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This Cheap Used Tesla Model S With 450,000 Miles Seems Remarkably Good

InsideEVs

While it’s not the highest-mileage Model S we’ve ever documented, a former taxi right-hand drive example from 2017 looks really solid.

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Tesla’s first-ever Semi ‘Megacharger’ to be installed at Frito-Lay’s Modesto plant

Teslarati

Tesla’s first-ever ‘Megacharger’ for the all-electric Semi will be installed at Frito-Lay’s Modesto, California plant, according to documents. After being unveiled in November 2017, Tesla received hundreds of pre-orders for the Semi, its first all-electric commercial vehicle.

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California ARB posts final modifications for ZEV rule on fast refueling/battery exchange for public comment

Green Car Congress

Manufacturers seeking to earn fast refueling credits will be required to submit the miles attributed to fast refueling during 12 consecutive months and the total miles driven for all vehicles of that vehicle model during the same 12 months. Fast refueling credits are to be calculated as follows: Fast refueling miles / total miles = M.

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Chevy Bolt EV owners may get up to $1,400 for battery recall

Baua Electric

Those who’ve owned or leased a Chevrolet Bolt EV from the 2017 through 2022 model year are likely eligible for an amount ranging from $700 to $1,400, as part of a $150 million settlement amount against GM and LG Energy Solution. GM said that it would replace all battery modules in 2017-2019 Bolt EVs.

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NHTSA: highway fatalities down, but pedestrian and cyclist fatalities up

Green Car Congress

The data, compiled by NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, shows that highway fatalities decreased in 2018 with 913 fewer fatalities, down to 36,560 people from 37,473 people in 2017. The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled also decreased by 3.4% (from 1.17 in 2017 to 1.13

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Tesla Semi’s fast-charging system could be wireless

Teslarati

However, developments regarding the Semi’s charging system still move forward, and one document from Ideanomics subsidiary WAVE proposes an extreme fast-charging system that would provide speeds of 500 kW and 1 MW. The document states: “The current state-of-the-art drayage truck charging features primarily conductive chargers.

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Former Ford CEO hammers Tesla’s Autopilot probe: ‘It’s half the vehicles Tesla has ever built’

Teslarati

In total, some 765,000 vehicles are going to be a part of the investigation, although only 11 crashes are listed on the document, which the agency shared with Teslarati. ” Mark Fields, who was CEO of Ford Motor Company from 2014 to 2017, appeared on CNBC this morning to talk about the probe. The 11 Accidents: a Breakdown.

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