AD #3697 - Tesla Launches Supercharger Congestion Fee; Toyota Solid State Battery Will Be Low Volume; Pony.ai Tests Platooning on Public Roa
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Tesla faces mixed legal outcomes with a win in China over brake failure claims but a US lawsuit over a fatal Autopilot crash moves forward. Battery innovations include Northvolt's sodium-ion cells, Toyota's limited solid-state battery rollout, and Ford scaling back EV battery plans while Stellantis expands testing facilities. Tesla introduces a congestion fee at Superchargers to reduce idle times. Pony.ai begins Level 4 truck platooning tests in China, reviving interest in this fuel-saving tech. GUI offers a yoke steering wheel to improve screen visibility, and Carbon Revolution plans a North American factory for lightweight carbon fiber wheels aimed at EVs and SUVs.
Chevrolet Cobalt
"...s, which replaced materials like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite with iron and sodium. Because those..."
Tesla Semi
"...reak failure in Chinese. That's where a number of semi trucks, usually up to three, essentially play fol..."
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