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The Master Plan, Part Deux; Elon Musk’s Electric Autonomous Future

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Not content with shaking up the automotive consumer car world, Elon Musk has announced his company’s plans for the future.

The billionaire entrepreneur has stated the direction he wants to take Tesla, and it’s an interesting but not altogether surprising one. Already, the firm has helped persuade the world that electric mobility is actually a genuinely viable alternative to petrol and diesel – and that it can outperform them in almost every respect too, but now he wants to move toward wider transportation issues…

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AutoVolt July-August 2016

July-August 2016 AutoVolt Now Available

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The new issue of AutoVolt is now available. Contents include our prestigious annual Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Awards 2016, a new column by Robert Llewellyn ( of Formula E, Fully Charged show, Scrap Heap Challenge and Kryten from Red Dwarf fame), a triple plug-in hybrid SUV test of the Volvo XC90 T8 versus BMW X5 xDrive40e and Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid. Plus there’s an article about the Morgan EV3 by Lem Bingley, a look at Tesla’s Autopilot autonomous driving system and an insightful look at Ecotricity’s charge-for-charge,

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Tesla Model X

Tesla Introduces New Base Model X 60D

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Tesla has today launched the cheapest variant of the Model X SUV, the all-wheel drive Model X 60D. Starting at £64,100 (after government incentive of £4,500) or £503 per month*, the Model X 60D delivers 220 miles (NEDC) estimated range, a top speed of 130 mph and zero-to-60 mph acceleration of 6.0 seconds.

The 60D follows the recently launched Tesla Model S 60D, and both are equipped as standard with a 75kWh lithium-ion battery that can be upgraded to from the 60kWh limited battery capacity via software at a later date should the owner wish. Likewise…

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