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Tesla Giga Mexico construction gets permit approval

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Tesla Gigafactory Mexico received approval for construction in the form of federal land use permits. Mexico’s Federal Ministry of the Environment recently notified Tesla in the United States of the permit approval. Giga Mexico is expected to impact the Santa Catarina community in Nuevo León significantly.

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Tesla Giga Mexico is a 3-phase project, will produce Cybertruck: Governor

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As noted by the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel García Sepúlveda, in recent comments, Giga Mexico would be a three-phase project. Following a meeting with the Economic Development Council of Nuevo León, the Governor highlighted that details of Gigafactory Mexico’s negotiations would be transparent.

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Report: Ford's EV Skunkworks Team to Create Three Affordable Electric Models

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A few weeks ago, Ford announced that it had created an internal skunkworks team to focus on affordable EVs and a new platform to underpin them. The report also stated that Ford will use lithium-iron-phosphate battery cells to save money, an approach that it already uses for base Mustang Mach-Es and which Tesla takes with the cheapest Model 3.

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Tesla Giga Mexico building ‘a whole new production line’ for $25k compact car: Gov. Samuel García Sepúlveda

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Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is expected to take longer to build because the company is working on a new production line for its $25k compact car. Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda recently announced that Tesla Gigafactory Mexico would take around 12 to 15 months to build–longer than it took Tesla China to build Giga Shanghai.

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CATL teases Tesla batteries for robotaxi fleet

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CATL’s Chairman (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) teased Tesla batteries for the robotaxt fleet. He confirmed that CATL will supply battery machinery to Tesla Giga Nevada last month. In the recent interview, Zeng talked about batteries for Tesla’s $25,000 car and its batteries. billion expansion earlier this year.

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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states: Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. These programs and offerings make up the company’s New Mexico Transportation Electrification Plan.

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GM CEO teases reborn Chevy Bolt — an Ultium-based, affordable contender to Tesla’s next-gen car

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This would place the vehicle in the same segment as Tesla’s upcoming electric vehicle, which is expected to start production once Gigafactory Mexico is operational. The difference between our second generation and third generation, which is Ultium, is a 40% reduction in battery costs.