CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 14, 2022

Tesla recently gave representatives from Austin-based universities a tour of Giga Texas. The University of Texas–Austin’s McCombs School of Business shared a post on LinkedIn giving a “Texas-sized thank you” to Tesla for welcoming Dean Lillian Mills and the University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Gigafactory Texas could have an event similar to the “Giga Fest,” a County fair-style event that the automaker held at Gigafactory Berlin this past weekend. Tours, another rave, and some famous Texas BBQ would be ideally the perfect scenario, and Musk seems to be on board with the party idea.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 13, 2022

Tesla’s Giga Texas will be building the Model Y Standard Range All-Wheel Drive. During the grand opening of Giga Texas, TeslaRaj explored one of the new Model Ys — the one that I mentioned in a previous article that was beautifully wrapped with the Cyber Rodeo logo emblazoned on the front. Troy Teslike notes that […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 17, 2022

US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh was recently given a tour of Giga Texas by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The visit preceded the planned Giga Texas grand opening, which is scheduled for April 7. The gigafactory is also Tesla’s new headquarters.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 2, 2023

The city of Austin, and specifically its public transportation agency, made one of the most exciting EV announcements of the past year, while the state of Texas went out there and pushed to […] It’s ironic — this week’s Cleantech Leader of the Week is the capital city of this week’s Cleantech Laggard of the Week.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Tesla is closer to delivering its Giga Texas–made Model Ys. Tesla has produced several Model Y all-electric crossovers at Giga Texas, and the EPA told Teslarati that once it approves the Texas-made Model Y, Tesla will be able […].

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Tesla may be quite silent about the progress of its 4680 cells and structural battery packs, but recent sightings of Model Y test bodies in Gigafactory Texas suggest that the rollout of the innovative technology may be closer than expected. Watch Joe Tegtmeyer’s recent drone flyover of the Giga Texas site in the video below.

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Teslarati

JULY 8, 2022

In a bid to help newcomers to electric vehicles transition more quickly and efficiently, Octopus Energy has begun to offer an “EV Concierge” service to help customers buy and integrate an EV into their lives. This service searches for and helps users through the leasing process for a new or used electric vehicle.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2022

Tesla is gearing up for its “Cyber Rodeo” at Gigafactory Texas tomorrow, and new images from those near the new electric vehicle production facility appear to show the automaker plans to make it a day to remember. Tesla begins inviting 15,000 guests to ‘Cyber Rodeo’ at Gigafactory Texas.

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Teslarati

APRIL 14, 2021

Recent reports have indicated that Taiwan’s Pegatron has selected a site in El Paso, Texas, for an upcoming production facility that would provide parts for American electric car maker Tesla. The post Tesla supplier Pegatron is building a parts plant in Texas appeared first on TESLARATI.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 14, 2021

Recently, Texas took a pretty harsh stance against owners of electric vehicles by proposing Senate Bill 1728, which would punish EV owners for simply owning an EV. That sounds cliche, but in essence, this is exactly what the bill is doing while being disguised as “fairness.”

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Baua Electric

APRIL 23, 2024

Tesla announced that it is changing its product plan to introduce cheaper electric cars to be built on its current production lines. Tesla has been working on its ‘next-generation vehicle platform’ that is expected to enable a new manufacturing process called “unboxed” that should produce cheaper electric vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Lucid is challenging the Texas dealer franchise law in federal court, arguing that it is anti-competitive and unfair to consumers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 9, 2021

Preparation of Tesla Model Y production at the automaker’s Gigafactory Texas has gained momentum lately. A few images from inside Giga Texas have leaked via a local observer, Joe Tegtmeyer. These images show that a test vehicle production line is now functional at this car manufacturing plant.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Tesla is now well within the fourth quarter of 2022, and the electric vehicle maker is hard at work improving its newest Gigafactory. Based on recent permits filed by the EV maker and images taken around the massive electric car factory, it appears that Tesla is upgrading the facility’s paint shop.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

It doesn’t matter if its cars are already the best-selling electric cars in the market. The Fremont Factory today is already the United States’ most productive vehicle plant, but in the grand scheme of things, it is actually Tesla’s least efficient electric vehicle factory.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 2, 2022

Tesla is planning to expand the Gigafactory Texas general assembly area by 500,000 square feet, as revealed in a permit filed by the automaker with the city of Austin, Texas. Public records from the Austin Build + Connect (ABC) website show that Tesla has applied for an expansion of Giga Texas by 500,000 sq. ft. […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 28, 2021

The Texas legislative session is coming to an end, and a bill that would have allowed Tesla (and other EV manufacturers) to directly sell vehicles in the state died in committee. This means that Tesla will be in the absurd position of having to ship made-in-Texas vehicles out of the state and then ship them […].

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

California officially sold 1 million electric vehicles this month, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC) Chair David Hochschild. California is home to many EV automakers, including Tesla, the leading pure electric car manufacturer in the market today. Tesla’s Fremont Factory is located in California.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Tesla has officially launched its insurance platform in Texas and has a neat way of determining how Tesla owners receive their rates. The insurance rates are determined based upon Tesla’s evaluation of drivers’ real-time driving behavior on the road. Taking center stage is Tesla’s Safety Score system.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 30, 2021

By Roy from Texas I’m about to be 70 years old (70 is an interesting number and I’ll get to that in a minute…). I got my first electric vehicle in 1960 when I was 8 years old. My father (a mechanical wizard) took a defective 24 volt starter motor from a Beechcraft Twin Bonanza […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 24, 2022

The Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted arriving at Giga Texas, and it’s making a bit of buzz on Facebook and Twitter. It’s exciting to see the beautiful truck popping up, and although this isn’t the one I saw at AI Day, I think it’s really cool to see more videos of Tesla’s latest design updates […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 20, 2021

Pegatron, a company based out of Taiwan, will build a plant in El Paso, Texas, that will provide components for Tesla, Reuters reports. Pegatron officials said that the details of its overseas plant investments are still in the planning stages. Back in November, the company said it would set up a factory in the U.S. […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

With more electric vehicle choices than ever, EV sales in the US are hitting new heights. In just the first half of 2023, over 670,000 EVs were sold with over 80 percent of those fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs). It took 8 years for the first million EV sales – but now more than a […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Tesla Gigafactory Texas has reached a production rate of 3,000 Model Y (Model Ys?) Tesla has just hit another production milestone. That’s 156,000 Model Y SUVs/crossovers per year from this new factory, but expect the number to keep climbing quickly and end well above 156,000 a year in a year from now. Giga […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2023

Tesla announced a week ago that Giga Texas (its large factory just outside of Austin, Texas) had produced 10 million of the company’s new 4680 battery cells. That sounds like a lot! Well, let’s be honest, that is a lot! However, it’s probably not as many as you’d think on the surface. You have to […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Austin, Texas — A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better agenda, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Texas.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

Electrek can confirm that Tesla indeed put its upcoming ‘$25,000 electric car, sometimes referred to as ‘Model 2’, on the back burner despite what Elon Musk said. Tesla has been working on its ‘next-generation vehicle platform’ that is expected to enable much cheaper electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It appears that Tesla has tapped one of its strongest talents to help Gigafactory Texas ramp its operations. As per recent reports, Elon Musk has reportedly tapped Tesla China’s top executive Tom Zhu to help run and optimize Gigafactory Texas. Zhu is quite similar to Musk. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 27, 2022

Tesla has sent out invites to its Giga Texas celebration. The theme will be Cyber Rodeo. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted out the graphics just as the invites were sent out. I received one and will be attending for CleanTechnica. This will be my first time attending a rodeo.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 16, 2021

A new video of the Tesla Cybertruck at Giga Texas has found its way to TikTok and Twitter user Marc Benton, who shared the video on Twitter. In the video, construction workers get up close and personal with the Cybertruck. I wish I was a worker at Giga Austin about right now.pic.twitter.com/Bcn9GzHMFD — Marc Benton […].

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Teslarati

JULY 1, 2022

A Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery cells has been able to complete a charging session from 0% to 97% in 52 minutes. Tesla advocate Ryan Levenson of The Kilowatts , who maintains several electric vehicles that he rents out on Turo, recently took delivery of a Texas-made Dual Motor Model Y.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 2, 2021

Proposed Texas Senate Bill 1728 (SB 1728) will make Tesla and EV owners pay an additional $200 EV tax if passed. The claim is that EV owners need to “pay their fair share” and “make up for” fuel taxes they don’t pay that support the state’s road and transportation infrastructure.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

According to reports, US President Biden said that the Australian electric vehicle charging company Tritium DCFC will build a charging pile factory in Tennessee, USA, which will have a “ripple effect” that will benefit American workers and the entire planet. Biden said charging electric cars in the U.S.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 6, 2023

Recently, we did a story about the 2023 NADA convention and goat roping in Dallas, where Slate correspondent Alexander Sammon got a chance to speak to Buzz Smith, a former car salesman turned blogger who bills himself as The EV-angelist. Smith was giving a presentation entitled “Selling EVs Is Easy, Even in Texas!”

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

California-based electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive announced the launch of leasing for its R1T electric pickup for customers in some U.S. States appeared first on Electric Cars Report. Rivian says it plans […] The post You Can Now Lease A Rivian R1T In Select U.S.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2013

If you bought an electric car to try and save a few dollars on gas, you may start to find it a little more difficult in some states. Texas is the latest to consider an extra tax on electric vehicles to make up for lost gas revenue, helping to raise money for road maintenance. According to state Rep.

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