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| Tesla agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle battery throttling lawsuit Posted: 30 Jul 2021 08:02 AM PDT  Tesla agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company used a software update to reduce the maximum battery voltage for some of its Model S sedans, Reuters reports. The software update, which was released in 2019, resulted in slower charging speed and diminished range for around 1,743 vehicles, the plaintiffs alleged. As a result of the settlement, Tesla agreed to pay $625 to each of the affected vehicle owners. "This amount is many times the prorated value of the temporarily reduced maximum voltage, and thus represents an excellent and efficient result for the Settlement Class," the court document reads. "In return, the Settlement Class will release...  |
| The bipartisan infrastructure bill is good for EVs, bad for the climate Posted: 30 Jul 2021 06:00 AM PDT  If it's approved, the bipartisan infrastructure deal announced this week will make it easier for Americans to buy and own an electric car. But it won't help meet President Joe Biden's ambitious goal to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030. Experts in urban policy and electrification told The Verge that the money authorized for a nationwide network of EV chargers would have a measurable impact on Americans' car-buying choices. The $1 trillion deal ($550 billion of which is new spending) includes $7.5 billion to fund Biden's plan to build half a million EV chargers across the country, which will help mend the mostly fractured, occasionally broken system we currently have. A more dependable charging network will likely help juice EV sales...  |
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