Former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials raised $700 million from high-profile institutional investors and venture firms. The capital will allow the company to expand operations beyond their current operations in Carson City, Nevada. The […]
As Tesla continues its path towards manufacturing vehicles with 4680 batteries, two of their current EV battery suppliers have taken the major step of developing samples of the new battery cells. According to a high-ranking […]
A brand new Tesla Model S Plaid has been destroyed in a fire last night in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. No one was inside the vehicle at the time of the fire, the cause of which is […]
Nissan will invest $1.8 billion in building new EV plants in the UK and Japan. The Japanese automaker will partner with a Chinese-owned battery maker to produce batteries for 700,000 vehicles. The plants will go […]
Springpower International, a Canadian battery startup, has been acquired by Tesla in order to produce and manufacture high-quality, reliable, and long-lasting electric vehicle batteries. According to transaction documents, Tesla paid $3 for three patent applications […]
Elon Musk has provided a new update on the progress of the Tesla Semi. In an early morning tweet Musk said the automaker has seen strong demand for the electric truck, but an adequate supply […]
As it expands its electric vehicle (EV) line-up, China’s Geely announced Monday it plans to invest $5 billion to build a battery factory. The factory will be located in China’s eastern city of Ganzhou and […]
LG Energy Solutions aims to build Tesla 4680-cells by 2023. To support this, LG is considering potential production sites in both Europe and the United States. The new potential production sites would produce the 4680 […]
LG Energy Solutions – a subsidiary of LG Chem – is currently converting some of its production lines to produce 4680 batteries for Tesla. According to South Korean reports, LG has already installed assembly and […]
A brand new white Tesla Semi was spotted today on the highway near Sacramento, California, showing off sleek new design elements. Spotted by our friends at The Kilowatts, the pearl white Semi was not under […]
