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Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla orders battery-making machines on road to building its own cells

Tesla researchers publish work on hybrid battery enabling all-electric car range extender

Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is about to double in size as it commits to Model Y

Elon Musk talks Tesla cars playing augmented reality games while driving

Tesla has been getting rid of computers without wiping them — compromising customer accounts

Tesla has a new product: Autobidder, a step toward becoming an electric utility

Nissan plans to rely more on partnerships for EV production

Volkswagen plans to launch a family of affordable electric cars under $22,000

First Cobalt plans first North American cobalt refinery for EV batteries

NIU launching its latest NQi GTS Sport electric scooter in America

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