Tesla Adds New York Hub, Rivian Raises Ambitions and Armoured BMW i7 | 10 Aug 2023

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Martyn Lee

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🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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0:00.0	Coming up on podcast 1890, Tesla ads in New York Hub, Rivian raises their ambitions and an armored BMWI-7.
0:08.0	Yes, please.
0:11.0	Well, please welcome to the gang, a new Patreon producer.
0:14.4	John W. signed up a few days ago to be a producer of this podcast.
0:18.6	John W. can't thank you enough for being just incredible at
0:22.8	supporting the move to electrification, at supporting the work that I do here, helps me earn a living,
0:28.0	and also, you know, just fight all the fossils that are out there trying to, you know, those
0:32.6	forces, you know the ones I'm talking about that are trying to delay this move to clean green
0:36.7	electric transport? You're helping
0:38.7	me to do that. Well, good morning, good afternoon or good evening. Wherever you are in the world,
0:42.6	EV News Daily is your trusted source of EV information. It's Thursday 10th of August. My name is
0:47.0	Martin Lee, and I go through every EV story, so you don't have to. kicking off with Tesla,
0:51.9	boosting their distribution on the East Coast, and that's great because
0:55.7	as Tesla sells more and more vehicles, making 2 million vehicles, almost this year, service
1:03.0	becomes really important, not waiting a long time.
1:05.9	We know that plenty of Tesla owners over the years have had a long wait for parts.
1:10.0	Well, great news that Tesla is leasing a 927,000 square foot distribution center in, is it Newburgh, New York or Newburgh, New York? Probably New Borough, I would have thought, aiming to enhance their distribution for service and parts scheduled to be in operations in October.
1:31.0	It'll be the primary hub for the distribution of vehicle parts for the East Coast.
1:36.2	Now, I found this as reported by the Orange County Partnership and Supplychaindive.com.
1:42.4	In addition to the New York facility, they are strengthening their supply chain
1:45.9	with other big investments as well. A $3.6 billion investment made to broaden Tesla's manufacturing
1:52.9	presence in Nevada. Well, we think the semi-truck is going to be made and the 4680 sells,
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