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Tesla Model 3 ‘Highland’ trial production, delivery date rumors swirl in China

Teslarati

Rumors of Tesla’s redesigned Model 3, known as “Highland,” are continuing to swirl in China, and there are even indications that the vehicle has already started to be built and deliveries could occur as soon as October. The Highland Model 3 has been in development for more than a year. I’d love to chat!

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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

Green Car Congress

Eramet owns perpetual mining rights over a major lithium concession, in the form of brine, located on the Andean highlands in the province of Salta in Argentina. The competitiveness of the Eramet DLE process ranks it in the first quartile of the cash cost curve of the lithium industry (cash cost of c.$3,500/t Background.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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And how should we think about them in the context of like, the Model 3 Highland update? What will these models be like relative to that and given the quick timeframe, Model 3 Highland has required a lot of work and a lot of retooling, maybe you can help put that all in context. Thank you, and I have a follow up please.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries. Ford and SCE will explore whether these batteries have other uses that could reduce their cost to consumers. "By partnering with these two industries. Joint Press Release ) 4/4/07 Ford Motor Co. unit, said. "We

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