For the first time Panasonic unveiled their prototype 4680 battery cell during a media roundtable on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. The company said the battery development will strengthen their ties with Tesla, which first unveiled […]
Lucky Tesla fans in Germany were able to get an up close look inside the company’s newest factory in Germany today. As part of Giga Fest, several thousand were able to tour inside the massive […]
Tesla appears to ready to significantly ramp production of their new 4680 battery cells as the company has published a job posting for workers on the pilot line at the Kato Road facility in Fremont. […]
Construction at Giga Texas began in July 2020, even before Elon Musk officially announced the location of the next Gigafactory. One year later and a major milestone is about to take place in Austin. The […]
In May 2019 Tesla acquired Maxwell Technologies for over $200 million in TSLA stock and cash. The purchase gave the automaker the rights to Maxwell’s ultracapacitor business, but also more importantly their dry electrode technology […]
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 […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a surprise announcement, cancelling the Plaid+ variant of the Model S that was scheduled to be released next year. Musk revealed the shocking news on his favourite social media platform […]
Tesla is getting closer to the completion of its next Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. The automaker is hoping to have the first cars, which will be Model Y’s, roll off production line later this year. […]
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 […]
