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Pepsi Paid For 100 Tesla Semi Trucks In 2017, But Has Only Received 36

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Tesla’s Semi truck, promised to deliver 500 miles of range , easy hauling, and low cost of operation, was unveiled in November of 2017. At the time dozens of fleets around the world placed orders for hundreds of trucks. The two largest orders, however, were for UPS and Pepsi, ordering 125 and 100 trucks respectively. Pr… Read more.

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Indian Tesla Reservations Holders Have Been Waiting Years To Get Their Cars

Jalopnik

That fully autonomous cross-country road trip that he promised by the end of 2017 ? If there’s one thing that you can trust with Elon Musk , it’s that every single new product or feature he talks about inevitably gets delayed. Still hasn’t happened. Outside of the new Roadster , though, Tesla does eventually build the… Read more.

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Will electric cars bring less work to the industry?

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Obviously, while this is just a silly example, we know that the skillset it takes to work in the auto industry, building and fixing cars, is night and day different to that of knowing how to fix a computer. Electric cars require little maintenance such as oil changes and don’t really break down much.

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Price decrease puts used Teslas in play for tax credit, report says

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The used electric vehicle market is growing, and perhaps more important, used EV prices are coming down, according to research from EV data and analytics provider Recurrent. The company’s Q1 Used EV Market Report found the average listing price of a 2017-2019 Tesla Model 3 has dropped below $30,000. from 2017 to 2019.

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BMW 5 Series Common Problems

Alex's Autohaus

F10/F11/F07 (2010-2017) Debuting in 2010, the sixth-generation 5-Series brought further modern features to the platform, including the addition of a dual-clutch transmission option, a turbocharged V8 engine trim, and various interior and driver assist features. Allowing oil to leak deprives your motor of critical lubrication and cooling.

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It's Still Very Funny That 1,000 People Gave Tesla $250,000 For A Roadster Six Years Ago

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The Tesla Semi launch event was held on November 16th, 2017, exactly six years ago last week. Back then the car was promised to be delivered in 2020, which obviously… Read more. At the end of that launch event, Elon Musk had a signature “one more thing” that was the unveiling of the incredible second-generation Tesla Roadster.

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JD Power study shows decline in vehicle dependability

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He cited the “tumultuous time during which these vehicles were built” and the fact that car owners are keeping their vehicles longer than ever as contributing factors. “In which includes the Lexus brand — topped all manufacturers with nine model-level awards, the most of any automaker since 2017, when it won 10 categories.

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