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Tesla submits Gigafactory Berlin approval documents: Environment Ministry

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Tesla has submitted all of the required documents for the German State of Brandenburg to approve the operation and production of electric vehicles at the company’s first European production facility known as Gigafactory Berlin. If you have any comments, concerns, or questions, please email me at joey@teslarati.com.

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

Green Car Congress

In addition to the 2018 numbers, NHTSA also released initial estimates for the first half of 2019, which suggest that this overall positive trend may be continuing. The estimated number of fatalities in the first half of 2019 declined by 3.4% from the same period in 2018, with 589 fewer fatalities over that time.

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Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to four years in prison

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The decision follows a series of incidents in 2019 and 2020, in which Milton presented misleading details about its Nikola One electric semi-truck. He’s also expected to appeal the conviction, and Judge Ramos said on Monday that Milton would be allowed to remain free on bail during the appeal process. “I

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August gross sales surge 18% as trade rebounds, choices up steam ill homestretch

Baua Electric

The pristine light-vehicle marketplace grew once more in August, with gross sales leaping 18.3 in line with cent from the August 2019 overall of 181,996 within the endmost uninterrupted gross sales yr previous to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Press contributed to this document. The Reserve of Canada on Sept.

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The Boring Co’s LVCC Loop capacity is still below target, but customers already love it

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Citing documents from the tunneling startup that were acquired through a public records request, TechCrunch noted that the LVCC Loop has so far been unable to hit its target of transporting people from one side of the Convention Center to the other in two minutes. The Boring Company has some potential risks with the LVCC Loop.

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Tesla’s child-saving wave sensor granted, FSD driver monitoring takes new focus

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The document also granted Vayyar Imaging Ltd., It’s not perfect but workable with street lights and whatnot (as suspected). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that 105 kids were killed in 2018 and 2019 because of being left in a hot car. ” The FCC’s grant documentation is available below.

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Delhi To Have One Charging Point For Every 15 EVs By 2024

Get Electric Vehicle

  The Delhi government introduced its EV policy in 2020 two years ago and through a new policy document, a charging action plan for the city has been made public. The Delhi government’s intention to include incentives for running battery swapping facilities in the Delhi EV policy was also discussed in the document.