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Tesla building permits reveal unannounced ‘Lithium Lab’

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Tesla has applied for a set of building permits regarding a previously unannounced “Lithium Lab,” which is likely an upcoming R&D facility. Now, the company is also starting up a lithium research division, which will operate at an all-new research and development facility nicknamed “Lithium Lab” in Nevada.

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Reports: Tesla Plans To Start Building 5 Semi Trucks A Week

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Tesla is building a low-volume Tesla Semi production line, and once it’s complete, Tesla reportedly plans to produce 5 Tesla Semi electric trucks on a weekly basis, reports Yahoo!

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Slowing EV uptake may delay Panasonic’s EV battery expansion, says CEO – ET Auto

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Kusumi’s remarks may suggest Panasonic will not build a third battery plant in North America with its energy unit any time soon. State of Nevada and is building a second one in Kansas, as part of a push to expand annual battery capacity to 200 gigawatt hours by March 2031. Panasonic Energy has a battery factory in the U.S.

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Startup offers EV firms greener graphite in alternative to China – ET Auto

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Graphjet plans to build a facility in Nevada and is talking to the US Department of Energy and the US Department of Defense. Graphjet plans to build a facility in Nevada and is talking to the US Department of Energy and the US Department of Defense. It also expects to set up facilities in Korea, Japan and Europe.

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New Panasonic CEO talks Tesla battery partnership and 4680 cell production

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Tesla and Panasonic’s joint operations in Gigafactory Nevada have had their own fair share of challenges, with the automaker putting pressure on its Japanese partner to produce more batteries for its vehicles. Quotes from the article courtesy of Bloomberg.). Do you have anything to share with the Teslarati Team?

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Panasonic puts productivity boost ahead of new EV plant in US – ET Auto

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The battery unit, Panasonic Energy , had previously said it aimed to decide on building the factory by the end of March. Panasonic Energy has a plant in Nevada and has broken ground on a second one in Kansas. The unit expects the Kansas plant to take its annual auto battery capacity to 80 gigawatt hours (GWh) a year.

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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one of the ambitious new explorers shaking up the lithium mining scene in Nevada. In some locations, grid-scale peaking applications have already been implemented, often in old coal power plants, re-using the building and grid connections. Nevada at the Epicentre of New Lithium Development. Link to original article: [link].

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