Sex/Unsexy, Practical/Impractical: Ground Transport Has Silly Nonsense & Boring Reality

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:15:42 +0000

Quadrant chart of sexy vs practicality by authorAll of us, most of the time, wander around on the surface of the Earth. A small percentage travel across rivers, lakes and oceans in boats of various kinds regularly. A smaller percentage than that get above the ground into the skies. And, of course, the tiniest rounding error on a gnat’s hairy thorax get above the atmosphere. So let’s talk about moving around on the ground in this next edition of sexy/unsexy, practical/impractical.

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A Football Star’s Marie Antoinette Moment & An Uprising Against Private Jets

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 22:06:54 +0000

Eviation Alice electric airplane interior seats layout designTaylor Swift, Kylie Jenner, Elon Musk. They are all at it. For a long time stars have been getting away with it. But in the summer of 2022 something changed. @CelebJets, an automated Twitter account that tracks flights, began to expose celebrities’ private jet use. Kylie Jenner, the reality TV star, was branded a climate criminal after the site showed her private jet taking a flight of just 17 minutes in July.

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Elon Musk To “Own” California After The 2035 Gas Car Ban, Says Analyst

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:40:04 +0000

California’s ban on gas car sales is just under a decade and a half away, but most automakers still have a ways to go in the transition to electric vehicles. With Tesla remaining the industry’s current pace-setter, some analysts think the Elon Musk-led company could be poised to win big in the state if others […]

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Tesla AI Day 2022 — What To Expect

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 01:41:55 +0000

Tesla’s AI Day 2022 is coming up quickly, and investors and fans alike are wondering what the event may hold. From the latest technology in its cars to upcoming projects — such as the Optimus robot, expected to be debuted this year — Tesla’s second AI Day event is likely to be full of pleasant surprises. When […]

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Will Tesla Create An “Ecological Paradise” At Giga Texas?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:10:59 +0000

ecological paradiseAn enhanced footprint has the potential to reverse a longstanding pattern in the area of situating polluting industrial projects near low-income communities of color. The negative impacts on human and environmental health have been substantial.

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Tesla Showrooms In China Are Undergoing Internal Review

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 18:24:58 +0000

Tesla Model Y ChinaTesla is reportedly considering action to shutter some urban showrooms in upscale malls and big, popular cities, such as Beijing. Then the company would shift efforts to open new showrooms in suburban areas, where service centers can be more readily added.

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Thoughts On Class Action Lawsuit Against Tesla Regarding Autopilot & Full Self-Driving Capability (“FSD”) — From A Buyer

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:15:58 +0000

It has happened, a class action lawsuit has been filed regarding Tesla Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot, and Full Self-Driving Capability. The people suing argue that Tesla misled them with deceptive marketing that made the Tesla buyers think their cars would be better able to drive themselves. “The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California, […]

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Tesla Owners’ First Impressions of More Pedestrian-Cautious FSD Beta Version 10.69.2 (Test Videos)

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:10:45 +0000

It has been more than 24 hours since Tesla started deploying the FSD Beta stable subversion 10.69.2 (2022.20.15). “Looks good to roll out to all Tesla owners with 10.12.2 (~100k cars),” Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted just before the rollout began late Sunday evening. “Please note that top priority is safety, so expect it to […]

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Yes, Tesla Cars To Get Starlink

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:55:52 +0000

Elon Musk recently announced that SpaceX plans to provide Starlink satellite cellular service in the U.S. in a new partnership with T-Mobile. The move has left several wondering if Tesla’s vehicles could also receive the satellite connection — and Musk says they will. Musk responded to two tweets asking about Tesla cars’ eligibility for Starlink’s cellular service […]

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