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Tesla has installed the Powerwall 250,000 times

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Tesla announced yesterday that it has installed 250,000 Powerwalls globally, a tremendous milestone for the sustainable energy company. Tesla is widely characterized as an automotive company, even though CEO Elon Musk expects the entity’s energy business to be just as large as the automotive side within the next few years.

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Tesla agrees to pay fine, install solar project in air quality case with Bay Area Air District

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Tesla has agreed to pay a $1 million fine and install a solar roof project on top of its Fremont Factory in Northern California as part of a settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). Tesla was found to have 33 separate violations at the Fremont Factory, the BAAQMD said in a press release.

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Porsche Humiliates Tesla at the Nürburgring

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Zuffenhausen has knocked Tesla off its perch as king of the ‘ring, throwing down an all-electric lap time within a shout of the bonkers Rimac Nevera. minutes on the Nordschleife, officially 26 seconds faster than the last Taycan effort in 2022 and over 17 seconds fleeter than the Tesla Model S Plaid's 7:25.23 lap in mid-March.

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Tesla Solar Roof lawsuit proceeds but gets trimmed by District Judge

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Back in May 2021, homeowners Matthew Amans and Babak Malek filed a Tesla Solar Roof lawsuit over what they argued was a “bait and switch” strategy from the electric vehicle maker. The homeowners alleged that Tesla had committed fraud and a contract breach. “Tesla cannot bear that ‘heavy burden’ here. .

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Tesla acquiring SolarCity in $2.6B all-stock deal; expected close of transaction in Q4

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Tesla and SolarCity reached agreement for the automaker’s purchase of the solar company in an all-stock deal valued at $2.6 billion proposal made by Tesla just over a month ago. SolarCity will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tesla. is on both Tesla and SolarCity boards. Earlier post.)

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New batch of Tesla Model Y bodies spotted at Giga Berlin complex

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Tesla Model Y bodies were spotted at Giga Berlin over the weekend, hinting at the beginning of pre-production operations at the plant. Tesla Giga Berlin drone operator @Gf4Tesla spotted nine Model Y bodies at the plant’s site. He also spotted two unopened boxes that might have contained more Tesla Model Y bodies.

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Tesla Model Y pre-production may start at Gigafactory Texas this week (Photos)

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Tesla Model Y pre-production seems slated to start at Gigafactory Texas as predicted. Last week, an insider shared that Tesla aims to start test Model Y production in early August. Tesla Goal is to begin initial production in early October. Recently, Tesla Model Y bodies were spotted in Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin.

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