Tesla Switching to LFP Batteries for Standard Range Model 3 & Model Y
… and using 2170 batteries in Austin and Brandenburg for starters.
… and using 2170 batteries in Austin and Brandenburg for starters.
Elon Musk opens up about the next generation paint shop Tesla is building at its newest factory to break ground in Berlin, Germany.
Tesla will buy more cobalt from Swiss mining company Glencore to use in both Giga Berlin and Giga Shanghai, according to fresh reporting. This provides a boost to Glencore, which faced a bit of a slide over the past two years as the price of cobalt has dropped.
For Tesla it’s all about vertical integration. Anything that doesn’t meet Tesla’s stringent quality standards, they bring in house. It’s why a lot of Tesla’s hardware nearly meets or exceeds military standards without the usual increase in price. We knew this day was coming last April when we spoke to … [continued]