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Elon Musk will focus on advancing Tesla Service

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Austin Hinson shared a screenshot on Twitter of an appointment change by Tesla and pointed out that it wasn’t fair that Tesla would charge him $100 to change his appointment within 24 hours. Elon Musk agreed with Austin and said that Tesla should credit owners $100 if Tesla changes appointments with less than 24 hours notice.

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Tesla Cybertruck pre-production beta shows new interior features

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The most recent pre-production beta build that is at the Investor Day event just outside the Austin Gigafactory is the best look at the truck we have yet. The interior looks extremely clean, with sharp edges and a simplistic interior design. Tesla cybertruck with more “round” steering yolk.

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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

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Chips to Compute With Encrypted Data Are Coming

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I think this is the coolest technology of the last 20 years,” says Todd Austin , a hardware security expert at the University of Michigan, whose startup Agita Labs does a different form of secure computing in the Amazon and Microsoft clouds. “It And when that’s the case, why would you do it any other way? “I billion fine for Meta.

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Tesla Van, revised Cybertruck, Tesla Boat — Here’s what could be coming

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” While a Tesla Van might be a great idea for some personal applications, this would be something that would undoubtedly be used as a commercial vehicle. Musk stated in an interview with Automotive News in 2020 that if the Tesla Cybertruck was a flop , the company could develop a more “traditional” pickup design.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call

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Elon Musk also personally thanks Viecha for his contributions to the company. The company’s vehicles are loaded with hardware designed for autonomous driving, so it only makes sense to use the vehicles for useful tasks. He also noted noted that Tesla had a long period of prosperity from 2019.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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Project installations are also getting faster, with the company achieving 4X installation and commissioning speed since 2019. Actuators, battery packs, and Optimus’ other key components are custom designed by Tesla. Fantastic progress by @elonmusk here in Austin, TX. That’s pretty incredible.

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