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Tesla boosts its data collection team with hiring ramp for Prototype Vehicle Operators

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Tesla seems to be putting a lot of effort into boosting its vehicle data collection team, with the electric vehicle maker going live with job openings for Prototype Vehicle Operators across multiple states in the US. In the job’s description, Tesla notes that Prototype Vehicle Operators will be part of its vehicle data collection team.

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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

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Tesla’s war with laws that prohibit the direct sale of cars to consumers continues to wage on, but the automaker is making progress across the United States. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Tesla to sell its cars and will open three new locations in the State. Holcomb also granted Tesla this license.

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UAW says ‘strike is working,’ as GM concessions prevent added walkouts

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Friday was the first deadline in two weeks in which the UAW didn’t order additional workers to walk out of facilities operated by the automakers after the union threatened to target a GM plant in Arlington, Texas that builds the Cadillac Escalade. “GM has agreed to lay the foundation for a just transition [to EVs],” Fain added.

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Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

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Wallbox will also showcase its extensive line of hardware and software solutions for the home, business and public sectors at CES 2022, including: Pulsar Plus (40A and 48A) - Wallbox’s best-selling home charger worldwide is compatible with all EVs, including Teslas, using the Tesla-provided J1772 adapter.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Tesla, Palo Alto, Calif. Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif. Arlington, Texas Ionic liquids as novel lubricant additives for HVAC compressors for enhanced efficiency and durability, $150,000 Ingersoll Rand, Bloomington, Minn. SunPower, San Jose, Calif.

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What is Tesla’s Mystery Magnet?

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The problem here is physics, which not even Tesla can alter. And at a recent magnetics conference Ping Liu , a professor at the University of Texas in Arlington, asked other researchers what they thought of Tesla’s announcement. “No Tesla did not respond to an e-mail asking for elaboration of Campbell’s comment.)

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Wallbox enters first phase of build-out for US EV charger plant; 500k units/year by 2025

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Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, has begun construction at its Arlington, Texas manufacturing facility, the company’s first US-based EV charger manufacturing facility.

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