Failing touchscreens on Tesla Model S and Model X prompt US recall request

Tesla Model S P85D, 2015 Detroit Auto ShowThe federal government has asked Tesla to recall approximately 158,000 vehicles, including the 2012-2018 Tesla Model S and the 2016-2018 Tesla Model Y, for failures that would result in the loss of rearview camera views and “other safety-related vehicle functions.” Specifically, the National Highway Traffic Safety…
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Tesla explains how it achieves top safety rating on Model Y and ‘lowest rollover risk of any SUV’

Tesla released more information on how it achieved a top safety rating on Model Y with NHTSA, including the “lowest rollover risk of any SUV” ever tested.

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NHTSA asks Tesla to recall Model S and Model X over MCU fiasco

NHTSA is formally asking Tesla to recall over 100,000 Model S and Model X vehicles over a problem with its media unit (MCU) that can affect many functions inside the vehicles.

The entire issue has been quite a fiasco so far.

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Siemens spin-offs to develop offshore wind turbines that produce green hydrogen – Reuters

In an exclusive, Reuters reports that Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy will develop commercial offshore wind turbines that can produce hydrogen via electrolysis. “It is the renewable industry’s most concrete plan yet to capitalize on an expected boom in hydrogen demand.”

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