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Tesla’s $25,000 car to be built at Giga Texas, then Giga Mexico: Elon Musk

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared some new details about the automaker’s plans for its next-generation, $25,000 electric vehicle (EV), including that it will be built first in Austin, Texas. On Tuesday, longtime auto industry veteran Sandy Munro shared a new interview with Musk, held following the Cybertruck delivery event.

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Tesla analysts still confident in TSLA despite Giga Shanghai shutdown and supply chain challenges

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Rosner also pointed out that Tesla’s year-over-year growth was notable, given that the global auto industry is down on a year-over-year basis. Roth Capital Partners’ Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst, Craig Irwin, also believes Tesla has a solid foundation for growth in the industry. .

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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The auto industry is faced with the question of whether and how we will be a global leader in the future,” Baerbock said at the event. For our nation, where the auto industry accounts for a large share of value creation, this is not just an economic issue, but also a question of security.”

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How 2023 will be Tesla’s true ‘breakout’ year

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It said it developed 19 versions of microcontrollers thanks to the efforts of its in-house engineers, it ramped production of its 4680 battery cells, which it implemented in the first Made-in-Austin Model Ys , and it opened two new factories in the first four months of 2022, effectively doubling its production output as a company.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. Goodenough moved back to the United States in 1986 and joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of mechanical engineering.

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Big DEED turnout in Dayton 

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With help from a front page article in the Dayton Daily News on April 17, our Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED) auto show on April 24 was a resounding success for our Dayton chapter despite very poor weather conditions.

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Tesla Cybertruck looks like CGI in real life in Giga Texas footage

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The Cybertruck may be made of tangible, cold steel, but from a distance, it almost looks like it belongs in the auto industry’s uncanny valley. . — Tesla Owners of Austin (@AustinTeslaClub) April 30, 2021. And just as stated by Elon Musk, there are angles when the Cybertruck looks unreal even as it moves about. .

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