Tesla Chooses Reno, Nevada as Site for First (Battery) Gigafactory
Tesla coined the term Gigafactory when company officials first began talking about a massive plant that would build all their battery packs so as to rely less on outside supply and thus control the costs much better. Read more »
- Does Tesla’s Wip Gigafacotry Live Up To Its Name?
You’d imagine the name “Gigafactory†would imply a plant of vast proportions, one of the biggest the world has ever seen. It’s the name of Tesla Motors’ upcoming battery pack manufacturing facility that is currently being...
- Battery Specialist Doubts Feasibility Of $35,000 Tesla Sedan
Dr Menahem Anderman is a known “battery skeptic†and he’s been organizing the Advanced Automotive Batteries Conference for nearly twenty years now. He’s one of the voices that always tries to cull overly optimistic statements...
- Tesla Battery Swap Takes 90 Seconds, Technology Will Come This Year
Tesla Motors is doing all it can to make the electric car a more user-friendly proposition. One of the greatest disadvantages of EVs is battery-charging time, which takes a lot more than filling up a conventional car with petrol. Tesla Motors has been...
- Mercedes' Parent Company Daimler Acquires 10% Stake In Tesla Motors
Turns out that the yesterday's rumors were spot on as Mercedes-Benz' parent company, Daimler AG, announced today in a press conference in Stuttgart that the German firm has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 percent of Tesla Motors. The two...