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Tesla formally moves headquarters to Austin, TX

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Elon Musk announced that Austin, Texas has formally become the site of the company’s main headquarters. “I’m excited to announce that we’ll be moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” Elon Musk said to much applause at the latest Annual Shareholders Meeting.

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Tesla’s solar neighborhood in Austin could help TX learn if renewables are viable

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Last week, Elon Musk announced Tesla’s first involvement in a major housing development project in Austin, Texas. Easton Park is a 2,400-acre community southwest of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, as per the Austin Business Journal. Starting prices for homes in Easton Park are at the low-$300,000 range.

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VW’s Diess says Berlin and Austin Gigafactory ramp should slow Tesla

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Volkswagen AG’s CEO Herbert Diess said Tesla’s production ramps at both the Berlin and Austin Gigafactories should slow the company down enough for the German automaker to catch up. Add in skyrocketing raw material prices and other part shortages and it makes production extremely difficult.

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Tesla’s Musk meeting with China brass ‘key point’ with ongoing EV price wars

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Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk landed in China earlier this week to discuss a variety of topics with government brass, and analysts see it as a “key point” of the automaker as the ongoing EV price war continues. Mentioning companies like BYD, Nio, and Xpeng, Wedbush notes Tesla is far from the only EV powerhouse in the region.

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All four Tesla Models receive late-night price increases

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On Friday, all four Tesla Models received late-night price increases, ranging from $2,000 for the Model Y Long Range and Model 3 Standard Range+ to $5,000 for the Model S and Model X Long Range configurations. Tesla’s revamped versions of its flagship vehicles, the Model S and Model X, also both received price bumps late Friday night.

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Tesla price cut: Model Y undercuts Model 3 by $5,000 with tax credit

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Tesla on Saturday once again cut prices on several of its models for the U.S. market, as part of around-the-world price cuts. The base price of the Model Y rear-wheel drive has dropped $2,000 versus last week, to $44,630, while the Model Y Long Range AWD price has dropped by the same amount to $49,630. at Fremont.

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Tesla’s huge price cuts are hitting the stock one way and its outlook in another

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Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) pushed huge price cuts on its vehicles in both the United States and China within the past few weeks, but the automaker’s decision is hitting the stock in one way and its outlook in another. After the Austin-based automaker slashed prices by as much as $13,000 in the United States and 13.5

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