Many a sonnet is being written about Tesla’s Gigafactory right now. Here’s a short summary of what they’re saying:
It’s so gigantic that I don’t actually know how to visualize it. The number of battery cells it will produce is so large that I’m not sure I know how to count that high. It’s going to allow Tesla to produce a lot — like, a lot — of cars. It’s a big deal. Really. Believe me.
Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa has continued its strong performance this year with a 42% increase on net profit, and record revenues, orders, and returns. Gamesa reported €138 million in net profit for the first half of the year, up 42% on the same period a year earlier. The company also … [continued]
The Gigafactory is open for business, and that business is world domination (of the car and stationary storage markets). Of course, that’s assuming all goes dandy in Gigatown, but there’s a lot of reason to believe it will. Below are 11 key takeaways from the Gigafactory opening, with special thanks … [continued]
Editor’s Note: I think I always enjoy TeslaMondo’s posts, as they combine great humor (imho) with insight and originality. Especially since the author wrote his responses without reading any feedback first (just as I did as soon as I saw Tesla Master Plan 2 published), I thought his comments were worth reading. … [continued]
As Elon Musk writes in the beginning of “Master Plan, Part Deux,” the original Tesla Master Plan was pretty simple. It was also written about a company Elon didn’t expect to succeed, so you might say that it wasn’t overly ambitious — even if it did mean creating a successful … [continued]
Samsung SDI is the producer of BMW’s battery cells (a topic for a coming article). It’s also the brand of the Renault Fluence ZE in Korea. For years, there have been rumors and speculation about Samsung jumping into the electric car game in a serious way. $450 million may not be on … [continued]
With Elon Musk announcing in the recent quarterly conference call that he’s hell-bent on seeing Tesla become the best manufacturer in the world, now seemed like a good time to interview some of the world’s leading manufacturing experts, listen to their wisdom, and think through implications for the feisty fossil-fighters … [continued]
The first cradle-to-gate emissions assessment for a mass-produced, lithium-ion electric vehicle battery-pack has been created by researchers from Ford’s Research and Innovation Center and LG Chem’s Corporate R&D group. The assessment relates to the lithium-ion battery pack used in the Ford Focus Electric. A new paper detailing the work has … [continued]
Jobs, jobs, jobs — this is what people want. Or a “better economy” — so they can make more money and buy more things, maybe even a Tesla or a Twizy. So this is what political campaign after political campaign focuses on. The stupid thing about it, though, is that some of … [continued]
Context and commentary: Volkswagen is one of those interesting cases you find in an industry entering disruption. Last year, it briefly rose to the top of the auto world, becoming the largest global automaker. It only held the trophy for a few moments, though, because it got busted for massive cheating. Why did it (and … [continued]
