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Tesla delivered 367,500 vehicles in 2019; up 50% from 2018 and within guidance

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Tesla Motors reported record production in Q4 of approximately 112,000 vehicles. In 2019, Tesla delivered approximately 367,500 vehicles, 50% more than the previous year and in line with its full-year guidance. Tesla Q4 production and deliveries. Production (vehicles). Deliveries (vehicles).

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EPA settles with Tesla over Clean Air Act violations at Fremont plant; $275K penalty

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Tesla Motors Inc. EPA found Clean Air Act violations at Tesla’s automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. Under the settlement, Tesla agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty.

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Elon Musk confirms Tesla’s $1.4 billion loan for Giga Shanghai was paid off early

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On October 4, 2021, @jpr007 , a Tesla enthusiast on Twitter, showed documentation that Tesla had officially paid off its entire $1.4 The loan was announced in December 2019, and appeared to have no balance as of Tesla’s Q2 2021 financial documentation. Tesla paid the loan back nine years early.

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Tesla’s ‘massive recall’ in China due to ‘braking issues’ isn’t a recall at all

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million Tesla cars in China is not a recall at all. Reports are indicating that 1,104,622 Model Y and Model 3 vehicles manufactured between January 2019 and April 2023, as well as “some imported Model S, Model X, and Model 3” units, lack giving the driver the ability to “choose the regenerative braking strategy.”

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Review: “Getting Ready for Model 3”

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We have enormous respect for Tesla Motors, for their engineering prowess, their manufacturing abilities, and their forward thinking, risk-tolerant leadership. We were the first outside company in what I call the Tesla “ecosystem,” and we’ve had an opportunity to observe the company for quite some time.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

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The planned cell output of the Gigafactory in 2020 exceeds 2013 global production by current manufacturers, Tesla said. By the end of the first year of volume production of its mass market vehicle, Tesla expects the Gigafactory to have driven down the per kWh cost of the Tesla battery pack by more than 30%.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement.

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