Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 was built in a hurry because both China and Tesla had a lot to prove to the world, and if anyone was betting against Elon, they lost and joined a very long list of people who doubted Musk and were proven wrong.
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Tesla has agreed to source battery cells for the Model 3 cars it makes at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai from LG Chem. The cells will be made in China. CATL and Panasonic may also provide battery cells in the future.
Chevy is back at it with a range increase for the Chevrolet Bolt EV, up 21 miles per charge to 259 miles. That gives the $37,500 Bolt EV a very respectable range that the vast majority of potential owners can do life in without having to compromise.
Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is getting super hot in India. Having missed out on building its own manufacturing base for solar PV, India seems conscious about not missing the EV opportunity, especially for lithium-ion battery manufacturing (LIB).
Volvo has signed an agreement with CATL and LG Chem that will guarantee it will have the battery cells it needs to meet its goal of producing 50% battery electric cars by 2025.
Good days have arrived for electric aviation company Bye Aerospace, which has announced 60 Sun Flyer 2 electric airplanes have been sold to OSM Aviation. The company is also announcing a name switch from Sun Flyer to eFlyer.
For our hot new CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, I recently sat down with Ross Gerber, cofounder, president, and CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, to discuss Tesla innovation, Tesla’s vehicle and manufacturing platforms, the media, Tesla communications and marketing, and more.
Given that the LG Chem battery factory that supplies the Audi e-tron is basically in my backyard, I guess this one falls in my lap.
Volkswagen keeps upping its electric car projections. It now says the new MEB platform could form the basis for 70 models and projects its sales of electric cars will reach 22 million vehicles by 2028.
