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More Theories On Why Teslas Have The Highest Fatality Rate

November 20, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev safety, research, Safety, tesla, tesla safety

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:33:09 +0000

I was surprised the other day to see that Tesla drivers were more likely to be in fatal car crashes than drivers of any other auto brand. The results are based on US data, but there is no way to split out the numbers to know what caused the fatal … [continued]

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Learn to Drive in an Electric Vehicle

November 20, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev safety, tesla, tesla safety

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:25:46 +0000

Should student drivers learn to drive on an EV? Should there be a special EV licence, like the manual and automatic categories? Thanks to my neighbour Ken for supplying the L and P plates in the picture below. When I was a student driver (many decades ago), you passed your … [continued]

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The Safest Truck in the USA is the Rivian R1T

April 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric car benefits, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev safety, iihs, iihs ratings, research, rivian, rivian r1t

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:53:30 +0000

As we’ve covered for years, electric vehicles have innate safety advantages, and it’s also easier to design them for higher levels of safety in multiple ways. I could go on, but we have a fresh new report just on this topic — The EV Safety Advantage. Apparently, it already needs … [continued]

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The EV Safety Advantage — New Report

March 8, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric car benefits, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev charging, ev safety, market research, research

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:09:02 +0000

It’s highly ironic — electric vehicles are much safer than gasoline-powered vehicles, yet there’s constant media coverage hyping up the … [continued]

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You CAN Drive 55: NTSB Proposes Speed Limit Software

November 30, 2023 admin clean transport, ev safety, fuel economy, national transportation safety board (ntsb), NTSB, pedestrian safety, road safety

Credit to Author: Jo Borras| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:50:54 +0000

As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) explores a potential speed limiter mandate for medium and heavy-duty commercial trucks, … [continued]

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The Reveal Of The Volvo EX90 SUV Is Coming!

November 6, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev safety, ev suv, livestream, volvo, volvo ex90

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:40:23 +0000

Be sure to mark your calendar for November 9, 2022, for the big reveal of the Volvo EX90. The special event will be live-streamed in central Stockholm at 14:00 UK time (15:00 CET). The Volvo EX90 is the first of a new generation of fully electric and software-defined vehicles which will represent the start of […]

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No Surprises Here: Polestar 2 Aces ANCAP Crash Tests

February 28, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev safety, polestar, polestar 2

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:35:52 +0000

The Volvo-developed Polestar 2 earns high marks on the ANCAP crash test.

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EV Charging Operators Need To Take Women’s Safety Seriously

February 4, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev safety, ionity

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:58:11 +0000

EV charging operators need to prioritize safety — especially women’s safety. Our friends at IrishEVs shared two articles with me that touch upon safety issues that women are dealing with while charging their EVs while traveling. They highlight how EV charging operators need to take safety into account in order to not lose/miss customers and […]

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Tesla Model X & Porsche Taycan Receive 5-Star Safety Ratings In Europe

December 23, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, euro ncap, ev safety, porsche, porsche taycan, porsche taycan euro ncap, porsche taycan safety, tesla, tesla euro ncap, tesla model x, tesla model x euro ncap, tesla safety

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 04:50:20 +0000

Euro NCAP has published safety tests granting 5-star ratings to both the Tesla Model X and Porsche Taycan. The Model X had higher scores: 94% for Safety Assist and 98% for adult occupant protection. Its safety assist score was the same as the Model 3’s

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Top EV Benefits, EV Range Adequacy, Driving & Charging Frequency — New Report

December 21, 2019 admin autonomous vehicles, Canada, canada ev drivers, cars, catl, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric car benefits, electric car drivers: demands desires dreams, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev incentives, ev range, ev safety, ev subsidies, ev surveys, ev tco, hybrid electric cars, market research, ota software updates, over-the-air software updates, phev, polls/surveys, research, software, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model s, tesla model x, tesla range, tesla software, tesla superchargers, tesla supercharging, uk, uk ev drivers, US, us ev drivers, volta, volta charging

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 23:10:22 +0000

When asked for the top reasons the EV drivers got their cars, we got similar responses as in previous years. The largest portion of buyers in every group referenced the environmental benefits. As before, Tesla buyers in the various markets were more likely to select “fun & convenience” and “I love new tech” than other EV drivers

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