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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. TeslaIndia #TCIN pic.twitter.com/U8hTmCNe6e.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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automaker’s lineup-wide price cuts made throughout this year. 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., and overseas in Shanghai, China and outside of Berlin, Germany.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

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But then another rear-engined European import showed up, with a price tag similar to the Beetle's and two additional doors. It wasn't as quick on the ice as his Porsche 356-engined Beetle, but he held onto it until it rusted to nothingness (i.e., Plymouth's cheapest 1960 Valiant four-door had a $2,033 price tag.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Porsche Taycan 6,822. Bolstered by production in China for that key market, soon to be augmented by new plants in Austin, Texas, and Germany, Tesla does not appear to be looking back, but if it did would continue to see other automakers in its rearview mirror. Bolts jolts the market with 200+ miles of range and an affordable price.

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

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

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And where current Tesla packs feature what Munro calls "a crappy cooling design" with thermal channels between cells—superfluous, because most heat is concentrated at cell ends—Munro says 4680 cells will rest atop a liquid-cooled thermal plate that's become a staple of EVs from GM, Ford, Volkswagen, Porsche, or Rivian.

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