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California will soon prohibit sales of gas-powered lawn equipment, generators, and more

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On Saturday, California Governor Gavin Newson signed a law ordering state regulators to ban sales of new gas-powered equipment using small off-road engines. This will inevitably include gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers, along with other lawn equipment, generators, and pressure washers. Now, this is not a surprising move. According to state officials, a gas-powered …

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Pre-orders now available for $1,245 electric gravel bike with Gates carbon belt drive

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California-based startup Ride1Up has opened up pre-orders for their brand new Roadster v2 “Gravel” variant. This new electric gravel bike is available in 52cm and 58cm frame sizes, and both are priced at $1,245. Unlike most other offerings in the gravel e-bike market, the Ride1Up Roadster v2 “Gravel” implements a Gates Carbon Drive system rather …

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Tesla making solar roof installations available all across the United States

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Until recently, Tesla has only been supporting installations of their solar roof tiles in select locations within the US. These locations have historically been close to Tesla Energy warehouses.  Now, it seems like the company is ready to start bringing their services to the rest of the country’s residents.  According to Electrek, Tesla has opened …

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Cruise, Waymo self-driving rideshares will soon show up in California

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Imagine calling up your Uber and the first thing you notice is that there’s no driver. It’s an “autonomous rideshare,” meaning the front seat is entirely empty. Once just an idea, fully autonomous rideshares will soon populate the streets of San Francisco. In today’s world, it isn’t hard to see how driverless ride-hailing, alongside many …

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Tesla bumps up prices on Model 3 and Model Y in overnight update

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If you thought Tesla was done raising the prices of their vehicles, you would be mistaken. In an overnight website update implemented between October 5 and October 6, Tesla upped the prices on the Model 3 and Model Y. As things currently stand, demand for Tesla’s electric vehicles significantly exceeds supply. With Tesla suffering from …

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GM unveils Ultra Cruise hands-free driving system, launch planned for 2023

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Today, General Motors pulled back the curtains on Ultra Cruise, its next-generation hands-free driver assist technology. This comes but days after the company secured new permits for their autonomous ridesharing project, Cruise. Read more: Best electric cars – a buyer’s guide Let’s talk about what Ultra Cruise actually is. Cruisin’ on down main street To understand …

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GM building next-gen battery research facility in Michigan

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General Motors is building a huge battery lab on their Global Technical Center campus in Warren, Michigan. According to GM’s press release earlier today, this new facility “will play a pivotal role in advancing GM’s vision of an all-electric future and help pave the way to widespread adoption of EVs.” This news comes a week …

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Tesla must pay ex-contract worker $137 million due to racism, hostile environment

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  Tesla is finding out just how costly a hostile work environment can be. After failing to mitigate acts of racial inequality and discrimination at their factory in Fremont, CA between June 2015 and May 2016, the automaker now owes former contract worker Owen Diaz $130 million in punitive damages and $6.9 million for emotional …

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Tesla posts new quarterly production and delivery records in Q3 2021

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Tesla has released its vehicle delivery and production report for Q3 2021 and the results are record-setting.  According to the report, in their third quarter, the world’s most valuable automaker “produced approximately 238,000 vehicles and delivered over 240,000 vehicles.” They cite global supply chain and logistics challenges as obstacles that led to a number of …

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