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CALL KENS: Homeowner gets out of $70,000 solar loan after calling KENS
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (833+ words) SAN ANTONIO " In February of 2021, Monica Carter believed she was getting a solar panel system that would meet all her home's needs. The paralegal signed up with Sunnova in January after a salesman came to her door. She believed her…...
Waymo will soon begin operating on San Antonio roads
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (134+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Autonomous driving company Waymo'says its cars will soon be fully operating on San Antonio roads. Fully autonomous operations started Tuesday in Miami and will begin in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando over the coming weeks. The company…...
Waymo car recorded illegally passing school bus
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (346+ words) ATLANTA " Georgia State Representative Clint Crowe said he was stunned after seeing video of a Waymo driverless car illegally passing a stopped school bus on Briarcliff Road in Atlanta on Monday afternoon. "I'm a big fan of new technologies and…...
A robot in a cowboy hat is walking around Austin. Where did it come from?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (225+ words) AUSTIN, Texas " A mysterious buckaroo has been making his way down the streets of Austin. The figure wears sneakers and a cowboy hat and seems generally friendly. At least, for a robot. Videos started popping up online of "Jake," a…...
Tesla owners on edge amid wave of threats and vandalism across U.S.
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) AUSTIN, Texas " Tesla owners and dealerships are facing a troubling wave of vandalism and threats across the country, with the latest incident occurring in Austin, Texas. According to police ... AUSTIN, Texas " Tesla owners and dealerships are facing a troubling wave…...
Protesters outside Tesla showroom in northwest Austin call for boycott
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (298+ words) AUSTIN, Texas " Critics of billionaire CEO Elon Musk protested outside a Tesla dealership in northwest Austin on Saturday. The protest drew a counter-protest that included Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of Infowars. Around 12:10 p.m., the Austin Police Department said it was…...
Trump calls Tesla boycott 'illegal,' selects new Tesla to buy on White House driveway
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (896+ words) The Republican president announced on social media overnight that he was going to buy a new Tesla ... the White House driveway for a comedy show. But regardless of the practicality of Trump's ... Texas News Now | March, 24, 2025 WASHINGTON " President'Donald Trump shopped…...
Four Cybertrucks catch fire at Seattle Tesla storage lot in SODO
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (158+ words) SEATTLE " Four Tesla Cybertrucks caught fire in Seattle's SODO neighborhood late Sunday night, according to the Seattle Fire Department (SFD)." The cars were in a Tesla storage lot on 4th Avenue South near South Spokane Street." The fire broke out just…...
Congressman Casar goes after Tesla over worker's death at Gigafactory
11+ mon, 1+ hour ago (456+ words) Brush fire burns near I-37 and Southton Road on San Antonio's far south side AUSTIN, Texas " U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) is urging the federal government to release information after an investigation into a death that happened at the Tesla Gigafactory in…...
As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (1699+ words) AUSTIN, Texas " On sunny days in the Hill Country, Tom Cook taps open an app on his phone and watches the power generated from the solar panels on his roof flow to his home " and out to the state power…...