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Tesla aims to start Model Y production at Gigafactory Berlin in October, pending govt approval

Elon Musk says that Tesla is aiming to start Model Y production at Gigafactory Berlin in October, which is when the company hopes to get the final government approval. Tesla has had some issues navigating German bureaucracy in bringing its Gigafactory Berlin project to production. The automaker planned to start production of the Model Y at the factory in July, but it has experienced delays. Most…
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Podcast: Tesla Cybertruck delay, Model Y in Europe, $40,000 cap on tax credit, and more

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the Tesla Cybertruck delay, the Model Y coming to Europe, and the proposed $40,000 price cap on electric cars to get the $7,500 tax credit. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying…
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Formula E closes out the season this weekend in Berlin

Formula E’s season finale is coming up this weekend in Berlin with a doubleheader of races at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit. It’s another two-race weekend, but this one is a little different – for the second race, the cars will go the opposite direction around the track to shake things up a bit. Last year, the second half of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 12, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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