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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. Germany has taken a pioneering role in this with the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017. This is made available and updated via a backend connection.

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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.”

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

The driver is expected to be available for occasional control, but with sufficiently comfortable transition time. Such a design anticipates that the driver will provide destination or navigation input, but is not expected to be available for control at any time during the trip. You Can Buy Level 2 Today. Own a Level 3 in 2017.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

Only available in the US beginning in March of 2021, the hot-selling Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) was apparently the top-selling PHEV in the US last year. According to an industry source the Wrangler traditionally has a fairly low percentage of its customers choosing to lease over buying.

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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. You may be surprised by the number of sedans, SUV/crossovers, and hatchbacks available. If you need to charge when away from home, fast charging is available in most areas. Public charging.

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How One Bad Manny Can P**s Away Your Brand

Creative Greenius

When we bought our first electric car in January of 2013, the Toyota Rav4 EV with the Tesla battery and powertrain, we followed Toyota’s advice on the right home charger to buy. It worked fine for six years, first in charging the electric Rav4 and then starting in 2017 our two new electric Chevy Bolts. Leviton Manufacturing Co.,

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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. In 2017 alone, the company grew a whopping 450%. Crucially, Boosted USA cannot legally manufacture new Boosted products. What Boosted products can you still buy?

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