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Elon Musk responds to Tesla-BYD 2023 Q4 production comparison

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the comparisons being drawn by various media outlets regarding his company and high-powered Chinese rival BYD, which outpaced Musk’s company in terms of production of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023. In fact, it operates energy products and builds batteries.

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Tesla expands with new 35,000-square-foot building near Giga Texas

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Tesla is expanding its presence in Texas as it snapped up a building located in Hutto, located about 25 miles north of its Gigafactory in Austin. million in renovations to the building, which is located off of U.S. It expects to start renovating the building as soon as this month. Tesla plans at least $1.5

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Tesla rolls out new steering yoke with physical center horn, better build quality

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The new steering yoke is fitted with a center horn, more stitching, and an improvement in overall build quality. Even such a solution, however, was fairly pale in comparison to the simplicity of a physical horn in the center. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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BYD confirms plans to build passenger EVs at one or two factories in Europe

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Months after publicly announcing expansions outside of China into Japan and Europe, a BYD executive has confirmed the automaker’s intentions to build EVs at not just one but possibly two separate factories in Europe. The executive was also very candid about BYD ’s future, its comparisons to Tesla, and how it intends to expand overseas.

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Rivian design boss shares how R2 builds off R1S and R1T at a lower price

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Rivian R2 vs R1S size comparison (Source: Rivian) Speaking with Design Milk , the company’s design boss said Rivian wants R2 to reach many more customers. New upgrades will enable Rivian to build up to 215,000 vehicles annually, up from 150,000 previously, while slashing costs. At least, not as much as with R2.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. That’s not to say that over the coming years, as we build a brand-new closed-loop recycling industry, that that doesn’t start to verticalize a little bit more.

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EU Innovation Fund grants €108M to RWE’s waste-to-hydrogen project FUREC

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As part of the FUREC project, RWE plans to build a pre-treatment plant in Zevenellen, Limburg, to convert non-recyclable municipal solid waste (MSW) into solid recovered fuel pellets. For comparison: This is equivalent to the output of a 700-megawatt offshore wind farm with coupled electrolyzers. textiles, paper).

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