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Houston Autopilot Crash: What We Know So Far (For One, Autopilot Wasn’t On)

CleanTechnica EVs

On Saturday night, a 2019 Tesla Model S crashed into a tree in a suburb of Houston, Texas. Normally, a car crash, even one with a fire, wouldn’t be newsworthy because they […]. The crash was severe enough to compromise the battery pack, causing a fire that took hours and a call to Tesla to extinguish.

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New Facts Come To Light in Houston Tesla “Autopilot” Crash (Note: Autopilot Not On)

CleanTechnica EVs

If you were following Tesla at all last week, you probably saw the story of a crashed Tesla near Houston, Texas. We covered it here, and provided more information as it came out here. Long story short, there was a lot of misinformation, out of context facts, and even outright lies floating around about the […].

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Can You Plug an Electric Car into a Regular Outlet? & Other Charging Questions Answered

CleanTechnica EVs

By Samantha Houston If you’re in the market for an electric car, then you are probably also in the market for an electric car charger. A major part of your electric car-buying research is figuring out what your refueling (which is to say charging) routine will be. […].

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How Many News Orgs & Tesla Critics Will Now Share That Autopilot Was Not On In Houston Tesla Crash?

CleanTechnica EVs

I saw it again yesterday — a major media outlet (a major tech outlet even) was writing a story about Elon Musk and Tesla and added the false information that the Tesla Model S P100DL that recently crashed in Houston, resulting in the death of two men in the car, was on Autopilot. It was […].

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Nissan Enters into EV Partnership with City of Houston

Green Car Congress

Nissan is entering into an agreement with the City of Houston to advance zero-emission mobility in the city by promoting the development of an electric-vehicle charging network and policies to support widespread adoptions of electric cars. and with Houston-based Reliant Energy. Washington D.C.,

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Houston Tesla Crash: Vehicle Recently Purchased Used P100DL, Authorities Don’t Want To Release Further Details

CleanTechnica EVs

In past articles about the crash of a Tesla near Houston, I mentioned that I had requested information from Constable Mark Herman about the crash. Today, I received a disappointing response, but did get a little bit of useful information.

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Largest Electric-Car Charging Site: Would You Believe Houston?

Green Car Reports

So it might seem a little strange to learn that Houston, Texas is now home to North America's largest car-charging site. When we think of Texas, we think of many things: open roads, desert landscapes, Beyoncé And of course, we also think of oil, since Texas is one of the country's largest producers of the stuff.

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