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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. auto market anytime soon , some U.S. auto market anytime soon , some U.S. auto sector,” the organization writes. auto sector,” the organization writes. BYD last year sold 1.57

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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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Largest Auto-Industry Employer In California: Electric-Car Maker Tesla Motors

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It''s also, amazingly, become California''s biggest auto-industry employer--edging out even Toyota. When Toyota makes its move to Texas, taking most of its 5,300 jobs to the Lone Star State.' Tesla Motors is one of the youngest U.S.

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

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Based on actual footage taken of the all-electric vehicle during its visit to Giga Texas, it does seem like the CEO is right on the money. 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. . It looks so big @elonmusk !

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Tesla to boost spending for Giga Texas and Berlin ramp

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Model 3 forever changed the auto industry, & proved to the world that great EVs could be more affordable. Today, Model 3 is one of the 10 best selling cars globally. Tesla is currently ramping up two new factories, one in Texas and another in Germany. Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) July 27, 2022.

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Reuters: Tesla Has Ditched Its Affordable EV Efforts in Favor of Robotaxis

The Truth About Cars

Earlier today, Reuters reported that the automaker had ditched its efforts to develop the car and would look instead at developing autonomous taxis on the platform that would have underpinned it. Tesla’s stock, which is more important than the cars for some people, tumbled 3 percent on the Reuters report.

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Tesla Model Y 7-seater option gets $500 price increase

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In the US, Tesla hasn’t changed the prices of the actual cars so far. The Texas-based automaker updated its Model 3 order page and decreased the prices of the Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) and Dual-Motor All Wheel Drive (AWD) variants by 3.87% and 5.93%, respectively. The US car maker’s main competition in China is BYD.

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