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Tesla Gigafactory: New Photos Show Progress On Battery Plant In Nevada
John Voelcker February 26, 2015

To be able to build and sell its planned $35,000 Tesla Model 3 electric sedan, Tesla Motors must first build its lithium-ion cell "gigafactory" in Nevada and then test and validate the batteries it produces. But if the latest photos are any indication, work is proceeding rapidly on the huge facility. DON'T MISS: Tesla Gigafactory For Electric-Car Batteries: Photos Show Site Work Continues (Jan 2015) Photographs taken yesterday by local resident and electric-car advocate Bob Tregilus show that more of the main building is framed in and roofed. It appears as though roughly one quarter of the...
Nissan To Have Longer-Range Electric Cars 'Relatively Quickly,' Exec Says
Nissan feels it can match the range claims of upcoming rival electric cars.
Stephen Edelstein January 16, 2015
BREAKING: Chevrolet 'Bolt' Concept 200-Mile Electric Car To Target Tesla: UPDATED
On Monday, General Motors will unveil a concept version of a $30,000 battery-electric vehicle with 200 miles of electric range that will arrive on the market before the planned Tesla Model 3, according to reports. Called the Chevrolet Bolt, the concept is a compact five-door hatchback that uses...
John Voelcker January 10, 2015

The Tesla Gigafactory Is Big; Really, Really Big--This Big, In Fact
Photos can be deceptive, as any online-dating aficionado will tell you. So it's hard to tell from photographs just how large the lithium-ion cell gigafactory in Nevada that's being built by electric car-maker Tesla Motors will really be. DON'T MISS: Tesla Gigafactory For Electric-Car Batteries...
John Voelcker January 9, 2015
Tesla Gigafactory For Electric-Car Batteries: Site Work Continues (Photos)
Last September, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill granting various tax breaks and incentives to Tesla Motors for construction of its massive battery "gigafactory" outside Reno. Now, photos taken yesterday show that work on the site--empty desert land less than a year ago--is well...
John Voelcker January 7, 2015
Tesla Battery Cost: New Report Suggests Model 3 To Cost $50K Or More
It's likely the biggest question for the future of electric cars: How low can battery cost go, and how fast? Tesla Motors is thought to have the lowest cost-per-kilowatt-hour in the electric-car business, with some estimates suggesting the company is already approaching the crucial $200/kWh level...
John Voelcker September 17, 2014
GM's 200-Mile Electric Sonic EV For 2017: What We Know So Far: UPDATED
John Voelcker August 24, 2014

The arrival of a moderately-priced battery electric car with a rated range of 200 miles will change the entire market for plug-in vehicles. When that will happen, and from which maker, remains open--though the likely suspects are Nissan, Tesla, and General Motors, with BMW as a long-shot outsider. With GM's then-CEO Dan Akerson having referred to a $30,000 200-mile battery-electric car several times last year, the rumor mills began to buzz. DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Volt To Launch Next Year: What We Know So Far But we haven't heard much lately about such a car, except for an interesting...