The NHTSA has opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles, Reuters reported Monday. The probe covers an estimated 765,000 vehicles from model years 2014 to 2021, including Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y EVs, according to the report. The agency said that since January 2018...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is aware of 11 crashes since 2018 when Tesla vehicles operating under Autopilot control have hit emergency vehicles.
Global sales of internal-combustion cars have already peaked, while electric cars are on their way to attaining two thirds of the global car market by 2040, according to a new Bloomberg report. EV adoption is gaining momentum thanks to falling battery costs, expanded charging infrastructure, and government clampdowns on the dirtiest cars...
The activist short-seller behind Hindenburg Research has become known for research that sends companies’ stock sinking. He says he’s not in it just to move share prices.
Camper manufacturer Colorado Teardrops this last week revealed a small-footprint teardrop-style camping trailer that’s configured to get over the hurdle of dramatically lower range while towing with an electric vehicle—by carrying extra batteries to recharge the EV along the way. The model, called Boulder, packs a generous 75 kwh of...
Which electric vehicle maker is focusing in on Texas for a second factory? Which EVs are union made and made in the USA? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 13, 2021. With resistance to the inclusion of EVs incentives and green energy in a federal infrastructure bill...
Looking at end use, hydrogen from coal is dirtier than coal combustion. The Senate votes to reel in an EV tax credit expansion, although it might not mean much yet. And Mini shows how stripped-down it can get with an EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. “Blue” hydrogen production facilities using coal or fossil fuels, such as...
A one-off Mini Concept that made its debut on Thursday explores an idea that cars, especially small urban electric cars like the Cooper SE, could be a lot simpler and thus more sustainable. Called the Mini Strip, the car is a collaboration with fashion designer and bicycle enthusiast Paul Smith, and “showcases inspirational ideas for a more...
The Congressional bipartisan infrastructure bill includes a proposal for hydrogen-production hubs that could use coal as an energy source. But even such allegedly clean hydrogen could produce high levels of greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a new study published in the journal Energy Science & Engineering. The study looks at "blue"...
Earlier this week the Senate voted to place price and household-income caps on the federal EV tax credit, as part of the $3.5 trillion budget framework currently undergoing negotiations. An amendment introduction by Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) would eliminate tax credits for vehicles costing more than $40,000, and for households with more than...
