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America’s anti-Tesla headlines don’t stop at the border. They land in Japan
I counted 153 Japanese crash headlines from the past year. Not one ordinary crash named a car maker. Tesla was named in 25 of 27, and 24 of those were overseas crashes. The brand-first headline isn't a Japanese habit. It arrives with the wire copy.
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America’s anti-Tesla headlines don’t stop at the border. They land in Japan
I counted 153 Japanese crash headlines from the past year. Not one ordinary crash named a car maker. Tesla was named in 25 of 27, and 24 of those were overseas crashes. The brand-first headline isn't a Japanese habit. It arrives with the wire copy.
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America’s anti-Tesla headlines don’t stop at the border. They land in Japan
I counted 153 Japanese crash headlines from the past year. Not one ordinary crash named a car maker. Tesla was named in 25 of 27, and 24 of those were overseas crashes. The brand-first headline isn't a Japanese habit. It arrives with the wire copy.
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FCC Votes to Put 482 MHz More on the Table for Satellite-to-Phone Service, and Starlink Mobile Is Listening
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Tesla Model Y Sets Green NCAP’s Lowest-Ever Life-Cycle Emissions Mark, and Tesla Showed Its Homework
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Autonomy
America’s anti-Tesla headlines don’t stop at the border. They land in Japan
I counted 153 Japanese crash headlines from the past year. Not one ordinary crash named a car maker. Tesla was named in 25 of 27, and 24 of those were overseas crashes. The brand-first headline isn't a Japanese habit. It arrives with the wire copy.
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BYD's third-quarter net profit rose 28.08% to 10.02 billion yuan (about $1.50 billion) on revenue up 13.59%, while nine-month profit still fell 4.24%. Overseas sales are up 92.66% this year, and Japan's RACCO kei EV is part of that push.
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FCC Votes to Put 482 MHz More on the Table for Satellite-to-Phone Service, and Starlink Mobile Is Listening
The FCC adopted a proposal to open an extra 482 MHz of licensed spectrum to direct-to-device service and drop region-wide lease rules, a potential win for SpaceX's Starlink Mobile. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile want two 5G bands left out.
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Tesla Model Y Sets Green NCAP’s Lowest-Ever Life-Cycle Emissions Mark, and Tesla Showed Its Homework
Green NCAP gave the Berlin-built Model Y RWD five stars and 93%, with life-cycle emissions of 95 g CO2-eq/km, the lowest it has ever published. Tesla's verified factory and battery data made the difference.
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Alphabet sank 12.64% to $283.82, its worst day as a public company, and the Nasdaq lost 1.38%. Tesla slipped just 0.23% to $403.30, Mobileye fell 9.21%, Ford and GM rallied, and Advantest led Tokyo up 6.01%.
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America’s anti-Tesla headlines don’t stop at the border. They land in Japan
I counted 153 Japanese crash headlines from the past year. Not one ordinary crash named a car maker. Tesla was named in 25 of 27, and 24 of those were overseas crashes. The brand-first headline isn't a Japanese habit. It arrives with the wire copy.
FCC Votes to Put 482 MHz More on the Table for Satellite-to-Phone Service, and Starlink Mobile Is Listening
The FCC adopted a proposal to open an extra 482 MHz of licensed spectrum to direct-to-device service and drop region-wide lease rules, a potential win for SpaceX's Starlink Mobile. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile want two 5G bands left out.
Tesla Model Y Sets Green NCAP’s Lowest-Ever Life-Cycle Emissions Mark, and Tesla Showed Its Homework
Green NCAP gave the Berlin-built Model Y RWD five stars and 93%, with life-cycle emissions of 95 g CO2-eq/km, the lowest it has ever published. Tesla's verified factory and battery data made the difference.
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America’s anti-Tesla headlines don’t stop at the border. They land in Japan
I counted 153 Japanese crash headlines from the past year. Not one ordinary crash named a car maker. Tesla was named in 25 of 27, and 24 of those were overseas crashes. The brand-first headline isn't a Japanese habit. It arrives with the wire copy.
Autonomy
America’s anti-Tesla headlines don’t stop at the border. They land in Japan
I counted 153 Japanese crash headlines from the past year. Not one ordinary crash named a car maker. Tesla was named in 25 of 27, and 24 of those were overseas crashes. The brand-first headline isn't a Japanese habit. It arrives with the wire copy.
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BYD's third-quarter net profit rose 28.08% to 10.02 billion yuan (about $1.50 billion) on revenue up 13.59%, while nine-month profit still fell 4.24%. Overseas sales are up 92.66% this year, and Japan's RACCO kei EV is part of that push.
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FCC Votes to Put 482 MHz More on the Table for Satellite-to-Phone Service, and Starlink Mobile Is Listening
The FCC adopted a proposal to open an extra 482 MHz of licensed spectrum to direct-to-device service and drop region-wide lease rules, a potential win for SpaceX's Starlink Mobile. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile want two 5G bands left out.
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Tesla Model Y Sets Green NCAP’s Lowest-Ever Life-Cycle Emissions Mark, and Tesla Showed Its Homework
Green NCAP gave the Berlin-built Model Y RWD five stars and 93%, with life-cycle emissions of 95 g CO2-eq/km, the lowest it has ever published. Tesla's verified factory and battery data made the difference.
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Autonomy
America’s anti-Tesla headlines don’t stop at the border. They land in Japan
I counted 153 Japanese crash headlines from the past year. Not one ordinary crash named a car maker. Tesla was named in 25 of 27, and 24 of those were overseas crashes. The brand-first headline isn't a Japanese habit. It arrives with the wire copy.
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