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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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In 2015, the company admitted to cheating on emissions standards through the use of its “clean diesel” products , and it later paid out over $9.5 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.,

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

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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., To make matters worse for Renault and Volkswagen, BMC undercut both the Dauphine and the Beetle on price with the Austin Mini , which made its US-market debut as a 1960 model. about five years later).

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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. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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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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