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Bill Nye Bolt EV, 3-liter VW diesel deal, Tesla Model 3 volume, sidewalk robots: The Week in Reverse

What will happen to more than 80,000 Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles powered by 3.0-liter V-6 diesels that were sold from 2009 through 2016? And just how far off base was Ford CEO Mark Fields in claiming that up to 1 million jobs could be lost under the fuel-economy standards now in place? This is …

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Comparing electric cars, fast charging grows, Tesla Autopilot, home hydrogen: The Week in Reverse

When will Tesla’s Autopilot restore its previous capabilities and add new features that take it closer to self-driving? And how is Hyundai suggesting electric-car buyers should assess models that compete with its new Ioniq Electric? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on… High …

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Tesla launches battery cell production at Gigafactory

Tesla has started mass production of lithium-ion battery cells at its Gigafactory in Nevada. The high performance cylindrical “2170 cell”, which will be used in Tesla’s energy storage products and Model 3, was jointly designed and engineered by Tesla and Panasonic to offer the best performance at the lowest production cost in an optimal form …

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Tesla Model S P100D does 0-60 in 2.5 s, quarter mile in the 10s

The 100-kilowatt-hour electric car has arrived in the form of the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S P100D, and boy is it quick. The folks from DragTimes got access to one of the first Ludicrous mode-equipped examples delivered to a customer and naturally they immediately strapped a Racelogic Performance Box to it to see what it could …

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Tesla Announce P100D Model S the World’s Quickest Production Car

Tesla have announced the Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode claiming it as the third fastest accelerating production car ever produced, with a 0-60 mph time of 2.5* seconds. The only remaining production road cars a Tesla Model S can’t beat are the LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder. However, both were limited run, million dollar …

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