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Tesla Gigafactory Texas has produced 10,000th Model Y electric SUV

Electrek

Tesla announced that Gigafactory Texas has produced its 10,000th Model Y electric SUV as it ramps up production. The post Tesla Gigafactory Texas has produced 10,000th Model Y electric SUV appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla solar roof at Giga Texas to be world’s largest when complete

Teslarati

Tesla has been gradually deploying a massive set of solar panels on the roof of its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, set to be the world’s largest upon completion, according to one person from the company. Currently, Tesla produces the Model Y SUV at Giga Texas, and the automaker is also producing the forthcoming Cybertruck at the location.

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Toyota Assembly Plant in Texas Turns Twenty

The Truth About Cars

Since breaking ground in 2003, Toyota Texas has assembled upwards of 3 million trucks and SUVs since production started in 2006. Through the third quarter of this annum, just over 92,000 Tundra pickups have been sold plus about 15,000 Sequoia SUVs. It seems the names of societies in Texas are as big as the state itself.

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GM’s Texas plant to get $500M for upcoming full-size SUVs

Baua Electric

“Today we are announcing plans for a significant investment in Arlington to strengthen our industry-leading full-size SUV business,” Gerald Johnson, GM’s government vp of worldwide production and sustainability, mentioned in a remark. ” The Tahoe was once the top-selling immense SUV within the U.S.

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Tesla Gigafactory in Texas Now Producing 3,000 Model Y Per Week

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla Gigafactory Texas has reached a production rate of 3,000 Model Y (Model Ys?) 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. Tesla has just hit another production milestone. Giga […].

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Tesla is getting a new batch of Giga Press deliveries in Gigafactory Texas

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Recent drone flyovers at the Gigafactory Texas site have revealed that Tesla is currently receiving what appears to be a new batch of Giga Press parts. If the new shipments are for the Model Y’s 6,000-ton die-casting machines, it would suggest that Giga Texas would soon have four of the house-sized contraptions. This makes four.

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Honda targeting annual sales of 70,000 for electric Prologue SUV in 2024

Green Car Congress

Honda announced an initial annual sales target of 70,000 units for the Prologue SUV, Honda’s first new volume battery-electric vehicle (BEV), when it goes on sale in 2024. Honda has urged Congress to ensure that all vehicles made in America are treated equally.

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