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This Truck Could Save the American Freight System

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We’ve talked about the truck driver shortage and its potential to disrupt domestic freight shipping: fewer people are choosing to become truck drivers, leading to a serious dip in truck capacity in only a few years. Automakers like Volvo are already testing prototypes in Nevada. A few companies have found the answer.

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Why Tesla’s Gigafactory Is (Still) the Assembly Line of This Century

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Located in Nevada, the factory has begun producing batteries at a significantly lower cost by leveraging economies of scale, innovative manufacturing, reduction of waste, and the convenience of housing most of the process under a single roof. But now, Tesla’s gigafactory is hoping to solve the problem.