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Tesla uses new law to get Giga Texas removed from city environmental regulations

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Tesla has used a new law passed in Texas in September to remove its massive production facility east of Austin from city environmental regulations. Senate Bill 2038, approved on September 1, 2023, now allows landowners on the outskirts of major Texas cities to petition for removal from Austin’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.

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Tesla Giga Texas wins over analysts with manufacturing prowess, but there’s a catch

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Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) Giga Texas won over analysts at Deutsche Bank with its robust manufacturing prowess after a tour was given to the firm by the automaker. However, the short-term outlook seems to indicate that Tesla may need “to take additional price cuts in a weakening environment, which could put further pressure on earnings.”

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Texas A&M researchers develop framework to identify health impacts of self-driving vehicles

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Texas A&M University researchers have developed a conceptual model to identify systematically the potential health impacts of self-driving vehicles. misinterpretation of data; and poorly executed responses, which can jeopardize the reliability of AVs and cause serious safety consequences in an automated environment.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted at Giga Texas wind tunnel

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The Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted at the Giga Texas wind tunnel ahead of its production launch later this year. Now, the Cybertruck has been spotted at the Giga Texas wind tunnel in what many believe to be “production-ready” form. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Tesla Gigafactory Texas earns “Manufacturing Project of the Year” award

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Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas has been named as the “Manufacturing Project of the Year” by Area Development Magazine. The award was highlighted recently by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who shared the exciting update on Twitter. . It was not just Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas facility that earned high praise.

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Right Wing Texans Love Electric Cars, If You Don’t Say “Environment”

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Smith was giving a presentation entitled “Selling EVs Is Easy, Even in Texas!” 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. Take the […]

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Tesla wows Deutsche Bank in Giga Texas tour, analysts are ‘all in’

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During the meeting, analysts were given a tour of Giga Texas and a deeper look at Tesla’s plans. Deutsche Bank analysts specifically noted that manufacturing improvements at Giga Texas would likely help Tesla maintain high profitability, despite the economic headwinds that Elon Musk pointed out during the Shareholder Meeting.

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