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Tesla starts up first dedicated Semi truck mass production plant in Nevada
Tesla has opened its first dedicated plant to mass-produce its Semi heavy-duty electric truck in Sparks, Nevada, setting annual capacity at up to 50,000 units. The Semi was first built on the facility’s high-speed line in April and is now in official operation. The company has supplied limited volumes since 2022. Large orders have been announced by ZET Scale and Einride. Elon Musk has said Tesla plans to apply Full Self-Driving to the Semi.
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Robotaxi three-way race as China sprints to commercialise solid-state batteries
Nevada approved commercial robotaxi operations in Clark County for Tesla, Uber and Waymo, allowing up to 8,000 vehicles over the next 12 months. Tesla received the largest approval for up to 5,000 vehicles, while Waymo and Uber can each operate 1,000. Waymo is accelerating in-house vehicle computing and a 1,000-TOPS chip while maintaining cooperation with Nvidia and AMD. The article also covers Tesla’s technology plans, the Semi truck’s Europe rollout, and China’s push including Geely’s 500 Wh/kg solid-state battery testing.
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Tesla formalises Europe launch for Semi electric truck, to unveil specs and release plan at IAA in September
Tesla has formalised plans to launch its Semi electric truck in Europe and will reveal Europe-specific specifications and its release plan at IAA Transportation in Hanover next month. The company has not disclosed European pricing, range under local standards or the sales start date. Tesla has been signalling preparations since last year. It recently began rolling the first Semi from a mass-production line in Nevada and says the programme is moving into full-scale production.