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Tesla begins inviting 15,000 guests to ‘Cyber Rodeo’ at Gigafactory Texas

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Tesla has officially started inviting the 15,000 guests to its “Cyber Rodeo” event at Gigafactory Texas on April 7, as CEO Elon Musk published a photo of a virtual invitation to the event last night. Tesla plans to hold the event on April 7 at 4 pm at its Gigafactory Texas facility.

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Tesla’s invite-only Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas draws concerns from local citizens

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Tesla’s Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas, an invite-only event, drew a handful of concerns from local citizens over noise complaints from fireworks testing and concerns regarding a lack of public engagement from the automaker as it nears the official opening of the factory. “It’s a small item, right,” Paul said.

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Starship, Starlink gear up for most ambitious SpaceX crossover event in history

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The first in a planned batch of four or more upgraded Starship prototypes, SN15 was rolled a mile down the road from SpaceX’s South Texas factory to its suborbital launch pad late last week. Regardless, Starship SN15 is on track to kick off a busy week of qualification testing in South Texas.

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Tesla Model Y from Giga Texas is just one EPA approval away from first deliveries

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Hundreds of Tesla Model Y all-electric crossovers have been spotted in the lots of Gigafactory Texas in the past few weeks, with some being spotted on haulers to be driven to destinations not known. Tesla Model Y from Giga Texas will equip Structural Battery Pack, 4680 cells.

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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The two facets of the initiative are the Student Chapter Support Grant program and the supplemental Chapter Success Program. Grants help UC-Berkeley, the University of Texas, and others The grant program funds activities designed to support and strengthen chapters. The night was the chapter’s most-attended event to date.

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Tesla Cybertruck named “Disruptor of the Year” in Top Gear 2023 awards

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One of these was granted by British motoring magazine Top Gear, which gave the Tesla Cybertruck its “Disruptor of the Year” award for 2023. Top Gear also filmed some footage with the all-electric pickup truck, though the video would likely be released following the Cybertruck delivery event at Giga Texas on Thursday.

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Tesla Giga Berlin prepares for opening ceremony, Musk appears en route to Germany

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It’s the eve of Tesla Gigafactory Berlin’s first Model Y delivery event, and preparations are well underway in the company’s expansive Grunheide site. Nevertheless, schedules that were shared with attendees of the event hinted that Giga Berlin’s upcoming occasion would still be enjoyable. .

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