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EXCLUSIVE: Tesla Giga Berlin isn’t facing a 6-month delay: German Minister

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However, recent reports from Germany suggest a more long-term delay is in store for Tesla because battery pack output won’t allow for vehicle production. Musk said: “We’re building factories as quickly as we can. continues to be moved into the building. ” (Credit: @gigafactory_4).

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Tesla has a misinformation problem, and silence may no longer be enough

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During the first quarter earnings call, Lars Moravy, Tesla’s vice president of vehicle engineering, stated that the company is hard at work cooperating with local authorities and agencies like the NTSB and the NHTSA to investigate a fatal Model S crash in Texas earlier this month. Read the article, Sparky). Uh…Tesla.

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New cathode design and understanding of electrolyte delivers greater efficiency in magnesium-ion batteries

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The new battery stores energy by inserting magnesium monochloride into a host, such as titanium disulfide. Retaining the magnesium-chloride bond doubled the charge the cathode could store. More than that, magnesium ions produced in that way move extremely slowly in the host. That altogether lowers the battery’s efficiency.

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SpaceX rolls naked Starship prototype to test site

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SpaceX has rolled a strange, naked Starship prototype from its Starbase, Texas factory to a nearby test site. But SpaceX clearly intended to build Ship 26 and is now preparing to qualify it for flight. A Depot Ship with stretched tanks will stay in orbit permanently and store propellant for in-space refilling.

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SpaceX to attempt to crush Starship test tank

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A week after rolling a different ‘test tank’ from its South Texas Starship factory to nearby launch and test facilities, SpaceX has moved a second test tank to the pad. What is surprising, however, is the fact that SpaceX has waited so long to build and test a tank like B7.1. It's a Test Tank Party! Super Heavy 7.1

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Home Sweet Home: Tesla discreetly places Cybertruck inside Giga Texas

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Tesla is continuing construction at Giga Texas, and it appears that it has discreetly placed a future resident of the facility on the second floor: the Tesla Cybertruck. The Cybertruck was spotted on the second floor of the Giga Texas facility. Credit: Texas Terafactory | YouTube.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2021 earnings call summary

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I will be updating this article in real-time, so please keep refreshing the page to view the latest updates on this story. Elon comments on the “extremely deceptive” media coverage of the Texas crash. According to Lars Moravy, VP of Vehicle Engineering, Tesla is working with Texas authorities about the high-profile, tragic accident.

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