Manufacturing
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Panasonic may begin production of battery cells at the Tesla "gigafactory" earlier than expected.
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Electric-car intender Faraday Future wants 2nd factory, in California this time
Faraday Future wants to build a factory in Vallejo, California.
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Electric-car battery costs not too sensitive to lithium prices
Carnegie Mellon University researchers believe spikes in lithium prices won't affect battery costs.
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Tesla gigafactory grand opening event to be held July 29
Tesla will hold a grand opening event for its "gigafactory" July 29.
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Tesla hires Audi veteran as new vehicle-production VP; predecessor took leave of absence
Following the departure of two top manufacturing executives, electric-car maker Tesla Motors has hired a manufacturing executive from German luxury maker Audi. The company announced the news late Friday in a release sent to news media. The executive, Peter Hocholdinger, will join the Silicon Valley...
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Making electric-car battery cell anodes more sustainably
Graphite battery anodes are made using a toxic substance.
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Tesla is leasing multiple warehouses near its Fremont, California, factory.
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Ford F-150 plants recycle enough aluminum for 30,000 trucks a month
Ford uses a "closed-loop" recycling system that takes scrap material from its Dearborn Stamping Plant.
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Would Tesla want a former nuclear plant as a French factory? Government offers it up
The French government wants Tesla to use the site of a nuclear power plant for a European factory.
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Tesla Gigafactory tour: local Reno paper gets to go inside
Local media looks inside the Tesla "Gigafactory."
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Faraday puts up $75 million bond to reassure Nevada on factory
Faraday Future put up a bond after Nevada lawmakers became concerned about its financial state.
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Yesterday's hybrid car is tomorrow's Energizer battery
Energizer uses material from hybrid-car battery packs in its household batteries.
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See what Tesla's assembly line looks like.
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Once Again: Electric Cars Have Lower Lifetime Carbon Emissions
Emissions from manufacturing are higher for battery-electric cars than they are for gasoline cars, a UCS study finds.
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GM Willing To Sell Chevy Volt's Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain To Other Makers
The biggest challenge in introducing new technologies is getting to the volume production that permits economies of scale for expensive components. Toyota is now nearing 9 million hybrids produced, over almost 20 years--but it builds 10 million cars a year. General Motors, on the other hand, has...
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LG Chem's Large Battery Plant In China Took Less Than 2 Years
LG Chem works to ramp up production at a China battery plant.
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Bolt EV Powertrain: How Did GM And LG Collaborate On Design, Production?
In last fall's runup to the launch of the production 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV 200-mile electric car, GM discussed working together with Korean corporate giant LG on the Bolt's development. Mark Reuss, GM’s head of global product development said in October that the company's partnership with LG...
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Panasonic Commits $1.6 Billion For Tesla Battery Gigafactory
Panasonic's president says the company will invest $1.6 billion in the Tesla Gigafactory.
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See the Tesla Model X assembly line in a new video.
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Faraday Future Chooses Nevada For Electric-Car Plant
Faraday Future says it will build an electric-car plant near Las Vegas.
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Tesla Motors Has More Than 1,600 Jobs Open, Many For Engineers
Tesla reportedly has 1,656 jobs open.
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Faraday Future Plans $1 Billion Electric-Car Factory, Site TBD
Startup Faraday Future says it is looking to build electric cars in the U.S.
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By 2050, Toyota Says It Won't Sell Many Combustion-Engine Cars
Toyota hopes to virtually eliminate carbon emissions from the cars it produces by 2050.
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LG Chem To Become World's Biggest Electric-Car Battery Supplier? Could Be, Report Says
LG Chem could become the world's largest electric-car battery supplier, a new report says.
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