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Tesla Semi factory near Giga Nevada shows construction progress

www.teslarati.com

Tesla seems to be hard at work building its dedicated Semi factory near Giga Nevada. As per a recent drone flyover of the facility’s construction area, more footings have been set up in the location of the upcoming Tesla Semi factory. In…

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Teslas Have The Lowest Maintenance Costs, Consumer Reports Finds

insideevs.com

Tesla owners paid the least out of pocket for total maintenance, not including faults or collision repairs.

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Feds Request Info About Fatal Tesla Cybertruck Crash

www.carscoops.com

Details about what led to the accident are still very murky and the NHTSA wants to know what happened

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Enphase Boosts EV Charger Game with NACS Connectors For IQ EV Chargers, Says Compatible With Tesla

www.benzinga.com

Enphase Energy shares rise after introducing new NACS connectors for its IQ EV Chargers, expanding compatibility and improving the EV experience.

Lyft ‘opens a can of whoop ass’ on surge pricing, Tesla’s Dojo explained and Saudi Arabia pumps $1.5B into Lucid

techcrunch.com

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Anyone paying even a little bit of attention to Tesla has probably heard…

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Tesla Catches Fire In Mexico After Being Plugged Directly Into Power Line

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The blaze happened just a couple of weeks after Elon Musk paused Tesla's planned factory in Mexico

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Tesla is working through its giant Cybertruck backlog pretty fast

electrek.co

Tesla is working through its giant backlog of over 1 million Cybertruck reservations pretty fast based on who it is inviting to configure.

US auto safety agency seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash in Baytown

cw39.com

Federal safety authorities say they are seeking information on a crash and fire involving a Tesla Cybertruck that killed a driver of the futuristic new pickup.

Palmer Luckey's startup Anduril raises $1.5 billion to build a Tesla-style weapons factory

Anduril is planning a huge factory for its autonomous weapons and devices. It said it could hyperscale production for future conflicts.

Tesla Robotaxi Did Not Get Released Today, Looks A Lot Like Another Ploy To Pump Tesla Stock

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Tesla Cybertruck Owner Makes Best Modification To The Truck Yet

jalopnik.com

The Tesla Cybertruck has been a menace on America’s roads ever since it finally went on sale late last year. The angular electric vehicle has been causing a ruckus in Maine, has been bricked by car washes and has failed at basic truck…

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BYD undercuts Tesla Model 3 prices by nearly $10K with the new 2025 Seal EV

electrek.co

BYD officially launched the 2025 Seal EV, its Tesla Model 3-like electric sedan, on Thursday. Starting under $25,000, the new BYD Seal EV undercuts Tesla’s Model 3 by nearly $10,000 in China.

Tesla Cybertruck Owner Shocked That His Vehicle Is A Depreciating Asset

www.carscoops.com

After buying it for $110,000 and then adding a wrap the owner is struggling to sell it for $98,000

ChargePoint Deploys New Plugs to Fit Teslas and Non-Teslas

www.ttnews.com

ChargePoint Holdings is deploying a new plug that the company says most any battery-powered car can use, as automakers rapidly adopt the connector standards developed by Tesla.

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Plugging Your Tesla Directly Into A Power Line Is Not The Charging Shortcut You Think It Is

jalopnik.com

The owner of a Tesla Model 3 attempted to charge their car by plugging it directly into a power line in Mexico. The charge went about as well as you’d expect, with the car bursting into flames that spread to a nearby house after it was…

ChargePoint introduces a new ‘Omni Port’ that combines Tesla and other EV plugs into one [Video]

electrek.co

EV charging network ChargePoint has just introduced a new piece of technology to help ease the overall process for drivers, regardless of what make or model they own. The “Omni Port” ensures EV drivers can charge at any ChargePoint space,…

ChargePoint's New Omni Port Works For Tesla Drivers. And Everyone Else

insideevs.com

Any EV, any parking space. Meet ChargePoint's answer to the plug wars, enabling drivers of all vehicles to charge at the same station.

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Sunrun partners with Tesla for virtual power plant in Texas

Sunrun partners with Tesla in Texas to expand virtual power plant in an effort to sure up the grid.