1081: Tesla’s Continued Influence Highlighted By Elon’s Bitcoin Madness | 13 May 2021 - a podcast by EV News Daily
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On today’s podcast:
- Tesla stops taking Bitcoin for vehicle purchases
- Tesla Insurance To Offer 70% Discount Based On Driving Data
- Watch 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup prototypes tackle Moab with Extract Mode
- Tesla Model S Plaid buyers are starting to get some delivery dates for next month
- Xpeng reports sevenfold rise in sales revenue
- Tesla is Switching to LFP Batteries for its Energy Storage Solutions
- Battery production at Gigafactory 1 turns first profits
- Vauxhall Combo-e Life starts from £31,610 OTR
- Mercedes-Benz begins production of EQS electric luxury sedan at Factory 56 in Sindelfingen
- Hyundai And Kia To Produce Electric Cars In The U.S.
Show #1081
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TESLA STOPS TAKING BITCOIN FOR VEHICLE PURCHASES
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-stops-taking-bitcoin-for-vehicle-purchases/
TESLA INSURANCE TO OFFER 70% DISCOUNT BASED ON DRIVING DATA
https://www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-insurance-offer-70-discount-based-driving-data
WATCH 2022 GMC HUMMER EV PICKUP PROTOTYPES TACKLE MOAB WITH EXTRACT MODE
TESLA MODEL S PLAID BUYERS ARE STARTING TO GET SOME DELIVERY DATES FOR NEXT MONTH
https://electrek.co/2021/05/13/tesla-model-s-plaid-buyers-delivery-dates-for-next-month/
XPENG REPORTS SEVENFOLD RISE IN SALES REVENUE
TESLA IS SWITCHING TO LFP BATTERIES FOR ITS ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS
BATTERY PRODUCTION AT GIGAFACTORY 1 TURNS FIRST PROFITS
https://www.electrive.com/2021/05/11/battery-production-at-gigafactory-1-turns-first-profits/
VAUXHALL COMBO-E LIFE STARTS FROM £31,610 OTR
https://gb-media.vauxhall.co.uk/en-gb/05-12-combo-e-life-prices
MERCEDES-BENZ BEGINS PRODUCTION OF EQS ELECTRIC LUXURY SEDAN AT FACTORY 56 IN SINDELFINGEN
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2021/05/20210513-eqs.html
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