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Tesla's European Semi puts payload ahead of maximum range
Tesla quotes 550 km at 40 tonnes and 800 kW charging for its European Standard Range Semi. Payload looks promising, but trailer weight and operating conditions matter.

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Tesla's rare-earth-free Cybercab motor: what the 5DU shows, and what Tesla left out
An 18 per cent smaller, 25 per cent lighter drive unit with no rare earths is a genuine supply-chain achievement. The efficiency headline is the least important part of it.

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Aptera let an outside lab wire up its solar car. The number survived
TÜV Rheinland spent three days instrumenting every solar string on Aptera's three-wheeler and measured 4.23 to 4.75 kWh a day at the battery — up to 47 miles of driving on sunlight. The solar-yield claim now has independent support. The balance sheet is another matter.
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