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Tesla sheds details on the Cybercab’s long-distance capabilities

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Tesla said it would launch Cybercab rides in certain jurisdictions as a precaution initially, starting in Austin, Texas, and then moving to other cities. Teslas VP of Vehicle Engineering says the Cybercab will be roadtrip capable when it is released, and wireless charging will be a way the entire trip is out of the hands of the passengers.

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Autonomy debuts EV subscription service in Austin, TX

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Autonomy debuted its electric vehicle subscription service in Austin, Texas, following its successful launch in California earlier in 2022 and its recent expansion into Florida and Washington. Austin has over 1,300 public EV chargers, with more than 500 new ones added within the last 90 days. In Austin, it’s almost 10%.”

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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charging infrastructure incentives, preferential charging rates), and public charging availability. Eleven of the metropolitan areas in this study have four or more major utility actions in place: Holland, Bridgeport, Atlanta, Athens, Austin, Honolulu, Kahului, San Jose, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Eureka.

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Tesla loses manufacturing director who oversaw Cybertruck ramp

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. “It has been great honour and pleasure working with those most talented yet super diligent colleagues, as well as all of our amazing vendor partners, either back in Shanghai or here in Austin.” What are your thoughts? Let me know at zach@teslarati.com , find me on X at @zacharyvisconti , or send us tips at tips@teslarati.com.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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Re-Mining Red Mud Waste for CO 2 Capture and Storage and Critical Element Recovery (RMCCS-CER) ($1,000,000). The University of Texas at Austin. NMR well-logging allows accurate evaluation of CO 2 reactive rock formations to optimize field development for the economical deployment of mining and carbon storage.

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Tesla HVAC system still on the future products list: Elon Musk

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The Tesla CEO replied to Sparks, commenting that an HVAC system is especially important in places like Austin, which have “next-level amount[s] of pollen in the air.” Especially important in places like Austin, which has next-level amounts of pollen in the air. It’s on the future product list.

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Tesla’s Cybertruck delay may have been caused by design finalization

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This was until the Q2 2021 Earnings Call where Tesla confirmed the Model Y would be the first vehicle built at the facility, which is located just miles outside of Austin. “So we’re no longer iterating at the design center level or design level. Credit: u/X5AT_1/Reddit. Merritt said the source was within Tesla.

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