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The Bearded EV Guy
Jason Harper
2021-10-11 | EV News | A Chevy Bolt Police car?! And more...
4 minutes Posted Oct 11, 2021 at 11:07 pm.
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Tesla is finally releasing Full Self Driving to the general public--but only if you have a perfect safety score.

(https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-fsd-beta-10-2-release-notes-video/)

Continuing in Tesla news, Tesla announces a new drink called Gigabeer.

(https://electrek.co/2021/10/11/tesla-gigabeer-cybertruck-inspired-bottle/)

The First Berlin-made Teslas could roll off the assembly line next month.

(https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-brandenburg-factory-becomes-festival-site-giga-fest-2021-10-09/)

The impending arrival of German-made Teslas comes at the heels of an another incredible milestone: The Tesla Model 3 outsells the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, and Mercedes C Class--combined--in their home country.

(https://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/10/tesla-model-3-outsells-audi-a4-bmw-3-series-and-mercedes-c-class-in-germany/)

Now for some non-Tesla news, Rivian joins the ranks of E V makers who also want to make their own batteries.

(https://www.electrive.com/2021/10/11/rivian-wants-to-build-their-own-battery-production/)

I'm excited to see this: North Carolina has added a Chevy Bolt the their police car fleet.

(https://www.thestate.com/news/state/north-carolina/article254827067.html)

Ending the day with a little bit of feel-good news: the automotive line that used to make gas-gulping Hummers is now making electric vans.

(https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-29/inside-the-old-hummer-factory-now-making-electric-vans)

Oh, one more thing, my favorite three-wheeled car was recently featured on Jay Leno's Garage!

(https://youtu.be/TsYyJJFYRvc)

Check out his look at the App Terra prototype vehicle on his channel. If you are at all interested in this vehicle, they are accepting preorders now. You can get $30 off the preorder by going to:

http://TheBeardedEVGuy.com/aptera

That's all for today. Thank you for tuning in!