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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

The Truth About Cars

Tesla presented the “new” Roadster back in 2017, but the car isn’t expected to officially launch until next year. Before buying Twitter, he tweeted that the car would be available with a SpaceX package that adds 10 “small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly around the car.” So, a flying, rocket-powered EV that is somehow street-legal.

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Automakers whine about €15B fine they knew they’d risk for pushing gas cars

Baua Electric

If an automaker fails to meet this legal target, which was established in 2017 , it may have to pay a fine of €95 per gram of CO2 per car. Notably, these targets were established in 2017, which is more than enough time for automakers to know what they need to do, and were already subject to interim evaluation in 2023.

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

Cars That Think

A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In Some people, however, kind of like being nannied. Mandates aren’t the only way.

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

EV Life

To help you save days or weeks of research, here is our guide to using a tool like EV Life to simplify your journey to buy an electric car. Searching by Body Type or price range may open up surprising options for you like the fact that Hyundai and Kia make some of the best affordable electric SUV crossovers on the market. Why Finance?

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Tesla will change the world in 6 ways next year, says serial overpromiser Musk

Baua Electric

This would suggest that Tesla has a truly historic year coming up for it, set to disrupt trucking, affordable EVs, sportscars, taxis, driving in general, and, oh, just all human work. Tesla’s next-gen Roadster, a high-performing electric hypercar first unveiled in 2017 , which CEO Elon Musk said would be “ in production next year.”

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Review: 2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland renews formative EV for greatness

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2024 Tesla Model 3 The base Tesla Model 3, dressed up a bit To step back first, the Highland Model 3 has the same profile we’ve become accustomed to since Tesla started Model 3 deliveries back in 2017—including the same doors and side/rear surfacing—but from the front or rear it looks like quite a different vehicle.

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Boosted boards: You can still buy them, but here’s what you need to know first

Green Authority

A company called Boosted USA took over the large leftover stock of Boosted products, so you can still buy a Boosted electric skateboard if you want to. The company launched new versions of its electric skateboards, including the smaller and more affordable Boosted Mini. In 2017 alone, the company grew a whopping 450%.

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