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☆ Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 brings heavy rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic with millions under flood watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kathryn-Prociv.Jpg | Kathryn Prociv | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An area of heavy rain and thunderstorms off the North Carolina and South Carolina coastlines Monday morning, designated Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 (or PTC 8 for short), is the next potential Atlantic system that may affect the continental United States. Meanwhile, Wilmington, North Carolina recorded a 60mph wind gust earlier on Monday morning. Minor storm surge of 1 to 3 feet is forecast from South Santee River, South Carolina to Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, and along the Neuse, Bay, Pamlico and Pungo Rivers in North Carolina. Six million people are under a Flood Watch from northeast South Carolina up through central North Carolina. For interior North Carolina 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts up to 6 inches, could fall through Tuesday.

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☆ Tesla keeps touting self-driving but one analyst's near-crash shows it's 'not even close' to autonomy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewFollowing Elon Musk's bold assertions about "solving autonomy," a Truist Securities analyst took a Tesla Model Y out for a ride to test its Full Self-Driving capabilities. In a note seen by Business Insider, Truist analyst William Stein said the technology was "arguably worse than last time." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. He said during the company's second-quarter earnings call that he would be "shocked" if the first Robotaxi ride wasn't possible next year, although he was unable to give an exact timeline.

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☆ I drove the new $55,000 Nissan Z, and it lives up to its reputation as an iconic sports car
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Nissan Z was an absolute blast to drive. The Nissan Z's cabin. On a winding road, the Bridgestone Potenza-shod car handled the corners with the surefooted confidence expected of a world-class sports car. They were monsters in a straight line but felt heavy and unsure of themselves in the corners. According to Motor Trend, the Nissan Z Performance with the manual transmission can go from 0 to 60mph in just 4.9 seconds.

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☆ Aston Martin gets a boost from Formula 1 and new high-performance models
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"We're now at a really transitional moment, with an inflection point for this company," Stroll told CNBC. Aston Martin has overhauled and improved manufacturing, shored up its financials to make investments in the future, and is now launching a fleet of new products defined by high-performance and luxury finishes. Aston Martin has teased a new super-powered V-12, expected to be called Vanquish, later this year. The $800,000 Aston Martin hybrid Valhalla. Courtesy: Aston Martin

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☆ Deadly storms turn northeast with 68 million at risk of severe weather on Memorial Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Patrick Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Flash flooding alerts were in place for 9 million people, mostly in Tennessee, Kentucky and southern Indiana. At least 68 million people were under severe weather warnings on Memorial Day, as storms turned toward the Northeast after claiming the lives of at least 19 people and leaving half a million homes and businesses without power across the central United States. Some emergency phones lines had been damaged and were not operational, Kentucky State Police said, according to NBC affiliate WNKY of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Monday's weather warnings come after a torrid night across southern states and in the Great Plains. Weather watchers posted pictures from Missouri and Kentucky showing huge, ominous funnel clouds as well as golf ball-sized hailstones.

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☆ I drove Subaru's priciest SUV. It's perfect for families who outgrow the Outback or Forester — but the safety tech is vexing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The 2024 Subaru Ascent Touring from the driver's seat. Benjamin Zhang/Business InsiderThe Subaru Ascent delivers a pleasant and reassuring driving experience. The continuously variable transmission is the weakest point in Ascent's driving experience and its drive train. The noise, reminiscent of a dying torque converter on a traditional automatic, disappears once the vehicle reaches normal operating temperature. With that said, Subaru's Lineartronic unit is one of the most capable CVTs on the market and is able to provide a serviceable approximation of a traditional automatic transmission.

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☆ Elon Musk says the long-delayed Roadster is a Tesla-SpaceX collab and could be 'mind-blowing'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk says Tesla's revived Roadster has had a design revamp. Elon Musk says the much-delayed Tesla Roadster has had a design overhaul. "Tonight, we radically increased the design goals for the new Tesla Roadster," Musk said. Back in 2018 Musk posted this tweet:SpaceX option package for new Tesla Roadster will include ~10 small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly around car. The original Tesla Roadster.

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☆ Wild price inflation and a blocky design: Elon Musk's $60,990 Cybertruck is a totally ludicrous idea
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla's Cybertruck still makes no sense. Elon Musk livestreamed a delivery event for the pickup truck on Thursday. How it makes sense for Tesla, Elon Musk, or people's daily commutes is still anyone's guess. On its website, Tesla describes the vehicle as being "built for any planet," thanks to its durable and rugged design. "The truck looks absolutely awful.

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☆ Death toll from Maui fires rises to 53, governor says, and more than 1,000 structures have burned
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

More than 1,000 structures were destroyed by fires that were still burning, he said. The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. As she assessed the damage Thursday, she came upon a line of burned-out vehicles, some with charred bodies inside them. More than 270 structures have been damaged or destroyed, and dozens of people have been injured, including some critically. A charred boat lies in the scorched waterfront after wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui's city of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023.

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☆ GM unveils first-ever 'electrified' Corvette
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGM unveils first-ever 'electrified' CorvetteGeneral Motors just introduced its first-ever 'electrified' version of the company's iconic sports car, the Corvette. The E-Ray hybrid will be GM's quickest-ever Corvette, and will go 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds. The coupe version starts at just over $104,000.

☆ Tesla safety at centre of South Korean trial over fiery, fatal crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Ju-Min Park | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

SEOUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) - In an upscale Seoul neighbourhood two years ago, a white Tesla Model X smashed into a parking lot wall. The criminal trial about to begin in South Korea hangs on questions about the safety of Tesla cars, at a time when the EV maker faces a range of lawsuits and increased scrutiny by regulators. A lawyer for the family of Yoon Hong-geun, who owned the car and died in the crash, declined to comment. Tesla sold 17,828 vehicles in South Korea in 2021, registration data shows. Judge Park Won-gyu said that he plans to call Tesla engineers to testify and that the safety of Tesla vehicles would be examined at trial.

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