7 More Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) Perspectives & Observations

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 17:26:27 +0000

fastest Tesla Model 3For years, the CleanTechnica reader community has amazed me. The quality of thought, diversity of thought, and depth of information is astounding. When I published a story last night on Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) progress, I didn’t really know what to expect. It’s a true grey area that displays tremendous progress in technology and […]

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CleanTechnica Tested: Dabbsson Portable Power Station & Folding Solar Panel

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 13:00:46 +0000

Dabbsson is newcomer in the world of portable power stations and is pushing into the market with two massive new portable power stations. The Dabbsson DBS2300 is a 2,300 Wh / 2,000 W unit that can be bundled with one or two of their Dabbsson DBS3000 units for an additional 3,000Wh of storage capacity per […]

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Tesla Model 3 Service & Maintenance Costs After 3.75 Years & 37,000 Miles

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 04:17:45 +0000

My Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+) is 3 months away from its 4-year birthday, and is approaching 37,000 miles. I had the air filter changed today, which means it’s time for another update on the car’s operation and maintenance costs. The last time I wrote an update on my Model 3 maintenance costs […]

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CleanTechnica Tested: The BLUETTI AC200Max Portable Power Station

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Fri, 05 May 2023 21:00:38 +0000

BLUETTI AC200Max Portable Power StationThe BLUETTI AC200Max is a behemoth 2 kilowatt-hour iron phosphate-powered portable power station that really packs a punch, but with a few caveats as well. The front of the BLUETTI AC200Max is imposing, and rightly so. It’s packing 2,048 watt-hours (Wh) of storage capacity and a continuous output capacity of 2,200 watts. Get Stuff Done […]

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Tesla Full Self Driving Beta: FSD Beta 11.3.6 — Revolutionary New Version V11?

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 07:04:27 +0000

For 6 months my wife and I have been using various FSD Beta V10 versions. Recently, we’ve been hearing about Tesla working on a big upgrade to V11. This upgrade would incorporate big improvements, including putting the local driving stack together with the long-distance driving stack into a unified whole. We heard reports of people […]

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CleanTechnica Tested: The Ride1Up Revv1 Moped E-bike

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023 13:00:28 +0000

The Ride1Up Revv1 represents a sharp deviation from its formula to date for Ride1Up with a completely new build that’s *almost* a full-blown push into electric mopeds. Ride1Up admits as much in the description, calling it a “moped ebike”. Technically it’s an electric bike with pedals and the like, but is also packing moped-style tires, […]

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The VW ID.4 Is Cooler Than I Thought — 6 Features My Tesla Doesn’t Have

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:05:25 +0000

Volkswagen ID.4 sales were up 254% in the 1st quarter in the USA. here are several cool features that help to explain why, including 6 that my Tesla Model 3 doesn’t have.

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Crushing Colin & Killing Sophia — Could You Dispose Of A Sentient Appliance?

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:05:57 +0000

I read the book titled Killing Sophia — Consciousness, Empathy, and Reason in the Age of Intelligent Robots by Thomas Telving, with whom I discussed autonomous cars some time back, and with a smashing title like that, I thought I would dive into it. Sophia is not a car, “she” is a human-like android, but […]

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The Evergreen Nissan Leaf

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:01:23 +0000

The evergreen leafHarry and Sue have had their Nissan Leaf for over 12 months now and are more than happy with it. In fact, they told me that if they had to replace it, they would definitely buy another Leaf. The Nissan Leaf stands out as one of the early electric pioneers, alongside the BMW i3 and […]

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HiPeak ELIAS Step-Thru Folding E-Bike Review: CleanTechnica Review

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:10:28 +0000

The folks at HiPeak, an electric bike manufacturer, recently sent us a sample of their ELIAS foldable electric bike. In this article, I want to take a look at the bike’s specifications and cover some of what I like about the bike, as well as where it could be a little better. Overall, I’d say […]

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