When Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs suggested giving residents in his California city $500 a month with no strings attached, he wasn’t floating a new idea. The system of paying someone for being alive — now known as universal basic income — stretches back to th…
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Month: October 2019
Tesla Set A Delivery Record But It’s Still Not Enough For Wall Street
Tesla hit an important milestone but still fell slightly short of analyst predictions, public and private entities alike want the UAW vs. General Motors strike to come to an end, and Brexit remains very bad for the UK. All this and more in The Morning Shift f…
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Gaming the System? Treasury Department Complains of Unworthy EV Credit Recipients
Tax credits are a great way to stimulate purchases or participation, and in the politician’s mind, they often take precedence over affordability measures that would benefit broader swathes of society. That being said, they’re here to say… unless you’re referr…
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Reportedly Terrible: AAA Tests Pedestrian Detection Systems
The paranoid luddites that write for this site have occasionally been accused of being hyper critical of modern-day driving aids. Be it a cursory mention of how a little snow totally flummoxed the systems of an otherwise agreeable review car, the direct addre…
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NHTSA is investigating a claim that a Tesla software update meant to prevent battery fires hurt the range of some Model S and Model X vehicles (TSLA)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating a claim that Tesla should have recalled Model S sedans and Model X SUVs that were given a software update meant to prevent battery fires, the agency said on Tuesday. The person who m…
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