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Tesla will build next-gen/cheaper electric cars in Texas rather than Mexico first

Electrek

A new excerpt from Elon Musk’s biography confirms that Tesla will build its first next-generation electric cars in Texas rather than at the upcoming Gigafactory Mexico. This should be reassuring amid potential delays in building the new plant.

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Tesla Giga Texas is Austin’s largest private employer: Report

Teslarati

Tesla Giga Texas is Austin’s largest private employer. Tesla has worked hard on Giga Texas, which is home to the Cybertruck, Model Y, 4680 battery cells, and other innovative projects. According to Bloomberg, Tesla Giga Texas posted its headcount by 86%, making it the largest private employer in Austin.

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H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

Green Car Congress

in close collaboration with GTI and The University of Texas at Austin, has launched a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond. Frontier Energy, Inc., It is first time that both sources of renewable hydrogen will be used in the same project.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk considering building EV plant in Indonesia: official

Teslarati

On the heels of the CEO’s visit to Indonesia for Starlink’s official launch, coordinating minister of investment Luhut Pandjaitan stated that Musk is also considering a potential electric vehicle plant in the country. Is it possible to build an EV battery plant here, precursor cathode. We made an offer.

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Tesla moves Giga Texas outbound lot to larger area

Teslarati

Tesla has relocated its outbound deliveries to a new, larger parking lot area at Gigafactory Texas, as the automaker continues ramping up production of the Cybertruck. The changes come as Tesla continues ramping up production of the Cybertruck , as many reservation holders await their orders of the new electric pickup.

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Tesla To Build Semi Megacharging Stations From Texas To California — Maybe

CleanTechnica EVs

Last year, Tesla unveiled its electric Semi in an initial order for PepsiCo at the company’s Modesto distribution facility. Now, as the company looks to expand the reach of the electric Semis, Tesla has requested funding from the U.S. government to build nine Megacharging stations, which are expected to run from Texas to California.

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Inside Tesla Giga Texas: The Machine That Builds The Machine

CleanTechnica EVs

As such, last week I got to experience being inside the machine that builds the machine, where I blissfully wandered through the trance- and techno-fueled hallways of dancing robots. However, before I share my adventures inside Giga Texas, I want to first drive home the importance of […].

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