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Tesla explains its approach to sourcing lithium, nickel, and cobalt directly from mines in impressive detail

Tesla released interesting and rare details about its approach to sourcing lithium, nickel, and cobalt directly from mines instead of through its cell suppliers. This approach is going to be critical as companies fight to secure those minerals for battery production to support electric vehicle growth. While Tesla sources the vast majority of its battery… Continue reading Tesla explains its approach to sourcing lithium, nickel, and cobalt directly from mines in impressive detail

Tesla significantly increases its battery recycling capacity, but only a few owner battery packs are coming back

Tesla confirmed that it has significantly increased its battery recycling capacity over the last year, but it currently only sees a few battery packs from consumer vehicles coming back. This effort is key to making battery-electric vehicles sustainable long term. When it comes to emissions throughout the entire life cycle, electric vehicles have two main… Continue reading Tesla significantly increases its battery recycling capacity, but only a few owner battery packs are coming back

VW CEO thinks they can sell more electric cars than Tesla by 2025 – is it even possible?

Herbert Diess, the CEO of the Volkswagen Group, believes that the German automaker can sell more electric cars than Tesla by 2025. Is that goal even possible? When it comes to all-electric vehicle sales, everyone is trying to catch up to Tesla, but the automaker has a big lead, and it’s not slowing down. With… Continue reading VW CEO thinks they can sell more electric cars than Tesla by 2025 – is it even possible?

VW boss admits speed of Tesla’s expansion surprised him

VW boss admits speed of Tesla’s expansion surprised him In terms of electric car sales, Herbert Diess says Volkswagen may not catch up with Elon Musk’s firm for a while Elon Musk attends the opening of a Tesla factory in Gruenheide, Germany, in March 2022. Photograph: Action Press/REX/Shutterstock Elon Musk attends the opening of a… Continue reading VW boss admits speed of Tesla’s expansion surprised him

German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: VW boss Diess sees close race with Tesla for market leadership004278

Herbert Diess The head of the VW Group sees Tesla as the main future competitor – and wants to achieve market leadership. (Photo: Bloomberg) Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess does not see the self-imposed goal of replacing Tesla as the world market leader in electric cars by 2025 as a sure-fire success. “It will be a… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: VW boss Diess sees close race with Tesla for market leadership004278

Clean Tecnica: Tesla’s Recycled Batteries: Almost 92% Reuse Of Raw Materials 001954

Tesla’s recycled batteries have provided almost 92% of their original raw materials back to Tesla for future use, according to new information in Tesla’s 2021 Impact Report. Tesla’s factories are already using an in-house, closed-loop recycling system. This allows for all of Tesla’s batteries that it receives to be recycled with up to 92% of… Continue reading Clean Tecnica: Tesla’s Recycled Batteries: Almost 92% Reuse Of Raw Materials 001954

GM’s CEO Mary Barra Sees $30000 Electric Vehicles as Key to Overtaking Tesla – autoevolution

GM’s CEO Mary Barra Sees $30000 Electric Vehicles as Key to Overtaking Tesla  autoevolution GM’s Plan For Overtaking Tesla Centers On Making Cheaper EVs: CEO  InsideEVs GM CEO Barra leans on price parity to take out Tesla in race to EV superiority  Teslarati GM Plans To Topple Tesla With Affordable EVs  CarBuzz GM Will Make Cheaper EVs Than Tesla  carandbike… Continue reading GM’s CEO Mary Barra Sees $30000 Electric Vehicles as Key to Overtaking Tesla – autoevolution

‘Elon Musk to lead Twitter temporarily after $44 billion takeover’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Elon Musk is expected to become Twitter’s temporary CEO after closing his $44 billion takeover of the social-media firm, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the billionaire inches closer to securing funds for the deal. Musk, the world’s richest man, is also the CEO at Tesla Inc… Continue reading ‘Elon Musk to lead Twitter temporarily after $44 billion takeover’