Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

The 2018 Tesla Model 3 EV was southbound in the right through lane of the 14000 block of State Highway 441 (US 441) in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, when it struck an eastbound 2019 International truck-tractor in combination with a semitrailer. Yet Tesla claims that it’s leading the way toward lifesaving, self-driving cars.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2022

Over the next decade, a great shift to electric vehicles is expected to drive up demand for cobalt, nickel, copper, and manganese—all key metals in lithium-ion batteries, and all present in minable quantities in seafloor nodules. The Metals Company, too, faces headwinds. When it ceased operations, it hadn’t mined any metal ore at all.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

Consumer Reports is calling on Tesla to disable the automatic steering function in the Autopilot driving-assist system available in its Model S vehicles until the company updates the function to confirm that the driver’s hands remain on the steering wheel at all times. Consumers should never be guinea pigs for vehicle safety ‘beta’ programs.

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