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Tesla builds 50 million 4680 battery cells at Giga Texas

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Tesla announced today that it has built 50 million 4680 battery cells at its Giga Texas plant in Austin. The company made its announcement through a post on X, along with a collage of team members at Giga Texas who contributed to the goal: Congrats 4680 Cell Manufacturing team on building their 50 millionth battery cell at Giga Texas!

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Tesla expands with new 35,000-square-foot building near Giga Texas

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Tesla is expanding its presence in Texas as it snapped up a building located in Hutto, located about 25 miles north of its Gigafactory in Austin. million in renovations to the building, which is located off of U.S. It expects to start renovating the building as soon as this month. Tesla plans at least $1.5

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Two new Tesla Cybertruck builds spotted at Giga Texas

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Two new Tesla Cybertruck builds were spotted under wraps at Giga Texas by a drone operator. Tesla is working toward the initial production phases of the Cybertruck at Giga Texas after several production delays. Two new Cybertruck prototypes delivered to Giga Texas today, 14 October 2022! Much more in my video later today!

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H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

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in close collaboration with GTI and The University of Texas at Austin, has launched a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond. Frontier Energy, Inc., It is first time that both sources of renewable hydrogen will be used in the same project.

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Tesla Giga Texas is Austin’s largest private employer: Report

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Tesla Giga Texas is Austin’s largest private employer. Tesla has worked hard on Giga Texas, which is home to the Cybertruck, Model Y, 4680 battery cells, and other innovative projects. According to Bloomberg, Tesla Giga Texas posted its headcount by 86%, making it the largest private employer in Austin.

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Tesla Chair of the Board letter urges stockholders to approve Texas reincorporation

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While previous letters that have been sent about the matter have been quite focused on Elon Musk’s compensation plan, a recent letter from Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm has focused on Tesla’s proposed reincorporation to Texas. As per the Board Chair, thousands of Tesla employees and some executives have also moved to Texas.

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Tesla moves Giga Texas outbound lot to larger area

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Tesla has relocated its outbound deliveries to a new, larger parking lot area at Gigafactory Texas, as the automaker continues ramping up production of the Cybertruck. He also shared four photos from the Monday drone flight, some of which show vehicles being moved to the new lot, as can be seen below.

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