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Tesla beefs up India executive team with Porsche alumnus

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Samir Jain, who previously worked for Porsche, will assume the position of “Lead Aftersales – Regional Service Manager – India,” according to his LinkedIn page. He was earlier Head of Aftersales at Porsche India and also responsible for Porsche BEV Rollout. New Tesla India Hiring Alert*.

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Big DEED turnout in Dayton 

Electric Auto Association

The 28 privately-owned and 5 dealership-owned electric vehicles (EVs) were viewed by well over 100 EV enthusIasts in a parking garage at the Austin Landing retail center between Dayton and Cincinnati. Jeffrey Pizza of White Allen Euro Group with Porsch Taycan. We also had two private Kia Soul EV s on display and a Nissan LEAF.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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Credit: Bloomberg During the same period of time, Tesla has expanded significantly with the addition of new production facilities in Austin, Texas, within the U.S., Since taking over and retaining his title as head of Porsche , Blume has managed new partnerships and hopes to fix issues at Cariad, the automaker’s in-house software developer.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Porsche Taycan 6,822. Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan.

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Is Elon Musk Back In “Production Hell” With Tesla’s 4680 Battery?

Cars That Think

The enlarged, cylindrical 4680 cell , which Tesla first teased at its Battery Day last September , brings its own sky-high hopes and challenges: If Tesla can pull off in-house, vertically integrated battery manufacturing, and the cell performs as advertised, the 4680 could fuel Musk's dreams to build millions of EVs a year around the world.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

Tesla hopes to open its first greenfield car factory in Austin by year end.) That frugal operation is boosted by a 924-volt architecture (versus 400 volts for Tesla, and 800 for Porsche's Taycan) whose benefits include restoring up to 300 miles of range in 20 minutes on a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger. miles per kilowatt hour.

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