Tesla owner modifies $20 Casio watch to become Model 3 car key
Enterprising Tesla Model 3 owner modifies "old school" Casio watch with genius hack so that he can use it to open his electric car.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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Industry watchers confirm that photos of a Model Y atop a flatbed truck on a highway in China was made at Tesla's Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai.
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Musk hints Tesla batteries could enable electric flight by 2023
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Elon Musk adds “snake jazz” to list of external sounds Tesla cars can play
Elon Musk says Tesla will soon introduce new sounds to play through the external speakers of its cars, including "snake jazz", elevator music, and goats bleating.
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