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Feds give Tesla another five weeks to respond to FSD probe

The original request was sent to Tesla on December 3 with a deadline of January 19—next Monday—with penalties of up to $27,874 per day (to a maximum of $139.4 million) for not complying. However, the winter holiday period ate up two weeks of the six-and-a-bit weeks, and the company has had to simultaneously prepare two...

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Tesla sales fell by 9 percent in 2025, its second yearly decline

Tesla published its final production and delivery numbers this morning, and they make for brutal reading. Sales were down almost 16 percent during the final three months of last year, meaning the company sold 77,343 fewer electric vehicles than it did during the same period in 2024. For the entire year, the decline looks slightly...

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Not too big, not too expensive: The Chevrolet Equinox EV

At the heart of the car, between the axles, lives the 85 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, which gives the Equinox EV an EPA range of 319 miles (513 km) on a full charge. Unhelpfully, GM quotes charging as “up to 36 miles of range per hour of charging” for AC level 2 charging (at up...

Why are self-driving cars exempt from traffic tickets in San Francisco?

theguardian2 years ago12 months ago09 mins

Autonomous vehicles in San Francisco are exempt from traffic tickets if there is nobody in the driver’s seat, according to the San Francisco police department (SFPD), underscoring ongoing legal and…

Automakers Agree We Have No Plan on How to Make Autonomous Cars Safe

caranddriver2 years ago12 months ago06 mins

A new industry group has been formed to create standards for developing, testing, and the public use of fully automated vehicles. The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC), partnered with…