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NHTSA wants Tesla to explain why it improved Autopilot safety without issuing a recall

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The Autopilot improvement was rolled out to Tesla’s fleet of vehicles through a free over-the-air update. . The NHTSA asked if Tesla is planning on filing a recall notice for Tesla’s Autopilot update, or if the company is planning on providing a “technical and/or legal basis for declining to do so.”

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

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Thanks to the instantaneous way power is delivered via an EV’s electric motors, even the most meek of family cars can have surprisingly good performance. Take the incredibly popular Kia E-Niro 2 for example. Since 1st July 2019, it has been a legal requirement for new EVs to be fitted with noise-making devices behind the bumpers.

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Consumer Reports calls on automakers to drop support for rollback of federal gas mileage standards

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Consumer Reports sent letters and a consumer petition to the leaders of General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi, calling on the companies to drop their legal attack against America’s Clean Air Act, and instead support Clean Car standards that help drivers save money on fuel and reduce air pollution.

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