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A look at Tesla’s potential new Gigafactory locations: Mexico, Canada, Indonesia or South Korea

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Tesla has an exclusive customs lane for parts from the Nuevo Leon border into Texas. Elon Musk teased a possible gigafactory in Canada during Giga Texas’ Cyber Rodeo event earlier this year. Earlier this year, Champagne emphasized that Canada hopes to be the auto industry’s new “ supplier of choice.”

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. In 2010 Nissan used it in its Leaf electric car.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. But things are looking up for electric. Plus, battery costs are rapidly decreasing and the public is warming up to the idea of electric cars. Another hot topic in the auto world is autonomous rides. Make all AVs electric.

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Tesla sold 75% of EVs in Q1 2022, maintaining its dominance on the US market

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According to Kelley Blue Book’s (KKB) data , Tesla dominated the United States electric vehicle market in the first quarter. Tesla vehicle sales accounted for 75% of all EVs sold between January and March 2022. Tesla also still dealt with ongoing supply chain challenges last quarter, similar to other automakers in the industry.

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Tesla is redefining the “Made in China” moniker with Giga Shanghai: report

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It comments positively by saying Tesla accelerates transformation of entire auto industry & how it redefines MIC as high-quality prod in foreign markets. It simply ensured that the vehicles produced in Gigafactory Shanghai were on par, if not better, than the cars that it was producing in the Fremont Factory.

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On the Shoulder of Giants: How the Tesla Cybertruck’s ambitious camper is willing itself into being

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It takes a hyper-futuristic camper to match a cyberpunk pickup truck that looks like it’s from the future, after all. . This is because ultimately, campers, even those as ambitious as the Cyberlandr, are nowhere near as complex as a whole electric car. . So we’re looking at all four of those.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2021 earnings call summary

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Tesla’s ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) first-quarter earnings call comes on the heels of an impressive quarter that saw the electric car maker post $10.389 billion in revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.93, beating Wall Street’s expectations. The Model 3 became the world’s best-selling premium sedan, electric or otherwise.

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