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Tesla Gigafactory Ramps Up NACS Adapter Production

Tesla is ramping up production of the NACS adapters according to a post on X by the official @TeslaCharging account. Tesla says that the Gigafactory New York team is now producing up to 8,000 weekly units. Tesla is also working with manufacturers like Rivian and Ford to ramp product up and get the official Tesla NACS adapter in owners’ hands so they can utilize it at compatible Tesla Supercharging stations across North America. In the meantime, while you wait for…

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Simplified Autonomy Data Updates in Rivian 2024.27

In Rivian software update 2024.27, Rivian introduced a new way for Generation 2 owners to download new autonomy and mapping data without requiring the vehicle to get a full new software update. Reddit user u/boilerball01 shared a first look at this in action on his Gen 2 Rivian. Titled “Rivian Autonomy Platform data”, you can find this new section added to the existing Settings > Updates screen where you normally install new software updates. To automatically receive updates, connect your…

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Rivian VP of Manufacturing Tim Fallon Leaves; Joins Stellantis

Rivian Vice President of Manufacturing, Tim Fallon, is leaving Rivian after 2 years at the company. Fallon had been instrumental in ramping operations at the Normal, IL factory. Fallon will be joining Stellantis as the head of Manufacturing in North America. Carlo Materazzo who is the Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics, will be stepping up in the interim to lead manufacturing while Rivian searches for someone new to take on the role. Materazzo has a long history in…

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Gen 2 R1T with “Large+” Battery Packs Have Arrived; 11,000lb Towing Confirmed

Owners who have been waiting for Gen 2 R1T with Large batteries will be thrilled to know that we are starting to see these vehicles hit the R1 Shop. There are an extremely limited number of these vehicles currently on the R1 Shop and as a reminder, these are not real Large battery packs but software-locked Max packs. As a friendly reminder, because these are software-locked Max packs internally labeled as Large+, you can safely charge your vehicle to 100%…

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