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Tesla X is OCTA’s first all-electric vanpool vehicle

Green Car Congress

The Orange County (CA) Transportation Authority (OCTA) has a Tesla Model X SUV as its first all-electric vehicle in the OCTA Vanpool program. The all-electric vanpool vehicle is being used by five employees who work in Seal Beach at the Naval Weapons Station.

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Tesla VP Public Policy Rohan Patel departs company after 8-year stint

Teslarati

Tesla Vice President for Public Policy and Business Development Rohan Patel has announced that he is leaving the electric vehicle maker. Patel announced his departure from Tesla in a post on his personal account in social media platform X. You all are my lifelong friends and I’ll always have your back.

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Tesla Cybertruck to be used in Boring Company Vegas Loop

Teslarati

The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop may soon become an ideal location where people can experience the Tesla Cybertruck firsthand. Both The Boring Company and the City of Las Vegas have been teasing the Cybertruck on social media. The Cybertruck is a very new vehicle, after all, and it is as striking as it is unusual.

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Top 10 EV battery manufacturers all Asian companies; China accounts for 56% of market, Korea 26% and Japan 10%

Green Car Congress

The top 10 global producers of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles are all Asian companies, according to an analysis posted on the Visual Capitalist. Chinese companies make up 56% of the EV battery market, followed by Korean companies (26%) and Japanese manufacturers (10%).

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Tesla & other companies form EMA to promote electric mobility in Mexico

Teslarati

Tesla and a few other companies recently announced the launch of the Electro Mobility Association (EMA) to promote the production and purchase of electric vehicles in Mexico. Along with representatives from Tesla, Chinese automaker BYD, Europe’s Volvo, JAC, SEV, and Vemo formed the EMA.

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Tesla garners support from charging companies for NACS connector

Teslarati

Tesla is garnering support from charging companies on Monday for its North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector after several high-profile companies have agreed to partnerships with the automaker also to adopt it. Earlier today, we already covered some of the companies that have adopted NACS.

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China company completes 1500 km road test of Tesla Semi inspired electric truck

The Driven EV News

Cleaner and cheaper road freight is just around the corner with the rapid development of all-electric trucks, with one Chinese company completing a 1,500km road test. The post China company completes 1500 km road test of Tesla Semi inspired electric truck appeared first on The Driven.

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