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Tesla Giga Berlin’s full approval to be granted in a few days: report

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Brandenburg’s Office of the Environment could also grant Tesla’s long-awaited full approval for Giga Berlin in a few days, the report stated. . Brandenburg’s Office of the Environment finished online meetings about Giga Berlin’s full approval last week. Tesla Giga Berlin will start with Model Y production.

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2023 Honda Accord Hybrid Review - The Unofficial Car Of TTAC Readers

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Beyond simply stating the words “Honda Accord,” I’m sure I can light up many a driver with the simple phrase “It’s Not A Crossover.” An easy 500 miles between fuel stops can help drive down both costs and the expected impact on the environment today. Let’s see if the latest lives up to expectations. There’s a good reason for that.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

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The new Elon Musk essay was published in China Cyberspace , the Cyberspace Administration of China’s (CAC) flagship magazine. In a way, the publication of the new Elon Musk essay in the CAC’s flagship magazine is significant. Thank you for the invitation from China Cyberspace magazine. Posted by Elon Musk.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment. Since September 2017, a new test procedure, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), has to be followed for new vehicle types. com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

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Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment, using a test procedure called the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). United Kingdom), km77.com com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Startup Makes It Easier to Detect Fires With IoT and Flir Cameras

Cars That Think

MIO won the 2016 Innovators Award for industry-best product from Vision Systems Design magazine. It can use its built-in digital alarm outputs only to announce an alarm via a connected tool such as a siren or a flashing light. Tarin says Flir was “so fascinated by MIO that it began distributing the module worldwide.”

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ICCT update finds real-world vehicle fuel economy gap continues to widen in Europe to 40%

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The analysis draws on data from a number of different sources: the user websites spritmonitor.de (Germany) and honestjohn.co.uk (United Kingdom); the leasing companies Travelcard (Netherlands) and LeasePlan (Germany); the car and consumer magazines Auto Bild (Germany), auto motor sport (Germany and Sweden), WhatCar? United Kingdom), km77.com