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Elon Musk’s Twitter to roll out pay-per-article model for news in May

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Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk noted on Saturday that his social media platform would soon roll out a pay-per-article model for news articles, likely as early as next month. “Rolling out next month, this platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per-article basis with one click. .

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(More) Breaking News! California Electricity Prices are Still High!

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An article last week in the New York Times drew new attention to the ongoing debate about the impacts of electricity deregulation, … Continue Reading (More) Breaking News! California Electricity Prices are Still High! Is it deregulation or is it just California?

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Another Tesla price cut possible thanks to plummeting lithium prices

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Tesla is poised to benefit from rapidly dropping lithium prices, particularly in China, where the automaker produces nearly half of its vehicles. Hence, the price of EVs has become intertwined with the cost of lithium , which has slowly become cheaper thanks to massive investments worldwide. But how could this affect Tesla pricing?

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Albemarle may lower capex if lithium prices stay low – ET Auto

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Albemarle pointed to higher EV sales in China in April, including at major automaker BYD, as a positive sign for lithium prices, but cautioned that current pricing would limit new projects from getting off the ground. “If prices stayed where they were today, you’d see us ramping capex down. billion and USD 1.8

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Albemarle profit just misses estimates on weak lithium prices – ET Auto

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Lithium prices had fallen by more than 80% in the year up to March, according to a basket tracked by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Albemarle , the world’s largest producer of lithium for electric vehicle batteries , on Wednesday missed first quarter profit estimates on lower prices. Prices in the unit fell 89%.

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Ford, Audi, VW EV prices collapse on used market during Q1

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The used EV market has dramatically changed during Q1, with top sellers from Ford, Audi, and Volkswagen (VW) seeing their prices collapse. Due to supply shortages globally, primarily affecting computer chip production, new vehicle inventories hit record lows, forcing used vehicle prices to record highs. over sticker.

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Used Tesla vehicles crush industry average depreciation despite price cuts

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Used Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys aren’t depreciating nearly as fast as their luxury vehicle counterparts, despite five price cuts in the year’s first quarter. One concern many Tesla owners have shared online following the series of price cuts implemented by Tesla is that their vehicles would, in turn, dramatically depreciate.

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