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Tesla Model S Plaid dismantles previous EV hot lap record by nearly five seconds

Teslarati

The Model S Plaid in the video is the same vehicle that competed in the 100th International Hill Climb at Pikes Peak International just two months ago on June 26. Washington in Gorham, New Hampshire. RELATED: Tesla Model S Plaid goes “beyond plaid” with astonishing 217 mph run.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Venues from a zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina and a raceway in Thornburg, Virginia , to a town hall in Exeter, New Hampshire , and a library in Taos, New Mexico , will provide engaging backdrops for events scheduled in 45 U.S. states and Canada. The main theme? It’s likely this year will be even bigger.”

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

Venues from a zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina and a raceway in Thornburg, Virginia , to a town hall in Exeter, New Hampshire , and a library in Taos, New Mexico , will provide engaging backdrops for events scheduled in 45 U.S. states and Canada. The main theme? It’s likely this year will be even bigger.”

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

Green Car Congress

To get an idea of just what benefits driverless buses could bring, the International Transportation Forum (ITF) created an autonomous bus simulation based on Lisbon traffic to see how a European city might cope with an exclusively self-driving bus system. But with excitement comes complexity.

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The FCC's Ban on AI in Robocalls Won't Be Enough

Cars That Think

Democratic Party’s New Hampshire primary election on 23 January, potential voters began receiving a call with AI-generated audio of a fake President Biden urging them not to vote until the general election in November. In response to the faux-Biden robocall in New Hampshire, the U.S. In the days before the U.S.