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Consumer Reports: Tesla Autopilot Falls In Driver-Assist Rankings

Tesla Autopilot was in the second-place position to GM's Super Cruise in Consumer Reports' 2020 rankings. However, now Autopilot falls to the seventh spot.

InsideEVs

Why gas stoves matter to the climate – and the gas industry: Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too

Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution, but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics?

The Conversation

12 more babies have died in dangerous inclined sleepers since 2019 recalls

A new recall announcement follows complaints that manufacturers didn’t do enough to get the word out. The death count is now over 100, 12 of those after the original 2019 recalls of “deadly product for babies.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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New warning issued over Fisher-Price baby sleepers after 70 deaths reported since 2019 recall

The Rock ‘n Play Sleepers have now been linked to 100 deaths

The Independent UK

Feds reviewing Musk tweet about disabling driver monitoring

A tweet from Elon Musk indicating that Tesla might allow some owners who are testing a “Full Self-Driving” system to disable an alert that reminds them to keep their hands on the steering wheel has drawn attention from U.S. safety regulators

The Independent UK

Lawsuit over Trader Joe's dark chocolate

The grocery chain was sued for not packaging products in ways that accurately reflect heavy metal inclusions

Salon

Hershey's faces a lawsuit over heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars

The lawsuit comes after Consumer Reports sounded the alarm about dangerous heavy metals in dark chocolate bars from manufactures like Lindt, Ghirardelli and Hershey's.

WEKU

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Drivers Often Confused By Vehicle Assist, Safety Systems: Consumer Reports

CR has a new guidance that should help automakers make easier-to-understand systems.

Motor1

Dark chocolate might have health perks, but should you worry about lead in your bar?

Dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports exceeded California's daily maximum allowable dose levels for lead or cadmium. But a toxicologist says eaten in moderation, it's nothing to worry about.

WEKU

Heavy metals found in popular dark chocolate brands

Hershey’s, Trader Joe’s and Lindt dark chocolate varieties were found to contain lead and cadmium, according to a study by Consumer Reports

The Independent UK

Dark chocolate may not be as healthy as people think

Exceeding amounts of lead and cadmium were found in most popular chocolate brands sold in the U.S., according to new report

Fortune

Tesla And Nissan Make Most Reliable EVs, Says Consumer Reports Survey

Aside from the Kia EV6, which hasn't been on the market long enough to fairly forecast, the tried-and-true Tesla Model 3 and Nissan Leaf got top honors.

InsideEVs

Ford Has Already Built 150,000 Mustang Mach-E SUVs

The electric crossover is now available in 37 countries around the world.

Motor1

How loving gas-guzzlers became political

Why do Republicans defend polluting vehicles? Because Democrats love the saintly Prius

Salon

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Ford Mustang Mach-E No Longer Recommended By Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports has certainly taken away its recommendations in the past. However, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is the only current EV to lose its recommendation.

The Guardian - US

Tracking Amazon: the New Yorkers monitoring pollution from delivery hubs

Brooklyn residents are using air quality and traffic sensors to see how new warehouses affect their community

Tribune News Service

Consumer Reports reliability survey: Lincoln the only Detroit 3 brand in top 10

Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln is the only Detroit brand to make of the top 10 in the latest Annual Auto Reliability data from Consumer Reports, the nonprofit research, testing and consumer advocacy organization.

Tribune News Service

You can keep getting free weekly credit reports — at least through 2023

Citing the impact of decades-high inflation on consumers' wallets, the nation's biggest credit reporting agencies — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — agreed to continue to offer free weekly credit reports through the end of next year.

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The Independent UK

Family: Man killed in crash never got air bag recall notice

Florida Highway Patrol troopers who arrived at a crash scene in Pensacola this summer found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting

The Conversation

The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds

Imagine purchasing “up to” a gallon of milk for US$4.50, or paying for “up to” a full tank of gas. Most people would view such transactions as absurd. And yet, in the realm of broadband service, the use of “up to” speeds has become standard business practice.

Tribune News Service

Dazed and confused: EV buyers struggle to navigate new tax credits

David Di Pinza of Temecula, California, would like to replace his aging 2013 Ford C-Max hybrid with an electric vehicle.

Salon

Americans coming around on electric cars

More than a third said they'd consider buying or leasing an EV

Inverse

Summer heat waves are here — how to prepare and stay cool

Extreme heat can be deadly — don't be caught off-guard. Experts suggest a few simple ways you can prepare.

Los Angeles Times

Grocery prices are soaring. Try these 10 tips to save money

As a result of the pandemic, Americans have been spending more on groceries for home cooking and less on going out to eat. But grocery prices have jumped 10.9% in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim region over the last year. A combination of factors are to blame, including higher fuel costs,…

Tribune News Service

Electric cars: More consumers now want to buy them, survey says

A growing number of Americans are coming around to the idea of driving electric vehicles, with 71% expressing at least some degree of interest in buying or leasing EVs, according to a national survey released Thursday by Consumer Reports.

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