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Correspondence obtained by Reuters reveals that Tesla pressured the Dutch RDW authority to narrow the scope of its review of the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system, while the company and the authority rely on Dutch approval to advance the system’s adoption across the European Union. The documents and safety measurement methods raise questions about the transparency and independence of the assessment.
An opinion piece from CleanTechnica reviews the experiences of electric vehicle owners in Australia regarding when to replace their cars, concluding that battery degradation alone does not usually require abandoning the vehicle. In the cases presented, the decision to change was driven more by comfort, ease of getting in and out, warranty coverage, range requirements, and driver-assistance features than by battery age.