The piling and foundation work of the new phase of the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory is expected to be completed this month. It appears to be larger than the first phase of the Shanghai Gigafactory which had 150,000 cars per year of capacity. The outer wall will be capped in June, and trial production can basically …
Tesla China has started construction on Phase 2 of Gigafactory 3 Shanghai. This will likely support Tesla Model Y production. This work started immediately after Phase 1.5 which was for the Battery and Powertrain workshop. In a video, Jason Yang calls it Phase 3. SOURCES Tesla, Jason Yang, Tesmanian Written By Brian Wang, Nextbigfuture.com (Brian …
Electrek reports that Tesla added a large new building besides its Gigafactory in Nevada. They were told that the new building will be used for Tesla Semi production. This has not been officially confirmed. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog …
Tesla is in advanced stages of talks to use batteries without cobalt from CATL [Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd ]. Cobalt is one of the most expensive metals in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries have lower energy density than current Tesla batteries. However, Tesla and CATL are working on removing the …
Boring Company has dug the Vegas Convention Center Tunnel. LVCC Loop will connect the LVCC New Exhibit Hall with the existing campus (North/Central/South Halls). Three stations locations will offer convenient access between key LVCC destinations and nearby transportation connections. Typical walk time between the New Exhibit Hall to the existing North/Central Hall can take up …
Bolt on upgrades to a street-legal Tesla Model 3 almost matched the racetrack time for a Mclaren F1 car on the Tsukuba Circuit in Japan. The fastest recorded lap time at Tsukuba is a 1:00.3 by a Nissan Nismo GT-R. McLaren F1: 1:04.6 Tesla Model 3 Ascension-R by Unplugged Performance: 1:04.7 Porsche 911 GT3 997: …
Tesla announced plans to raise $2 billion (2.65 million shares) in a stock offering. Elon Musk did say two weeks ago in a quarterly conference call that Tesla did not need to raise capital. However, Tesla shares were about $500-600 per share when Elon said new capital was not needed. This raise will be at …
NE-Times reports that Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory produced 2625 Model 3s in January, 2020. This had Tesla as the fifth largest electric car maker in January in China. There was a shutdown of the factory for coronavirus. Tesla is producing about 1000 cars per week. TESLA GF3 MODEL 3 PRODUCTION – 2020 JANUARY GF3 produced 2,625 …
Cairn Energy Research Advisors, a consulting firm specializing in electric vehicle battery research, says Tesla’s cylindrical cell battery pack dropped to $158.27 per kilowatt-hour last year. Tesla is the only automaker to use cylindrical battery cells in its battery packs. The pouch or prismatic battery cells on average cost more than $200 per kWh in …
Elon Musk believes the Tesla solar roof with solar built into the tiles gives houses a superior appearance. If you’re selling your home, adding curb appeal can increase your home value 3% – 5% according to Consumer Reports. If the market values a Tesla solar roof for enhancing curb appeal then this would add $30,000-50,000 …
SpaceX COO Gwynn Shotwell says that SpaceX will likely spinoff the Starlink satellite network with an IPO. SpaceX is launching 60 Starlink satellites with every Falcon 9 launch. They are four successful launches from minimum global coverage. 420 satellites are needed for minor broadband coverage of Earth and 780 of the first ~1600 for moderate …