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June 11, 2019
Company not aware of accidents or injuries related to flaw
Volkswagen AG luxury brand Audi is recalling its first all-electric vehicle due to the risk of a battery fire.
The company issued a voluntary recall of approximately 540 E-Tron SUV models sold in the U.S. because of a risk that moisture can seep into the battery cell through a wiring harness glitch, spokesman Mark Dahncke said. The company isn’t aware of any fires or injuries because of the flaw, which affects a total of 1,644 models, he said.
The E-Tron, which went on sale in the U.S. in April, is Audi’s first fully-electric car and one in a wave of contenders from traditional automakers looking to challenge Tesla Inc.’s dominance of the segment. While electric vehicles are no more prone to accidents or fires than gasoline-powered cars -- and might be less so, according the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -- the lithium-ion battery technology that powers them is still evolving, and there is no consensus on safe system design.
Audi said there have been five instances globally where a battery fault light turned on because of the moisture issue. It began contacting E-Tron owners in the U.S. last week, prior to a warning from federal safety regulators, and should have a repair available by August.
“We are applying an abundance of caution as no such incidents have been reported globally,” the company said in a statement.
Audi said it’s offering E-Tron owners loaner vehicles and an $800 cash card to cover gas or incidentals during the recall period, as well as free roadside assistance. There are still E-Trons unaffected by the recall available for sale, it said.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-10/audi-recalls-first-electric-vehicle-in-u-s-on-battery-fire-risk
The Audi E-Tron all-electric SUV Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Audi Recalls First Electric Vehicle in U.S. on Battery Fire Risk
New E-Tron SUV challenges Tesla’s dominance in electricsCompany not aware of accidents or injuries related to flaw
Volkswagen AG luxury brand Audi is recalling its first all-electric vehicle due to the risk of a battery fire.
The company issued a voluntary recall of approximately 540 E-Tron SUV models sold in the U.S. because of a risk that moisture can seep into the battery cell through a wiring harness glitch, spokesman Mark Dahncke said. The company isn’t aware of any fires or injuries because of the flaw, which affects a total of 1,644 models, he said.
The E-Tron, which went on sale in the U.S. in April, is Audi’s first fully-electric car and one in a wave of contenders from traditional automakers looking to challenge Tesla Inc.’s dominance of the segment. While electric vehicles are no more prone to accidents or fires than gasoline-powered cars -- and might be less so, according the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -- the lithium-ion battery technology that powers them is still evolving, and there is no consensus on safe system design.
Audi said there have been five instances globally where a battery fault light turned on because of the moisture issue. It began contacting E-Tron owners in the U.S. last week, prior to a warning from federal safety regulators, and should have a repair available by August.
“We are applying an abundance of caution as no such incidents have been reported globally,” the company said in a statement.
Audi said it’s offering E-Tron owners loaner vehicles and an $800 cash card to cover gas or incidentals during the recall period, as well as free roadside assistance. There are still E-Trons unaffected by the recall available for sale, it said.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-10/audi-recalls-first-electric-vehicle-in-u-s-on-battery-fire-risk
The Audi E-Tron all-electric SUV Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
June 11, 2019
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump using his trip to Europe to enrich himself as calls for his impeachment grow louder.
Seth Meyers - Trump Returns from Europe as Impeachment Calls Grow Louder: A Closer Look
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump using his trip to Europe to enrich himself as calls for his impeachment grow louder.
June 11, 2019
Lewis Black dives into the CBD trend to find out whether it truly is as amazing as everyone seems to think it is.
The Daily Show: Back in Black - The CBD Craze
Lewis Black dives into the CBD trend to find out whether it truly is as amazing as everyone seems to think it is.
June 11, 2019
Donald Trump spins a previous immigration enforcement deal with Mexico as a new trade agreement and teases an additional win for the U.S. from the agreement while staying close-lipped on what exactly it is.
Trump’s Twitter Engagement Is Down, and Trevor Is Here to Help
Trevor invites Trump to The Daily Show’s Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library in Washington, D.C., to remind the president how amazing his Twitter can be.
The Daily Show - Let's Make a Deal: Mexico Edition
Donald Trump spins a previous immigration enforcement deal with Mexico as a new trade agreement and teases an additional win for the U.S. from the agreement while staying close-lipped on what exactly it is.
Trump’s Twitter Engagement Is Down, and Trevor Is Here to Help
Trevor invites Trump to The Daily Show’s Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library in Washington, D.C., to remind the president how amazing his Twitter can be.
June 10, 2019
There’s still nothing in our constitution that explicitly prohibits sex discrimination. John Oliver talks about how to fix that.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Equal Rights Amendment
There’s still nothing in our constitution that explicitly prohibits sex discrimination. John Oliver talks about how to fix that.
June 8, 2019
President Trump finds out the hard way that he's no longer Xi Jinping's BFF.
Trump Takes Soccer Away From Migrant Children
The Trump administration already separated migrant children from their parents. Now they're separating migrant children from their soccer balls.
Stephen Colbert Meets King Kong
Ahead of the Tony Awards on Sunday, Stephen meets this year's biggest star on Broadway. The WAY biggest.
Just Say No To Congressional Subpoenas
The following PSA is brought to you by the Trump Administration.
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 6/7/19
President Xi Drops Trump As His Best FriendPresident Trump finds out the hard way that he's no longer Xi Jinping's BFF.
Trump Takes Soccer Away From Migrant Children
The Trump administration already separated migrant children from their parents. Now they're separating migrant children from their soccer balls.
Stephen Colbert Meets King Kong
Ahead of the Tony Awards on Sunday, Stephen meets this year's biggest star on Broadway. The WAY biggest.
Just Say No To Congressional Subpoenas
The following PSA is brought to you by the Trump Administration.
June 8, 2019
Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including President Trump's visit to Europe.
Andrew Yang
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins Bill to discuss his vision for America.
New Rule: The "Hey Buddy" Generation
In his editorial New Rule, Bill gives a commencement address to the first graduating glass of Generation Z.
Overtime: Andrew Yang, Rep. Katie Porter, Charles Blow, Clint Watts, Bret Easton Ellis
Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show.
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 6/7/19
Monologue: America's Royal F*ck-UpBill recaps the top stories of the week, including President Trump's visit to Europe.
Andrew Yang
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins Bill to discuss his vision for America.
New Rule: The "Hey Buddy" Generation
In his editorial New Rule, Bill gives a commencement address to the first graduating glass of Generation Z.
Overtime: Andrew Yang, Rep. Katie Porter, Charles Blow, Clint Watts, Bret Easton Ellis
Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show.
June 7, 2019
Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, June 7, 2019
Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, June 7, 2019
Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 17th season Friday, June 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), with a replay at 11:35 p.m., exclusively on HBO.
Presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang is the top-of-show interview guest.
Author Bret Easton Ellis is the mid-show interview guest.
The roundtable guests are columnist Charles Blow, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) and national security analyst Clint Watts.
June 7, 2019
Increased prices on imports from Mexico might have you wanting to take a shot of tequila. And it's going to cost you extra.
Stephen Pays Tribute To D-Day On Its 75th Anniversary
In honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Stephen reads from a collection of letters his uncle who was in the 101st Airborne, Lieutenant Andrew Edward Tuck, sent back to his family.
Meanwhile... How NOT To Dry Your Nether Regions
Meanwhile... an Icelandic swimming pool has kindly requested its patrons stop drying their private parts with a blowdryer. And it gets weirder.
The Trump Postcards: Europe Edition
Letters from Ego Jumbo.
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 6/6/19
What Trump's New Tariffs Will Do To Beer, Avocados & TequilaIncreased prices on imports from Mexico might have you wanting to take a shot of tequila. And it's going to cost you extra.
Stephen Pays Tribute To D-Day On Its 75th Anniversary
In honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Stephen reads from a collection of letters his uncle who was in the 101st Airborne, Lieutenant Andrew Edward Tuck, sent back to his family.
Meanwhile... How NOT To Dry Your Nether Regions
Meanwhile... an Icelandic swimming pool has kindly requested its patrons stop drying their private parts with a blowdryer. And it gets weirder.
The Trump Postcards: Europe Edition
Letters from Ego Jumbo.
June 7, 2019
As world leaders and assorted dignitaries join the throngs of grateful citizens and remembrance tourists in Normandy this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one group in particular will command a special reverence: veterans of the actual battle.
Their numbers are rapidly dwindling. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that fewer than 3 percent of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are still living. For those who saw the fiercest combat, the numbers are even more sobering. One telling measure: As of mid-May, just three of the war’s 472 Medal of Honor winners were still alive. The youngest D-Day vets are now in their mid-90s, and it is generally understood, if not necessarily said aloud, that this year’s major anniversary salutes may be the final ones for those few surviving warriors.
One of the returning American vets is 98-year-old Arnold Raymond “Ray” Lambert, who served as a medic in the 16th Infantry Regiment of the army’s storied First Division, the “Big Red One.”
Lambert, then 23, was but one soldier in the largest combined amphibious and airborne invasion in history, a mighty armada of some 160,000 men, 5000 vessels and 11,000 aircraft—the vanguard of the Allied liberation of Western Europe from what Churchill had called “a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.”
When D-Day finally arrived, after years of planning and mobilization, the Big Red One was at the point of the spear.
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-few-surviving-heroes-d-day-shares-his-story-180972323/
"Ray's Rock" on Omaha Beach, where medic Ray Lambert was part of the first wave during D-Day (Ray Lambert)
One of the Few Surviving Heroes of D-Day Shares His Story
Army medic Ray Lambert, now 98, landed with the first assault wave on Omaha Beach. Seventy-five years later, he could be the last man standingAs world leaders and assorted dignitaries join the throngs of grateful citizens and remembrance tourists in Normandy this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one group in particular will command a special reverence: veterans of the actual battle.
Their numbers are rapidly dwindling. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that fewer than 3 percent of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are still living. For those who saw the fiercest combat, the numbers are even more sobering. One telling measure: As of mid-May, just three of the war’s 472 Medal of Honor winners were still alive. The youngest D-Day vets are now in their mid-90s, and it is generally understood, if not necessarily said aloud, that this year’s major anniversary salutes may be the final ones for those few surviving warriors.
One of the returning American vets is 98-year-old Arnold Raymond “Ray” Lambert, who served as a medic in the 16th Infantry Regiment of the army’s storied First Division, the “Big Red One.”
Lambert, then 23, was but one soldier in the largest combined amphibious and airborne invasion in history, a mighty armada of some 160,000 men, 5000 vessels and 11,000 aircraft—the vanguard of the Allied liberation of Western Europe from what Churchill had called “a monstrous tyranny never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.”
When D-Day finally arrived, after years of planning and mobilization, the Big Red One was at the point of the spear.
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-few-surviving-heroes-d-day-shares-his-story-180972323/
"Ray's Rock" on Omaha Beach, where medic Ray Lambert was part of the first wave during D-Day (Ray Lambert)
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