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CATL offers to buy Canada’s Millenial Lithium for $377M: Report
Canada’s Millenial Lithium appears to be the subject of a bidding war between two of China’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) battery producers. In July Ganfeng announced its plans to purchase the Vancouver-based mining company for […]

Giga Berlin-Brandenburg county fair & factory tour confirmed by government official, but will be scaled back
During Elon Musk’s visit to Germany in August, the Tesla CEO announced Giga Berlin would host a “county fair & factory tour” on October 9, 2021. The event is intended to give attendees an up-close […]

Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel’s Redwood Materials announces plan to build massive 500GWh EV battery materials factory
One of Tesla’s co-founders, J.B. Straubel left the automaker in 2019, two years after starting his own company in electric vehicle (EV) sector, Redwood Materials. The company has so far focused on recycling EV batteries […]

First production Rivian R1T driven off production line by RJ Scaringe [Update]
Rivian appears ready to begin their first customer deliveries this month. The first consumer ready R1T electric pickup truck has officially rolled off the production line in their manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois. The milestone […]

Giga Texas welcomes first Tesla employees as production inches closer
Tesla began construction of Giga Texas in July 2020 with the hopes to open the new factory just over a year later. The company appears to be on its way to meeting that target after […]

First Rivian Waypoint Chargers spotted in Moab, Utah
With the first deliveries of the R1T still expected to take place this month, the first Rivian Waypoint chargers have been spotted in Moab, Utah. The Waypoint chargers were found by RivianForums member JeremyP at […]