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VW Starts Capping UK ID. Buzz Charging at 80% Ahead of Recall
VW began limiting some UK ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo vans to 80% charge the week of October 12 over a fire risk. Owners can set Battery Care Mode now.
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Tesla FSD Buyers Lose Class Status Over a Webpage They Could Skip
The 9th Circuit vacated class certification in the Tesla FSD hardware case because buyers could order FSD without seeing Tesla's Autopilot page.
Ember Data
China's Combustion Cars Fall to 33% of Sales in a Market Down 28%
Combustion cars fell to a record-low 33% of China's car sales in September as gas car sales dropped 43.5%. U.S. battery-electric share sits near 6%.
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Tesla Roadster Everything We Know: 0.55 Seconds, 1 MW, Still No Price
Everything we know about the Tesla Roadster: 1 MW rear drive, 500 kW charging, fans, thrusters, the cabin, conflicting specs and still no price.
Roadster
Tesla Roadster Drops AWD and Claims 1 MW From Two Rear Motors
Tesla says the Roadster's battery and drive unit make 1 MW, a third more than the Model S Plaid, at half the mass. Two rear motors do all the work.
Roadster
Tesla Roadster Interior Has a Fixed Seat and a Thruster Pressure Gauge
Tesla fixed the new Roadster's seat in one position to save weight. Sawyer Merritt's videos show a screen with wing settings and thruster psi.
Roadster
Tesla Roadster Kickflips Over a Semi, Then Asks $50,000 With No Price
Tesla's new Roadster flipped over a Semi on SpaceX-developed thrusters. Reservations cost $50,000, or $250,000 for Thrust, and Tesla lists no price.
Volkswagen
VW Told NHTSA It Doesn't Know Why ID.4 Batteries Can Overheat
VW is preparing a European battery recall over fire risk. In the US, 22,524 ID.4s are under an 80% charge advisory with no known cause and no repair yet.
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