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Elon Musk considers South Korea for next Tesla Gigafactory location: report

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South Korea’s presidential office revealed that President Yoon Suk-Yeol and Elon Musk conversed about Tesla in a video call on Wednesday, November 23. During the video call, Elon Musk reportedly told President Yoon that he considered South Korea one of the top candidates for a Tesla factory in Asia, reported Reuters.

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A look at Tesla’s potential new Gigafactory locations: Mexico, Canada, Indonesia or South Korea

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Sources close to the matter told Bloomberg News that Tesla plans to announce its new gigafactory in Mexico later this week. The EV manufacturer has already established a good business relationship with the state government of Nuevo Leon. Tesla South Korea. Tesla Giga Mexico. Tesla Indonesia.

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Elon Musk: Chip shortage is a “short term” problem that will likely be over next year

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So it was an incredibly intense effort of planning new chips, writing new firmware, integrating it to the vehicle and testing it in order to maintain production,” Musk wrote. Efforts are also seemingly underway to ensure that Tesla’s chip supply is as robust as possible in the near future.

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Bajaj Auto expands engineering skills training to Tier 2, 3 cities | Autocar Professional

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Only 5% of the Indian workforce has received formal skill training, compared to 80% and 96% in developed economies like Japan and South Korea, respectively. This disparity creates a significant bottleneck, hindering growth across construction, manufacturing, IT, transportation, and logistics sectors.

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Stellantis, LG Power enforcing ‘contingency plans’ for EV battery plant in Canada

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OTTAWA — Stellantis and South Korea’s LG Power Resolution are enforcing “contingency plans” similar to a more-than $4-billion battery plant funding in Canada since the federal govt has now not delivered on its guarantees, a Stellantis spokesperson stated. billion ($1.1 billion ($1.1 Thomas, Ontario.

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The Tesla Cybertruck’s most formidable rival gets a bullish battery supply update

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LG Chem argued that SK Innovation hired over 70 of its former employees to access sensitive information about battery manufacturing processes, then destroyed pertinent evidence to cover its tracks. . Don’t hesitate to contact us for news tips. Just send a message to tips@teslarati.com to give us a heads up.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

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The EV6 will be produced in South Korea and go on-sale in select global markets starting from the second half of 2021, with online reservations beginning from March 30 in some markets. According to the Asian auto industry gurus at ZoZo Go , it’s the strongest product debut in the history of four-wheeled vehicles.

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