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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. For comparison’s sake, Tesla’s Kato Road facility near the Fremont Factory is nearly 200,000 square feet and is responsible for battery development and production.

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Tesla to boost spending for Giga Texas and Berlin ramp

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Tesla also mentioned that, due to its product lineup, which includes the ramping of new energy storage systems and vehicles, plans and projections are adjusted as market conditions change. 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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Tesla’s Fremont Factory was the most productive auto factory in the U.S. in 2021

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New data from Bloomberg states that Tesla’s Fremont Factory in Northern California was the most-productive automotive plant in the U.S., Last year, Tesla’s Fremont Factory averaged a weekly production pace of 8,550 vehicles. Most impressively, Tesla has continued to expand its yearly production capacity as a company.

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Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

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The method is already being tested in Texas, North Dakota, and most recently in New Stanton, Pa. The project began in the lab about eight years ago and was first brought into the field for pilot-scale testing, with funding from the US Department of Energy, in Texas and North Dakota oilfields. The team is back in the lab to find a fix.

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EIA: Energy prices rose more than other commodities in 2021; up 59% over the year

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By comparison, most other commodity indexes included in the GSCI increased by about 20%. In 2021, the energy index group made up 54% of the GSCI, and two crude oil benchmarks, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil, accounted for approximately 70% of the weighting in the energy sector index.

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First pump sales of Gevo isobutanol-blended gasoline in US at Express Lube Service Station in Texas

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announced that Express Lube of Fredericksburg, Texas, is the first US service station to sell gasoline blended with Gevo’s renewable isobutanol at the pump. Gevo anticipates this to be the first of many retail locations to offer the product as the company rolls out its isobutanol to the marina, outdoor equipment and off-road gasoline markets.

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Giant fleet of Tesla exports bound for Canada sighted in Shanghai port

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The publication cited an internal production memo and a person familiar with the matter as a source for its report. It was, however, a practical strategy as the Model Y RWD, the all-electric crossover’s most affordable variant, is not being produced at the Fremont Factory or Gigafactory Texas.

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