Category: News
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Can The 750 HP Porsche Taycan Turbo S Impress A Pro Racing Driver?
Most people who give their opinions on the latest automobiles are journalists who have little to no experience that is racing. In this case, however, the guy who grabbed the helm of this Porsche Taycan Turbo S is Andy Pilgrima pro racing driver who put it through its paces at the NCM Motorsports Park in…
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Ford’s lackluster sustainability plan and its pledge to mediocrity
Ford Motor Company’s 2020 Sustainability report outlines the legacy automaker’s plans to become carbon neutral by 2050. In an effort to solidify itself having a target that would reduce its contribution Ford decided a route instead of a challenging one which would help the transport sector’s strong push toward sustainability. Tesla’s road to environmentally-friendly transport…
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Tesla Giga Berlin update: cranes, excavation, foundation work, internet, and more
Construction crews at Tesla’s Giga Berlin property in Brandenburg, Germany, are moving swiftly and efficiently to complete the large-scale project by its target completion date. An update of the Giga Berlin site courtesy of @gigafactory_4 on Twitter shows a variety of new tasks underway. These include new excavation, the buildout of new foundations and a…
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Biofriendly’s fuel additive makes dirty fuel burn cleaner
Until we all own one of these, getting cleaner fuel at the pump should be on your radar. Okay the electrified Tesla you are dreaming about doesn’t exactly match your budget thanks to layoffs or a reduced workload from COVID-19. And there are fewer cars on the road –– at least until this summer, likely,…
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Tesla boosts Model S and Model X Supercharger peak charge rate
Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles will get an upgrade in their Supercharging rate through a software update from 200 kW to 225 kW. The upgrade was posted with all the release notes of this 2020.24.6 software update. According to the notes, Model S and Model X vehicles could bill at 225 kW peak…
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Tesla Autopilot makes automatic lane change to avoid construction zone
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package continues to enhance with a movie showing a Model 3 safely shifting away from a makeshift lane of building cones while utilizing Navigate on Autopilot. Tesla owner-enthusiast Jeremy Greenlee was traveling by way of a highway construction zone within his own Model 3. The zone contained a makeshift lane to the…
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Famous Mars meteorite discovered with interesting, new organics
Scientists are studying Mars in a new way. That ’ s as something fascinating: traces of nitrogen has been revealed by a new evaluation of a part of the red world. Nitrogen, together with molecules — carbon-rich molecules that are considered the building blocks of existence as we know it — have been spotted from…
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How Will the Auto Industry Fare in the Wake of the Pandemic?
Auto sales fell more than 32 percent in May compared with the same month a year earlier, and while that seems dismal, it was cause for optimism among perennially sunny car company marketing and sales people when compared with April’s drop of roughly 50 percent. The trend toward a “V”-shaped recovery, for the auto biz…
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Mercedes Follows In The Footsteps Of Tesla, Will Make Vehicles Upgradable With Autonomous Driving Tech
Break ups are tough, however Mercedes isn’t wasting any time as they’ve teamed with NVIDIA less than a week following stopping a autonomous driving venture with BMW. Under the venture, Mercedes and NVIDIA will produce ldquo & a;revolutionary in-vehicle computing system and AI computing infrastructure” which is rolled out throughout the automaker’s lineup. While this…
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Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package’s 1.1-second 0-60 mph launch visualized in concept video
A new animation of the Tesla Roadster equipped with SpaceX cold-gas thrusters showcases just how crazy and intense the all-electric supercar’s 1.1-second 0-60 launch could be. Based on the short clip, seeing a next-gen Roadster launching would definitely be a sight to see. Teslarati reported last week that YouTube channel Engineering Explained had discussed how the…