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Tesla Model Y from Giga Texas is just one EPA approval away from first deliveries

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However, haulers will likely be back soon for another logistics mission: to pick up the “Austin-made” Model Ys and take them to customers for delivery. However, the changes made to the vehicle prompted the EPA to certify the Austin-made Model Y separately. Credit: Jeff Roberts).

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Bolstered by production in China for that key market, soon to be augmented by new plants in Austin, Texas, and Germany, Tesla does not appear to be looking back, but if it did would continue to see other automakers in its rearview mirror. First Drive: 2017 Tesla Model X P100D ; Tesla Continues to Get Mixed Marks ; Flash Drive: Tesla Model 3.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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Currently normalized worldwide cost per vehicle in Austin and Berlin are already very close to that of Fremont. We have hundreds of them in different cities, in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, New York, a lot of different locations. Elon, thank you very much for this opportunity that I got back in 2017. Elon Musk: Yeah.

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