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Tesla revisits idea of mining lithium directly as prices continue to rise

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Tesla seems more serious about entering the lithium mining industry as prices for the mineral — needed to make lithium-ion batteries — continue to rise. On Saturday, April 9, Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on the rising price of Lithium. “The price of Lithium has gone to insane levels!

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Tesla China’s recent price increase was due to rising costs: report

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Tesla China has provided some explanation about its recent price hike for the Model 3 Long Range and Model Y Long Range. As per the electric vehicle maker, the recent price cuts are due to cost increases. “It is normal for vehicle prices to rise and fall. . “It is normal for vehicle prices to rise and fall.

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Tesla to present Elon Musk’s Master Plan Part 3 during Investor Day

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Details of Elon Musk’s Master Plan Part 3 will be discussed during Tesla’s upcoming Investor Day event on March 1, 2023. The CEO provided some hints about Master Plan Part 3’s general ideas, stating that it would be all about scaling Tesla’s operations to make it a global force and artificial intelligence.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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It would also mean a visit and payment to your local Oldsmobile dealer if you wanted to use guidance in a part of the country not covered by your car’s current set of maps.& A very novel idea at the time, Guidestar was technology consumers had never seen previously. to have a complete set of Guidestar maps. Let me know.

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Delhi startup develops air-purifying motorcycle helmet

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The product, at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) level 9 has been granted utility patent and is now being sold in all parts of the country priced at Rs. The founders of Shellios Technolabs hit upon the idea on realizing the challenges faced by bikers during the air quality crisis that Delhi faces in the winter months.

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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

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However, formal congestion pricing didn’t come up until former mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested taxing vehicles for entering the busiest parts of NYC in 2007. The idea has been revisited every few years, with 2019 delivering the model that only needed to be approved by local transit authorities that have the most to gain.

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Mini Cooper SE Convertible is a production reality—for Europe

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.; but if you’re in Europe, you’re in luck, with a Mini Cooper SE Convertible that will likely be available for something less than exotic-car prices. Back in July, Mini teased the idea of an affordable electric convertible that’s part of a “completely.

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