EXCLUSIVE: Tesla calls in airlift for battery plant

Panasonic Corp said it would exit solar cell production at Tesla Inc's New York plant, the latest sign of strain in a partnership where Panasonic's status as the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker's exclusive battery supplier is ending......»»

Panasonic Corp plans to exit solar cell production at Tesla Inc's New York plant, the latest sign of strain in a partnership where Panasonic's status as the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker's exclusive battery supplier nears its end......»»

A lawsuit filed by a former Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) employee claims he was fired because of his reports that copper was being stolen from the company's battery plant near Reno, Nevada. read more.....»»

GM topped its own record for the single-largest business investment in state history......»»

Tesla Inc. is fully reopening its battery "gigafactory" in Nevada, The Verge reported Tuesday night. Citing an email to employees, The Verge reported Tesla workers at the plant .....»»

U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc plans to slash on-site staff at its Nevada battery plant by around 75% due to the coronavirus pandemic, the local county manager said on Thursday......»»

Tesla is in advanced stages of talks to use batteries from CATL that contain no cobalt - one of the most expensive metals in electric vehicle (EV) batteries - in cars made at its China plant, people familiar with the matter said......»»

Panasonic Corp has no plans to build a new battery plant for Tesla Inc in China, the Japanese company's chief executive said, as it struggles to make profits from its existing battery business with the electric vehicle maker......»»

To unclog bottlenecks last year at his Tesla Inc plant in California, Elon Musk flew in six planeloads of new robots and equipment from Germany to speed up battery production for its Model 3......»»

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc is in advanced talks with South Korea's LG Chem Ltd to source batteries for vehicles to be made in its Shanghai plant, a person familiar with the matter said......»»

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Panasonic Corp may upgrade one of its battery plants in Japan to produce advanced-format battery cells for Tesla Inc if needed by the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday......»»

As Tesla is constructing an electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Shanghai, China-based EV battery makers are reportedly competing for orders from the carmaker, according to industry sources......»»

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Tesla alleges in a federal lawsuit that an ex-Gigafactory employee s.....»»

OSAKA (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp would consider additional investment in Tesla Inc's automotive battery plant in the U.S. state of Nevada if requested by the U.S. electric car manufacturer, an executive said on Monday......»»

OSAKA (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp would consider additional investment in Tesla Inc's automotive battery plant in the U.S. state of Nevada if requested by the U.S. electric car manufacturer, an executive said on Monday......»»

Panasonic said it was unable to determine how much of the cobalt used in batteries it makes for Tesla cars comes from Cuba, a country subject to U.S. sanctions, and that it had suspended relations with a Canadian supplier as a result of its concerns......»»

The ongoing feud between Tesla Inc. and a former employee took another turn for the weirder on Wednesday night. Martin Tripp, a former engineer at Tesla's Gigafactory battery plant near Reno, Nevada, had his Twitter account temporarily suspended an.....»»