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Tesla Semi Delivery — A New Tesla Era In More Ways Than One?

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This week, at the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada, Tesla delivered the first Tesla Semis to PepsiCo. I watched it live, being hugely excited about it due to the reasons I mentioned in my recent article about the Semi and figuring I would write an article right after it. Then I watched it again.

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Tesla building permits reveal unannounced ‘Lithium Lab’

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Tesla has applied for a set of building permits regarding a previously unannounced “Lithium Lab,” which is likely an upcoming R&D facility. It’s no secret that Tesla has been diving head first into developing more dependable lithium supplies, even going as far as opening its own lithium refinery in Southern Texas.

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Reports: Tesla Plans To Start Building 5 Semi Trucks A Week

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla is building a low-volume Tesla Semi production line, and once it’s complete, Tesla reportedly plans to produce 5 Tesla Semi electric trucks on a weekly basis, reports Yahoo!

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Tesla Semi breakdown has people losing their minds

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A Tesla Semi has been spotted broken down on a Nevada highway, leaving far more questions than answers. Tesla Semi deliveries began immediately at launch, with the first models going to Pepsi and Frito-Lay. The Tesla Semi was spotted broken down by Twitter user @Trumpery45 via a live feed setup from the Nevada DOT.

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Opinon: Lithium Market Set To Explode; All Eyes Are On Nevada

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While other commodities are floundering or completely collapsing in this market, lithium—the critical mineral in the emerging battery gigafactory war—is poised to explode, and going forward Nevada is emerging as the front line in this pending American lithium boom. Albemarle Corp.

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Tesla to bring LFP battery supply chain to US – Bloomberg News – ET Auto

Baua Electric

This year, Tesla’s cheapest cars, the Model 3 compact sedan, lost tax credits for the purchase of EVs under the Inflation Reduction Act. Tesla is expanding its battery facility in Sparks, Nevada to bring the supply chain for cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries (LFP) to the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call

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Tesla’s ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) Q1 2024 earnings call comes on the heels of the company’s Q1 2024 Update Letter , which was released after the closing bell on Wednesday, April 23, 2024. Tesla posted total revenues of $21.3 Tesla also posted $1.2 The following are live updates from Tesla’s Q1 2024 earnings call. for Q1 2024.

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