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Tesla FSD is Now Significantly Cheaper Than Before

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Tesla recently removed the “beta” tag from FSD on its website and added clearer language that it requires continuous driver attention to function safely. The automaker has been under fire in recent years over its drivers’ penchant for abusing the technology, including several high-profile crashes and a few fatal accidents.

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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

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In a paper published in the journal Applied Energy , they report devising a methodology to estimate the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of meeting the seasonal nature of variable renewable energy (VRE) resources with either a hydrogen-fired gas turbine (HFGT) or lithium-ion battery system (LI). Much of this information was publicly available.

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Nissan Dealership Handed Over 400 Charges

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On this Friday afternoon, we find ourselves adding yet another post to our ‘Dealers Behaving Badly’ tag. The latter likely refers to temp tags that seem to have once been given out by this place like Tic Tacs. This time, some former employees at a Nissan dealer in North Carolina are on the hook for more than 400 charges.

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Alfa Officially States Mileage for Tonale PHEV

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engine which tag teams an electric motor and 15.5-kWh It is worth noting we’ve found through our own personal testing that some Stellantis PHEVs demand lighting the internal combustion fires in certain weather conditions even if the battery has ample charge, a trait worth keeping in mind if one lives in the snow belt. ft of torque.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping. A sensor system that could detect a fire started in a forest does not have that luxury. The main reason is access to power.

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BYD produces 200K units of its most affordable EV 

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It debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2023 with a price tag of $11,300 in China. Sodium-ion batteries are believed to be less prone to fires and cost less compared to traditional battery chemistries. On November 29, BYD celebrated the 200,000th Seagull EV rolling off the assembly line.

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Clean-up Begins at Toxco Recycling Facility in British Columbia After Lithium Fire

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one of the most diverse battery recycling companies in operation, has begun clean-up operations following the 7 November explosions and fire at a lithium storage building near the town of Trail, about 600 kilometers east of Vancouver. Tags: Brief. Toxco, Inc. , —Jack Rosebro.

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