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Tesla’s Elon Musk calls out President Joe Biden for union-loving EV narrative

Teslarati

US President Biden pats GM CEO’s back: “You electrified the entire auto industry. Biden has also pledged allegiance to unions, especially the United Auto Workers (UAW), which Musk has been extremely vocal about his distaste for. EVs have become so mainstream because of Tesla’s disruption of the automotive industry.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

Green Car Congress

Specifically, the firm estimates US auto sales will reach just 12.7 AlixPartners also estimates that on-going unemployment and underemployment could cost the auto industry up to 1.5 The good news is that most of the US players now have their costs in line to capitalize on a slow, steady sales recovery. million in 2006.

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Tesla Giga Berlin targets 5k cars per week by Q1 2023

Teslarati

Tesla stated that the auto industry’s average freshwater consumption is about 4 cubic meters (1,056 gallons). since 2006. Its water consumption already accounts for Tesla’s planned in-house battery production line in Germany. As per ACEA , water consumption in EU car production has decreased by 30.5%

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Tesla’s 2023 in review: NACS adoption, Cybertruck launch and more

Teslarati

Some of Tesla’s important accomplishments in 2023 included the launch of the highly anticipated Cybertruck and the redesigned Model 3 “Highland,” as well as the widespread adoption of the automaker’s charging hardware across the North American auto industry.

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I sold all my Tesla shares (TSLA), here’s why

Baua Electric

Over the years, I had become a fan of electric vehicles, but I was clueless about how they could become mainstream until I read Elon Musk’s 2006 ‘Tesla secret master plan’. They were great early communicators of the feasibility of electrifying the auto industry and the necessity to do it. Not without hurdles, Tesla did it.

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Ford Executive Talks Plug-Ins

Plug In Partners

Feb 17, 2006 SYNOPSIS: Lewis Booth acknowledged the importance of climate change and the responsibility to take action, calling for greater support for a more holistic approach to the challenges raised by sustainable mobility. Sign the On Line Petition more news autoblog EV World and Autoblog posted this story today. Ford is changing.

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Wildcat Discovery Technologies is building a US plant for LFP cathode and next-gen battery materials – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

However, the road from the lab to the auto dealership is a long one—it typically takes several years of testing and development before a new battery technology is ready to be incorporated into production vehicles. We’re literally creating a new auto industry and it’s all US-based, which is terrific.