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Tesla shares battery info on upcoming affordable compact vehicle

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Tesla officially published its Master Plan Part 3 recently. The company shared battery information about its upcoming Tesla compact vehicle in Master Plan Part 3. Tesla revealed that one of its next-generation vehicles will be a compact car using lithium iron phosphate cells in a 53 kWh battery pack.

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Tesla $7,500 credit up front, Toyota affordable EVs, Ram electric vans: Today’s Car News

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Toyota pushes back about the viability of affordable EVs. And Tesla buyers can now get the $7,500 EV tax credit up front—if they qualify. Tesla has started applying the EV tax credit at the time of purchase —via its own website and affecting the up-front amount buyers will need to pay when buying a new Tesla.

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CATL teases Tesla batteries for robotaxi fleet

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CATL’s Chairman (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) teased Tesla batteries for the robotaxt fleet. Tesla will use idle equipment from Chinese supplier CATL at Gigafactory Nevada. He confirmed that CATL will supply battery machinery to Tesla Giga Nevada last month. billion expansion earlier this year.

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Panasonic sees bigger cells as key to affordable EVs but is skeptical of Tesla format change

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In a rare interview, Panasonic's EV battery boss provided a glimpse of the company's response to the larger battery cells promoted by client Tesla. Speaking to Bloomberg, Yasuaki Takamoto said bigger cells are the key to affordable electric cars, but indicated he's not convinced by Tesla's proposed cell format.

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Tesla Semi will be incredibly affordable with US’ revamped EV tax credit

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Long-range all-electric trucks like the Tesla Semi will not come cheap. Battery costs are declining quickly, but even Tesla still lists its 300-mile Semi variant with an estimated starting price of $150,000. The Tesla Semi would likely qualify for these incentives. link] — @Tacuru007 (@tacuru007) July 28, 2022.

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BYD produces 200K units of its most affordable EV 

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The BYD Seagull made headlines as one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market. Elon Musk says Tesla will build €25k EV at Giga Berlin Forbes speculated that the Seagull, labeled Blade, might be equipped with BYD’s lithium-ion phosphate batteries. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Toyota is poised to make affordability, not range, at the center of its EV play

Green Car Reports

Toyota’s onslaught of battery electric vehicles is likely to arrive later than those from other automakers. But when these models appear, don’t expect Tesla range numbers—or Tesla prices.