Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2019

The first project for the automotive market is with the specialized vehicle manufacturer Ladog for which Voltabox is currently developing a Li-ion battery for a multifunctional community vehicle similar to the StreetScooter. The Northern German company uses Voltabox’s 24V lithium-ion solutions with a capacity of 6.1 kWh respectively 37 kWh.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Tesla Semi jobs are in Sparks, Nevada; Palo Alto, California; and Austin, Texas. Tesla Boomer Mama on X counted 86 new jobs posted by the Tesla Semi department , including positions called for Asset Technicians, Software Engineers, and supply chain specialists. Tesla posted quite a few open jobs related to Semi production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), which will focus on growing US manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting US competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy productivity. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2022

Tesla confirmed at its Cyber Rodeo event at Gigafactory Texas that the initial builds of the Model Y crossover from the plant, which is located just outside Austin, would equip 4680 battery cells. Tesla did include the 4680 cells in initially delivered Model Ys from Austin, just as it outlined in the Q4 2021 Earnings Shareholder Deck.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Süd-Chemie, a member of the LFP licensing alliance established earlier this year with Hydro-Québec, Université de Montréal and CNRS ( earlier post ) and with several years of experience in manufacturing and marketing LFP, expects to experience synergistic effects by creating a joint venture with LG, a leading lithium-ion battery producer. (LG

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2021

So far, the start of Model Y production in Austin still seems to be on track. He clarified that the Cybertruck carries the structural pack and large casting designs of the Model Y built in Austin and Giga Berlin. “We Recently, robots for the Model Y assembly were spotted in Giga Texas.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Unifrax, a manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, introduced its Battery Advisory Board, which will meet regularly to provide strategic guidance as Unifrax grows its battery portfolio and enters the silicon anode market with its new SiFAB Silicon Fiber Anode Battery Technology. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Tesla plans to start building battery packs for the upcoming Cybertruck on a new cell manufacturing line in the Fremont factory, people with knowledge of the project told Teslarati. In August, we reported that Tesla had filed to build a new battery manufacturing equipment line on the second floor of the Fremont factory.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

Created in 2018, EnergyX is a startup focused on providing efficient, sustainable solutions to challenges facing global lithium supply chains from the raw battery materials extraction process to refining and the manufacturing of next generation batteries. —Jonathan Collins, Managing Director of The GEM Group.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

A more recent trend with Europe’s lithium-ion battery build out is the emergence of auto majors as pseudo-battery producers seeking to secure cell supply through joint-venture plants. Benchmark cautions that capacity does not necessarily equal reliable supply for the EV industry.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2021

Tesla has confirmed that it still is on track to manufacture the Model Y crossover at both the Giga Texas and Giga Berlin plants in 2021 as construction at both facilities continues. “We believe we remain on track to build our first Model Y vehicles in Berlin and Austin in 2021,” the company wrote.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

At an event in Washington, President Obama announced that the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Department of Energy. The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute is the ninth manufacturing hub awarded by the Obama Administration.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2022

Tesla’s manufacturing proficiency sets it apart from its tech peers and from other auto OEMs, who are years behind in terms of working out idiosyncrasies in building EVs versus ICE while managing a new supply chain reality,” he wrote. Berlin and Austin follow the same format. Tesla’s Gigafactory Roadmap.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared some new details about the automaker’s plans for its next-generation, $25,000 electric vehicle (EV), including that it will be built first in Austin, Texas. ” “The revolution in manufacturing that will be represented by that car will blow people’s minds,” Musk said.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

However, Electrek is learning that Tesla is also using this round of layoffs to clean house on some projects in Austin, Texas. Baglino was leading many engineering projects at Tesla, including the 4680 battery cell production and the cathode factory at Gigafactory Texas in Austin. Those two projects have seen serious delays.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2022

Tesla has battled supply and demand issues for several years, only solidifying Musk’s thoughts which are “Tesla has a supply problem, not a demand problem.” The addition of two new production facilities in Austin, Texas, and Brandenburg, Germany, are helping supplement Tesla’s production issues globally.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Giga Texas cathode plant will likely contribute to Tesla’s 4680 production plans in Austin. . “I can confirm that this is for the Tesla project, and this permit is for a cathode building,” an Austin city spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. She added that the city had no further information on the subject.

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Teslarati

MAY 9, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly set to meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo as early as this week to discuss electric vehicle supply chain development in the Southeast Asian country. Luhut met with Musk in April to discuss Indonesia’s nickel mines at Tesla’s new Gigafactory Texas facility outside of Austin. “I

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2022

According to an Austin Business Journal analysis, this could save Tesla an estimated $16.2 Previous reports have indicated that Tesla is looking to build a plant near Robstown, Texas, that would process, refine, and manufacture battery materials for the company’s supply chain. million on property taxes over that period.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2021

However, there are concerns that the workforce Giga Texas demands exceeds the number of skilled workers the local talent pool can supply. . Laston is the executive director of the Austin Regional Manufacturers Association (ARMA). The announcement supported Tesla’s promise to bring thousands of middle-skilled work to Texas.

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2023

The CHIPS and Science Act , aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing in the United States, only began taking requests for pieces of its US $50 billion in March, but chipmakers were already gearing up beforehand. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing C o. Now that we’re bringing manufacturing back to [U.S.]

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Daiwa analyst Jairam Nathan said Tesla is “best positioned” to satisfy the increases in electric vehicle demand due to its manufacturing expansion plans, which are set to drastically increase the automaker’s annual production capacity. Tesla is awaiting an EPA certification of the Austin-made Model Y in Texas.

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Teslarati

MAY 11, 2022

Former Tesla 4680 battery cell production engineer James Herbermann has been named Vice President of Manufacturing at the American Battery Factory (ABF). ” James Herbermann, formerly with Tesla, joins American Battery Factory as its new Vice President of Manufacturing. .

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Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2022

Serving the Asian-Pacific region and providing supplemental assistance across Europe as Gigafactory Berlin continues to ramp, Gigafactory Shanghai earned its place last year, fending off heavy competition in China from all directions to maintain a respectable spot as the second best-selling manufacturer, trailing only BYD, Electrive reported.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2021

According to MarketWatch , Ives wrote in the note to investors that the opening of the factory is “a positive step on expanding Tesla’s broader manufacturing capacity globally.” As capacity and supply issues remain as the biggest concern for Tesla moving forward, demand certainly is not in Ives’ opinion.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2022

Tesla seemed to be made of Teflon in 2020 and 2021, as the company seemed to avert the semiconductor chip shortage with relative ease, while longstanding and prestigious automakers scaled back production due to the lack of supplies. So it is not very adventurous,” CEO Elon Musk said during the Q3 2020 Earnings Call.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2023

It could be twice the size of its already-massive facility just outside Austin, known as Gigafactory Texas. If Tesla can already begin receiving permits for the plant, the company could be building vehicles in early 2024, as long as production lines are built and supplies are available.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 31, 2021

Tesla is looking to find more suppliers that will manufacture its 4680 battery cell in China, with reports that the automaker is already negotiating with several battery companies in the country, according to Chinese media outlets. Tesla debuts new 4680 battery cell: 500% more energy, 6X power, range increase.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Derailed by semiconductor chip shortages and supply chain bottlenecks globally, the automotive industry has struggled to remain consistent with its manufacturing efforts. Tesla plans to begin manufacturing at the facility with the Model Y. It is unknown when Tesla will launch Model 3 production at the Texas factory.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 10, 2021

However, supply chain bottlenecks, demand increases, and Tesla’s soon-to-be-completed factory in Austin, Texas, where the Cybertruck will be manufactured, have all contributed to delays in the initial production process. The Cybertruck was unveiled in 2019, and Tesla intended to build the vehicle this December.

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Teslarati

JUNE 13, 2022

On @elonmusk ’s most recent email to Tesla employees: • Very tough quarter due to supply chain challenges in china • Need to rally hard to recover • All-time daily production record at Fremont • Berlin making almost 1000 cars/week • Austin “spooling up”. pic.twitter.com/WHAhlhXz6w — Dave Lee (@heydave7) June 11, 2022.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 12, 2022

IDRA is an Italy-based company that has been supplying Tesla with the machines needed to manufacture megacasts, which are used for the Model Y’s front and rear underbody. Another Giga Press for Giga Texas! This makes four.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 23, 2021

However, the company plans to open two new production facilities in the next few months, although the automaker is uncertain that these new manufacturing lines will be ready before the end of 2021. So, you know, there is quite an execution journey ahead of us. Don’t hesitate to contact us with tips!

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In late August , Tesla emailed some Model 3 orderers with the message that the battery pack could be changed to the LFP pack, which was in healthy supply. Due to limited supply and strong customer demand, we are introducing the Model 3 Standard Range Plus battery pack, which we already released in Europe and Asia, to North America. .”

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

According to the report, Mercedes-Benz accumulated 213,708 vehicle registrations through Q3 2021, a hefty figure for the German automaker which has been battling supply chain bottlenecks and parts shortages through most of the year. The data comes from Automotive News , which reported the story earlier this week. Many of Tesla’s U.S.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

It also observed that the Model Y is the most significant near-term growth driver while chip supply is Tesla’s limiting factor. . While in Austin, Tesla Giga Texas is expected to deliver Model Y vehicles with structural battery packs and 3680 cells by the end of the first quarter.

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