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How Tesla Got the Jump on the Rest of the Auto Industry — Way Back in 2006

CleanTechnica EVs

By James Morton Turner.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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Specifically, the firm estimates US auto sales will reach just 12.7 AlixPartners also estimates that on-going unemployment and underemployment could cost the auto industry up to 1.5 million units in 2011 and only 13.6 million in 2012. million units in lost vehicle sales this year. Preventing that erosion will be key.

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Tesla Giga Berlin targets 5k cars per week by Q1 2023

Teslarati

Tesla stated that the auto industry’s average freshwater consumption is about 4 cubic meters (1,056 gallons). since 2006. Its water consumption already accounts for Tesla’s planned in-house battery production line in Germany. As per ACEA , water consumption in EU car production has decreased by 30.5%

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IHS: average age of light vehicles in US rises slightly in 2015 to 11.5 years; length of new vehicle ownership hits record high

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million (2.1%) since last year and the highest annual increase the auto industry has seen in the US since IHS began tracking VIO growth. months, according to IHS analysis, an increase of nearly 26 months since Q1 2006. For used vehicles, it is 63 months, an increase of just more than 25 months (since Q1 2006). until 2018.

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Review: 'Revenge Of The Electric Car' Optimistic, Accurate, Lacks A Villain

All Cars Electric

From Michael Moore's Roger And Me in 1989 to Chris Paine's 2006 Who Killed The Electric Car?, there's no shortage of documentaries that portray auto-industry executives as incompetent, bumbling, short-sighted, arrogant fools.

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Tesla’s 2023 in review: NACS adoption, Cybertruck launch and more

Teslarati

Some of Tesla’s important accomplishments in 2023 included the launch of the highly anticipated Cybertruck and the redesigned Model 3 “Highland,” as well as the widespread adoption of the automaker’s charging hardware across the North American auto industry.

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Ford to Survey GHG Footprint of Supply Chain

Green Car Congress

Ford plans to survey 35 top global suppliers on their energy use and estimated greenhouse gas emissions as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions within the auto industry. Ford is also working with the Automotive Industry Action Group in developing guidelines for measuring supplier emissions.

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