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Tesla's Musk Thinks there's Room for Hundreds of Battery-Manufacturing Gigafactories
Tesla has made it one of its goals as a company to be part of bringing down the price of the all-important lithium-ion cells that make their cars possible (and expensive). Towards that means, they announced that they were going to build a “Gigafactory†to produce these cells faster and more efficiently than before – they’re aiming for an immediate price reduction of at least 30 percent once the facility is completed in 2020. Read more »
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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...
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Daimler Said To Have Competitively-priced Fuel-cell Vehicle Ready By 2017
It turns out there may be something to hydrogen fuel cells after all, even if the co-founder and CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla thinks it’s all “so bull$*it.†Read more »...
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Tesla Confirms Cheaper Ev Model For 2016, Musk Says It Will Cost Half The Price Of Model S
Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur behind PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors, has provided some new information while also confirming other details about his automotive venture's plans, during Tesla Motor's annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday....
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Bmw Group And Toyota Begin Co-development Of Next Generation Lithium-ion Batteries
Following an initial announcement back in December of 2011, the BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) are moving on to the next phase of their partnership inking the deal, which will see the two companies beginning a collaborative research in...
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Tesla To Build All-electric Luxury Sedan In California In 2010
Continuing its investments, Tesla Motors announced that it is planning to build a $250 million facility to manufacture a zero-emission luxury sedan in the heart of Silicon Valley. Named Model S, the five-passenger sedan will be powered by a lithium-ion...
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