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Tesla Cybertruck 9,000-ton Giga Press parts begin arriving in Texas

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Not long after an image of a Cybertruck body prototype was leaked from Gigafactory Texas, videos from the site now suggest that the all-electric pickup truck’s 9,000-ton Giga Press is being delivered to the facility. IDRA 9K Giga Press major parts identified inside casting machine section today!

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Tesla Giga Texas to receive EV parts from Pass Automotive Mexico

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Stephan Matz, the general director of Pass Automotive Mexico, has stated that his company will be providing parts for Tesla’s electric vehicles. The executive noted that Pass Automotive’s production of Tesla parts is expected to begin later this year. We are going to start manufacturing auto parts for Tesla.

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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

Green Car Congress

Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy.

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Tesla produces 1,000 Cybertrucks’ worth of 4680 cells at Giga Texas last week

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As per a recent post on social media, Tesla noted that Giga Texas has been able to produce 1,000 Cybertrucks’ worth of 4680 battery cells in one week. Produced over 1k Cybertrucks’ worth of 4680 cells at Giga Texas last week!” the electric vehicle maker noted. GWh per year run rate. That’s a 24% improvement compared to the 5.0

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Bolt EUV Month 2, Part 2: A Texas-Sized Road Trip

CleanTechnica EVs

This article is part of a multi-part series. You can find Part 1 here. In Part 1, I covered home charging installation, which went well despite me requesting something unusual.

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Tesla Cybertrucks head out of Giga Texas, mystery structure revealed

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A recent drone flyover of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Texas shows fewer Cybertrucks than last week, along with the host sharing some insights into what a recently spotted mystery structure could be. The post Tesla Cybertrucks head out of Giga Texas, mystery structure revealed appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Tesla solar roof at Giga Texas to be world’s largest when complete

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Tesla has been gradually deploying a massive set of solar panels on the roof of its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, set to be the world’s largest upon completion, according to one person from the company. Currently, Tesla produces the Model Y SUV at Giga Texas, and the automaker is also producing the forthcoming Cybertruck at the location.

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