“James brings to American Battery Factory incredible perspective and front row experiences in evolving battery cell technology and is the perfect complement to our team as we begin our journey to develop a domestic battery manufacturing ecosystem that will make energy independence and renewable energy a reality for the United States,” said Paul Charles, CEO… Continue reading AMERICAN BATTERY FACTORY NAMES FORMER TESLA BATTERY CELL SCALING EXPERT JAMES HERBERMANN VICE PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURING
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@Geely: Wed 11 May 2022Mark Stringer appointed Commercial Director, Lotus Engineering consultancy 1 | 2 | 0 Lotus has announced the appointme…
Mark leads strategic planning and delivery of external Lotus Engineering consultancy projects More than 20 years of front-line leadership experience across wide range of engineering disciplines Priorities include commercialising Lotus’ four proprietary high-performance architectures to grow whole-vehicle engineering business Fresh focus on advanced technologies in design and concept engineering, control systems, product attributes and propulsion… Continue reading @Geely: Wed 11 May 2022Mark Stringer appointed Commercial Director, Lotus Engineering consultancy 1 | 2 | 0 Lotus has announced the appointme…
Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company
By Ernest Scheyder Tesla Inc is open to buying a mining company if producing its own supply of electric vehicle (EV) metals would speed up worldwide adoption of clean energy technologies, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Concern is mounting across the EV industry that there may not be enough supply of lithium,… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company
Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles due to CPU overheating, but the fix is again a software update
Tesla issued a new recall affecting almost 130,000 2021 and 2022 vehicles over a problem regarding the CPU of the center screen’s computer overheating. The good news is that the fix is again an over-the-air software update. The automaker has detected a problem where the center display may become laggy due to CPU overheating when… Continue reading Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles due to CPU overheating, but the fix is again a software update
Tesla reportedly stops production at its troubled Shanghai plant
Tesla has suspended most production at its Shanghai factory once again, this time due to issues preventing the company from getting the components it needs to build vehicles, according to a report from Reuters. Sources familiar with the situation told Reuters that the company halted work on Monday because of supply shortages as well. Production… Continue reading Tesla reportedly stops production at its troubled Shanghai plant
Tesla Establishes ‘Battery Material’ Supply Network
The Big 3 Raw Materials of Lithium·Nickel·CobaltLong-term supply agreement signed and self-procurementEntire battery production cycle system securedAttention on first ‘material internalization’ Tesla is now the first finished vehicle company, that is able to solve the issue of raw materials for EV batteries in-house. It now possesses an in-house production system for core materials, in addition… Continue reading Tesla Establishes ‘Battery Material’ Supply Network
Volkswagen CEO sees tight race with Tesla for e-car crown by 2025, article with image
Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Herbert Diess speaks at ‘Motion. Autos, Art, Architecture’, an exhibition exploring parallels between the automobile and the art world, at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in Bilbao, Spain, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register FRANKFURT, May 9 (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) faces a tough… Continue reading Volkswagen CEO sees tight race with Tesla for e-car crown by 2025, article with image
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?