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Tesla to expand START training program to Austin, funneling talent for Giga Texas

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Tesla is expanding its START Training Program to Austin Community College in Texas. based Gigafactory in Austin, more commonly known as Giga Texas. However, Tesla is planning to add one more institution to this list: Austin Community College, according to a press release from the college.

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US NTSB probes driver assistance system use in fatal Ford crash – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The NTSB said preliminary information indicated the Ford struck the rear of a Honda CR-V that was stationary in a traffic lane on Interstate Highway 10. The police report said the driver of the Honda CR-V, 56-year-old Jeffrey Allen Johnson of Austin, was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

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Tesla’s 3rd location for next-gen EV production to be named end of 2024-early 2025

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The vehicle is expected to be built in volumes that far exceed the Model 3 and Model Y, and it is also expected to be priced at a level that would make it competitive even against vehicles like the Toyota Corolla and the Honda Civic. “The first manufacturing location for this will be at our Gigafactory and headquarters in Austin, Texas.

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Quick Charge Daily Pod: Polestar 3 variants, new EV Caddy, more

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Incoming 2025 Polestar 3 gains additional variants and now starts at a lower price Nissan and Honda may team up to slash EV prices and take on Chinese automakers like BYD Waymo starts fully autonomous rides in LA tomorrow; Austin later this year Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts!

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Tesla Cybertruck becomes one of most American-made pickup truck

Baua Electric

The Honda Ridgeline made in Alabama shows a window sticker with 10% more parts coming from “US/Canada” than the Cybertruck. This should be more than enough to make the Cybertruck one of the most American-made pickup truck in the world.

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EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

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Leveraging IBM’s cloud-based PEV Enablement platform, Honda demonstrated a PEV’s ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on grid conditions and the vehicle’s battery state. Participating auto manufacturers are American Honda Motor Co.; GM has been working with companies such as TimberRock Energy Solutions, Inc.

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GE Aviation hits Farnborough at full throttle; $7.5B in R&D investments since 2010; ceramic matrix composites and 3D printing

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GE and its partner engine companies—CFM International (GE and Safran), Engine Alliance (GE and P&W), GE-Honda Engine Alliance (GE and Honda)—will deliver more than 2,800 large commercial engines in 2016. Between 2015 and 2020, GE and its partner companies will deliver 10,000 large commercial engines.

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