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General Motors has a growing Tesla repair business

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General Motors (GM) has started to repair Tesla vehicles at its dealerships, making it a growing new business for the legacy automaker. As a long-established automaker, General Motors has an extensive network of dealerships that offer repair services. That’s a growing business for us.

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Texas requiring Tesla NACS connectors on state-funded chargers

Green Car Reports

Texas officials on Tuesday said EV charging sites looking to tap state funds must include Tesla connectors alongside the Combined Charging Standard (CCS) connector that has been the default up until now.

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Leave It to Beaver: Mercedes Opens More Fast Chargers at Texas Buc-ee’s Stores

The Truth About Cars

Some Texas locations of the kitschy, massive stores are getting Mercedes-Benz’s DC fast charging stations, and many more are expected by the end of 2024. The store chain operates 48 locations, mainly in the South, with 34 of them in Texas alone. Other travel stops and gas station chains are working toward similar goals.

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General Motors invests in stamping, new press lines for EV manufacturing

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General Motors has invested nearly a half billion dollars into stamping and new press lines for electric vehicle manufacturing at its Marion, Indiana, metal stamping operations plant. Tesla utilizes Giga Press technology at both Fremont and Gigafactory Texas , and has displayed it on numerous occasions.

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GM and Shell to offer renewable energy solutions to US homeowners, EV owners and suppliers; Texas first

Green Car Congress

General Motors and Shell, through its wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy, LLC, are collaborating to provide comprehensive energy solutions programs to GM’s customers and supply chain partners, including fixed-rate home energy plans backed by 100% renewable energy resources. of EV charging.

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Tesla NACS Texas mandate gets push back from EV Charging firms: Report

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Some EV charger makers and operators in Texas have opposed the Lone Star state’s Tesla NACS mandate. According to a document seen by Reuters , a group of EV charging firms claims that Texas’ Tesla NACS mandate is premature. Lucid Motors has also expressed some concern over the rapid adoption of Tesla NACS.

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Tesla gets big win in Texas with NACS requirement

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Tesla got a big win in Texas yesterday as the Lone Star State said it would require companies to include the automaker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector in its electric vehicle charging stations if they want to be eligible for federal funding. Reuters initially reported the story. I’d love to chat!

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