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Tesla gets big win in Texas with NACS requirement

Teslarati

Tesla got a big win in Texas yesterday as the Lone Star State said it would require companies to include the automaker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector in its electric vehicle charging stations if they want to be eligible for federal funding. Reuters initially reported the story.

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New family of affordable Teslas detailed: ‘multiple’ EVs coming as part of 20 million vehicle push

EV Central

The long-hyped circa-$40,000 Tesla Model 2 didn’t break cover at the company’s investor day held at the Texas Gigafactory this morning. Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn said that the cost of building a Model 3 and Y halved when compared with a Model S and X. Nor did Tesla outline the rumoured radical updates to the Model 3 and Model Y.

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Kia will beat Rivian and Tesla into affordable mass-market EVs

Baua Electric

Although Rivian and Tesla are making headlines with planned expansions into mass-market electric vehicles, Kia is set to launch two affordable EVs of its own. More affordable EVs are coming Rivian unveiled its highly anticipated R2 electric SUV Thursday. It will include a tri-motor R3X , Rivian’s first high-performance compact EV.

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General Motors invests in stamping, new press lines for EV manufacturing

Teslarati

General Motors has invested nearly a half billion dollars into stamping and new press lines for electric vehicle manufacturing at its Marion, Indiana, metal stamping operations plant. Tesla has developed numerous manufacturing efficiencies through the years to increase production output while improving overall build quality.

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SpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal

Teslarati

SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly ordinary and expected step made extraordinary by the fact that those tanks will be built out of Starship parts. Instead, SpaceX has decided to design and build its own propellant storage tanks.

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

Teslarati

automotive groups have expressed concerns over the Seagull EV and other affordable mass-market EVs eventually coming to North America. However Tesla and other automakers have generally been considered to be targeting a $25,000 price tag, and while affordable, it’s still far greater than $10,000.

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Elon Musk’s $50K TX house is a humble prefab home that can be towed by a Model X

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has mentioned that he now lives in a ~$50K house at Starbase, Texas, where his private space company, SpaceX, is manufacturing its Starships. A 20×20 unit such as the one that Elon Musk owns is priced at only $50,000, less than the cost of a Model Y Long Range Dual Motor AWD. What do you think?

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