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LIVE BLOG: Tesla 2023 Cyber Roundup (Annual Shareholder Meeting)

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16:50 CT – With the meeting concluded, we’d like to thank you once more for staying with us for this live blog. 15:35 CT – The CEO announces some of Tesla’s next innovations, such as the company’s new drivetrain, which is more affordable, and the shift to 48-volt architecture, which will save a lot of copper. Until the next time!

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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Following is a Live Blog of Tesla’s 2023 Investor Day. Cybertruck, Optimus, and future vehicles will also use 48-volt architecture. The post LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day appeared first on TESLARATI. Yes, everyone, Tesla is thinking *that* big. Please refresh this page regularly for the most recent updates. Here we go!

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NHTSA Opens Investigation Into the Chevy Volt

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The Chevrolet Volt was a surprisingly decent car with an innovative powertrain and attractive styling, but its time came to an end a few years back. The NHTSA is looking at 2016 to 2019 Volts after it said it received 61 complaints related to the car’s battery energy control module.

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Toyota Recalled More Than Two Million RAV4s for 12-Volt Battery Fire Risk

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Toyota is recalling a significant number of RAV4s for an odd problem with replacement 12-volt battery sizes. The automaker’s recall announcement stated that “some replacement 12-volt batteries of the size specified for the subject vehicles have smaller top dimensions than others. The automaker recently announced a recall of around 1.85

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Webchat on Changing Chevrolet Volt Development Leadership: Today 4pm EST

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Doug Parks will takeover the Chevrolet Volt development team on 2 December. General Motors is making both of them available for a webchat today at 4 pm EST. Parks was the leader of the global compact car team—the same architecture on which the Volt is based. The webchat can be accessed on the GM FastLane blog site, or below.

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Webchat with Volt Engineers Doing Cold Weather Testing in Kapuskasing, Ontario

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GM is holding a live webchat tonight at 7:30 PM ET with Andrew Farah, Volt vehicle chief engineer, and Pam Fletcher, global Voltec and plug-in hybrid electric powertrain chief engineer, from Kapuskasing, Ontario, where they are cold-weather testing the Chevrolet Volt.

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GM’s vehicle electrification roadmap; little focus on conventional hybrids

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Fletcher is responsible for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle propulsion system in the Chevrolet Volt as well as the propulsion systems in GM’s upcoming line-up of Plug-In Hybrid Elecrtic Vehicles. But no focus on “conventional” hybrids.). The boost comes from energy that is captured during braking and stored in the battery.

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