream Cars consumers in select markets are now able to rent both the Tesla Model S and Tesla Roadster, along with a variety of other high-end performance vehicles, from Ferrari to Lamborghini to Porsche and Mercedes Benz. Mercedes-Benz (SL550, G550) -Porsche (911, Cayenne, Boxster, Panamera) -SRT Viper.

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Rivian R1T gets torture tested with towing through California

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Powell used Motortrend ‘s own 2022 Rivian R1T Launch Edition to tow a Porsche Cayman GT4 from Los Angeles to the Buttonwillow Raceway Park in the Central Valley. He again used the R1T’s towing ability for a trip to the San Francisco Bay Area to purchase a vehicle, both of which caused frustrations.

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This Car Charger Bot Will Also Hold Your Spot

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Early adopters, slated for late 2023 or early 2024, include The William Vale hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Opera Plaza in San Francisco; and a Holiday Inn Express in Redwood City, Calif. Ehrenhalt says Ziggy can help quell consumer worries over charger availability that some surveys show to be the leading barrier to EV adoption.

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Volkswagen reaches agreement with US and California on 3.0L diesels; $225M to environmental remediation, $25M to CA ZEV

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Under the terms of the proposed Consent Decree, Volkswagen has agreed to: Recall approximately 63,000 affected 2013-2016 Model Year Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche 3.0L Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche Cayenne. The proposed Consent Decree was executed by Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.,

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Video Friday: Grav Enhanced

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Covariant ] Sure Bak, who worked as an interactive product UX designer at Porsche, currently works on designing HRI (Human-Robot Interaction) at NAVER LABS. Today, we have a fully driverless taxi services in San Francisco and Phoenix. Back then, none of the vehicles could even finish the course.