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• Storm Brendan to hit UK with 100mph winds on Tuesday 09 Dec 2019 20:31 Charleston Daily Mail 'Storm Brendan' is set to hit Britain with 100mph winds potentially striking parts of the country on Tuesday. This comes after the country was hit by Storm Atiyah today with 70mph winds and warnings of power cuts and transport delays. The Met …
• Tesla Will Begin Charging $10 Per Month for ‘Premium’ LTE Features 09 Dec 2019 20:27 ExtremeTech This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Tesla only started making cars a few years ago, so it had the luxury of designing its features around a connected experience. All Tesla vehicles have LTE built-in, but the …
• GM Loans Lordstown Motors $40M to Buy, Retool Plant 09 Dec 2019 20:13 Business Journal LORDSTOWN, Ohio – General Motors LLC has agreed to provide $40 million in financing to Lordstown Motors Corp. – enough to cover the company’s purchase of GM’s shuttered Lordstown Complex and some initial startup costs at the plant — according to legal …
• New Skoda Superb PHEV added to line-up 09 Dec 2019 20:00 IrishCar.Com Hot on the heels of the launch of their new Superb flagship in early October, Skoda are now adding further momentum with the arrival of their first plug-in hybrid which they call the Superb iV, writes Trish Whelan. Besides some subtle exterior changes, the …
• US says Apple accused had missile file 09 Dec 2019 19:57 Taipei Times When US prosecutors charged an Apple Inc engineer in January with stealing trade secrets for a Chinese start-up, a search of his home turned up something else, they said: a classified file from the Patriot missile program that belonged to his former …
• Tesla is revamping its relationship with owners of the original Roadster. Here's a closer look at Tesla's first car. 09 Dec 2019 19:16 Yahoo News Tesla Roadster Drive 2016 Tesla's first vehicle was the original Roadster, and even CEO Elon Musk now admits it was an early draft of what Tesla could do. The design was borrowed from Lotus, and the UK automaker supplied Tesla with chassis through the …
• Move over Elon, Arnold Schwarzenegger spotted driving his electric Hummer H1 09 Dec 2019 19:12 FOX News With a bulletproof body and 500-mile battery-powered range, Tesla's electric pickup isn't like every other truck. Elon Musk isn’t the only one cruising around southern California in an electric monster truck. (BG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) …
• All Too Familiar? Model 3 Crashes Into Patrol Car, Driver Blames Autopilot 09 Dec 2019 18:56 AutoSpies Another day, another Tesla crash caused by someone supposedly misusing Autopilot. Connecticut State Police took to Facebook to report that a Model 3 rear-ended one of its highway patrol cars while using the semi-autonomous driving system. The driver …
• Windy weather sets new wind power record for Britain 09 Dec 2019 18:46 Charleston Daily Mail Storm Atiyah helps UK smash wind power record - generating 16 gigawatts of energy in just half on hour and accounting for HALF of all the electricity in the country on Sunday On Sunday, wind supplied 43.7 per cent of British electricity due to strong gusts …
• Taking the chequered flag 09 Dec 2019 18:40 Times The McLaren 720S Spider has been named Best Supercar of the Year 2019 at the Coyote Automobile Awards in Paris, the latest in a long list of accolades for the second-generation Super Series. Since its launch in 2017, the 720S has been extensively praised …
• Elon Musk spotted hitting the town -- and a sign -- in the Tesla Cybertruck - Fox News 09 Dec 2019 18:37 Google With a bulletproof body and 500-mile battery-powered range, Tesla's electric pickup isn't like every other truck. Tesla's Cybertruck is still making a smash. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was spotted chauffeuring a few friends to dinner at Nobu in Malibu …
• 59% of Consumers’ Next Car Will Likely Be Electric 09 Dec 2019 18:19 AltEnergyMag We found there was more EV adoption in California than in the Northeast. There are many factors, but it is the case that public regulators have been approving significant funding to promote electric vehicles in the west, including widespread public media …
• Jaguar I-Pace Gets 12 More Miles Of Range From New Software Update 09 Dec 2019 18:11 Motor1.com "FROM RACE TO ROAD: JAGUAR ENHANCES AWARD-WINNING I-PACE WITH KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM THE RACE TRACK   – Jaguar has taken technical knowledge gained from the I-PACE eTROPHY race series to develop a range-boosting software upgrade for I-PACE customers – …
• Elon Musk reveals when Tesla's electric ATV will go on sale 09 Dec 2019 17:54 CNN As if the appearance of the Cybertruck wasn't enough of a shocker at its unveiling November 21st, Musk had an extra surprise at the end of the presentation. "We also made an ATV," he told the audience. Then a rider came out driving an …
• Global Electric Car Rental Market 2019 With Top Countries Data : Market Size, Concentration Rate, Production Volume, Price, Gross Margin and Revenue 09 Dec 2019 17:53 MarketWatch.com Dec 09, 2019 (The Expresswire) -- Electric Car Rental Market 2019-2024 Report cover detailed competitive outlook including the market share and company profiles of the key participants operating in the global market. Electric Car Rental Market2019 Report …
• 'Heartstopping' launch soon: Elon Musk to unveil Tesla's first-ever electric 'Cybertruck' 09 Dec 2019 17:52 India TV News 'Heartstopping' launch soon: Elon Musk to unveil Tesla's first-ever electric 'Cybertruck' Tesla CEO Elon Musk was all set to unveil his first electric pickup truck on Thursday night with a "heart-stopping" design, with better …
• Tesla on ‘autopilot’ slams into Connecticut police cruiser 09 Dec 2019 17:41 NYPOST In the latest incident to raise safety concerns about Tesla’s “Autopilot” feature, a driver rear-ended a police cruiser while checking on his dog in the back seat, Connecticut cops said. Two Constitution State troopers were waiting for a tow truck to help …
• UP govt clears plan to induct 700 electric buses in 14 cities across state 09 Dec 2019 17:31 business-standard The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday cleared a proposal for operation of electric buses as part of the public transport system in 14 cities across the state. UP Cabinet Minister Sidharth Nath Singh told reporters here that the electric buses will be …
• Here’s Why U.S. Consumers Lag Behind Other Nations In Accepting Electric/Hybrid Cars 09 Dec 2019 17:05 Forbes GettyAutomakers worldwide are ramping up to produce a coming fleet of electric and gas/electric hybrid vehicles, but the question in the U.S. remains whether they will ever become mainstream vehicles. Consumers here remain far more wary of the …
• Elon Musk appears to have mowed down a traffic sign in Tesla's new Cybertruck over the weekend 09 Dec 2019 17:00 Yahoo! Voices Elon Musk Tesla Cybertruck Nobu Elon Musk took Tesla's new Cybertruck out for a spin in Los Angeles over the weekend. TMZ published a video of the billionaire chief executive taking out a "right turn only" sign as he departed a restaurant in …