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You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyTESLA TO END MODEL S AND X PRODUCTION IN 2026 https://bit.ly/3MewAzl\nTESLA DUMPS FLAGSHIP CARS TO BUILD ROBOTS https://bit.ly/4q1XMiz\nTESLA’S ROBOTAXI CLAIMS COLLIDE WITH CALIFORNIA LAW https://bit.ly/3ZF16FC\nTESLA FSD USER COUNT RISES, BUT QUESTIONS MULTIPLY https://bit.ly/4rkWosw\nTESLA PUTS HARD NUMBER ON FSD DEMAND https://bit.ly/4rkbGh0\nMUSK FLOATS IDEA TO USE UNWANTED CYBERTRUCKS https://bit.ly/4kacliS\nMUSK ADMITS TESLA ROBOT NOT YET DOING USEFUL WORK https://bit.ly/4a4knVI\nPOLESTAR 2 GAINS BIGGER BATTERY AND REAR-DRIVE FOCUS FOR 2026 https://bit.ly/49QlE48\nFORD GIVES CHEAPEST EVS MORE RANGE FOR SAME PRICE https://bit.ly/4q4op6w\nMINI SQUEEZES MORE MILES FROM COUNTRYMAN E https://bit.ly/3NMeiG3\nUSED BOLT EUV UNDERCUTS COROLLA ON OWNERSHIP COST https://bit.ly/4qUz84Y\nJAECOO EXTENDS CUT-PRICE J5 EV LAUNCH DEAL https://bit.ly/4t734fy\nUK WEALTH FUND PUMPS CASH INTO EV CHARGERS AND BATTERIES https://bit.ly/49W3r5f\nEV PLEDGES GO GLOBAL BUT TARGETS STAY UNEVEN https://bit.ly/4alWXMU\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":9.8,"endTime":15.66,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Model S","url":"/cars/tesla/model-s","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/20180630_Tesla_Model_S_70D_2015_midnight_blue_left_front.jpg","quote":"...to build robots  instead. 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