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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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In 2015, the company admitted to cheating on emissions standards through the use of its “clean diesel” products , and it later paid out over $9.5 Credit: Bloomberg During the same period of time, Tesla has expanded significantly with the addition of new production facilities in Austin, Texas, within the U.S.,

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Porsche Taycan 6,822. Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

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Tesla hopes to open its first greenfield car factory in Austin by year end.) That frugal operation is boosted by a 924-volt architecture (versus 400 volts for Tesla, and 800 for Porsche's Taycan) whose benefits include restoring up to 300 miles of range in 20 minutes on a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger. miles per kilowatt hour.

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Is Elon Musk Back In “Production Hell” With Tesla’s 4680 Battery?

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The enlarged, cylindrical 4680 cell , which Tesla first teased at its Battery Day last September , brings its own sky-high hopes and challenges: If Tesla can pull off in-house, vertically integrated battery manufacturing, and the cell performs as advertised, the 4680 could fuel Musk's dreams to build millions of EVs a year around the world.

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Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

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And we are also working to build a battery material recycling ecosystem, both internally and with others, to ensure that we are moving towards a truly circular economy for energy storage. In 2023 alone, we supported the recovery of enough battery materials to build 43,000 new Rear-Wheel-Drive Model Ys.

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