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Elon Musk on Optimus humanoid robot production and price: “less than a car”

Teslarati

Elon Musk revealed the production timeline and estimated price of Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus when he recently appeared on TED. Anderson referred to Tesla’s humanoid robot as a personal butler of sorts. Elon Musk referred to Optimus as more of a buddy robot with many useful applications and forms, including a catgirl.

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Li Auto rolls out price protection policy amid China auto price war

CN EV Post

The price war in China's auto industry has intensified the wait-and-see mood among car buyers, and Li Auto 's move helps to allay potential consumers' concerns to some extent. For consumers who purchase these models, if the prices drop within 90 days of their order, then Li Auto will refund the difference.

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Tesla cuts prices by $2,000 in US, Model Y back to its lowest price ever

Baua Electric

Tesla has dropped the price of the Model Y, Model S and Model X by $2,000 each in the US. Model 3 prices remain the same, as do prices of the newly-released Cybertruck. After that discount lapsed, it warned buyers ahead of time that prices would increase again by $1,000 at the end of the quarter. Cheapest US Model Y ever?

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Consortium seeks to show total cost of EVs can be less than combustion engine reference car

Green Car Congress

Michelin and Siemens, in cooperation with research partners at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, are launching a project to demonstrate that the total cost of electric vehicles can be less than that of a conventional combustion-engined car.

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Tesla price targets drop for varying reasons, but some feel like a reach

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Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) price targets were dropped by several firms due to varying reasons, but some feel like a reach. Some of them that were spoken of were Tesla’s lack of annual guidance, no narrative on price cuts, and a general lack of strategy. It is no secret Tesla stock has been beaten and battered so far this year.

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Wholesale used-car pricing poised to rebound

Baua Electric

The company forecasts narrower wholesale value declines plus stronger-than-normal seasonal situations, reflective of call for making improvements to as stated declines display up in retail pricing, Smoke stated at the name. Shortage of older cars lower than 4 years worn will proceed to steer pricing. For the U.S.

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Tesla China raises base Model 3, Model Y RWD prices

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Tesla China raised the Model 3 RWD and Model Y RWD’s prices by RMB 4,752 (about $750) recently. Before the price increase, the Model 3 RWD’s price was RMB 250,900, and the Model Y RWD’s price was RMB 276,000. Even with the recent price hike, both RWD models still qualify for China’s subsidy for new energy vehicles.

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