article thumbnail

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic to increase battery production at Giga Nevada

Teslarati

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is accelerating plans to increase battery cell production at Gigafactory Nevada. Increasing battery production at Giga Nevada would likely help Tesla increase its vehicle production capacity and benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) electric vehicle (EV) tax credits.

Nevada 97
article thumbnail

Redwood Materials launches EV battery recycling program; initial partners Ford Motor Company and Volvo

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company and Volvo Cars are the first automakers to support the program directly, but Redwood will accept all lithium-ion (Li-ion) and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries in the state. Overtime, as EOL packs scale, Redwood expects these batteries to become valuable assets that will help make EVs more sustainable and affordable.

Volvo 199
article thumbnail

J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

Green Car Congress

Accordingly, the top 10 states with the highest overall EV adoption rates—California, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, Maryland, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Massachusetts—have continued to see EV adoption rates grow steadily, climbing year-over-year through the first half of 2023. Each month, the J.D.

article thumbnail

Tesla gives Semi a late 2025 and early 2026 true launch date

Teslarati

Tesla gave the Semi a late 2025 and early 2026 true launch date as the company has started construction of a dedicated manufacturing facility for the Class 8 truck. ” The thing that has held up production is Tesla’s want for a more affordable and efficient manufacturing process. For the past two years, Tesla and PepsiCo.

Tesla 141
article thumbnail

CATL teases Tesla batteries for robotaxi fleet

Teslarati

Tesla will use idle equipment from Chinese supplier CATL at Gigafactory Nevada. He confirmed that CATL will supply battery machinery to Tesla Giga Nevada last month. The expansion will add 4 million square feet of manufacturing space to Giga Nevada. Tesla is constantly reducing costs to make its vehicles more affordable.

Fleet 113
article thumbnail

Tesla & CATL deemed the Power Couple to Recharge the US EV Market: Morgan Stanley

Teslarati

In addition, the United States has an under-supply of affordable EVs and cheap batteries for electric vehicles. Meanwhile, China has an oversupply of affordable EVs and cells in the battery market. Tesla seems to be the first company to collaborate with CATL through LRS.

Recharge 138
article thumbnail

North America’s largest lithium supply to be developed with DOE help

Teslarati

Department of Energy has announced that it will loan $700 million to mining company Ioneer to develop lithium reserves found in Nevada. Now, a new source of lithium, found within the state of Nevada, will be developed by the mining company Ioneer, with help from a $700 million loan from the Department of Energy.