Tesla AGM reveals JB Straubel’s return
At the Tesla Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, JB Straubel was elected to the Board of Directors. Tesla also announced plans for the new Roadster and the upcoming plant in Mexico.
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Tesla builds Model Y base variant in Germany – using BYD batteries
Tesla has started producing the Model Y base variant at its German plant this week. According to media reports, even the front frame is made in one piece.
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Tesla produces second 4680-cell generation in Texas
Tesla is making progress in setting up production of 4680-format battery cells at its Texas plant. According to a high-ranking manager, an improved version of the cylindrical cell is already being produced. The company will also make its cathode material in Austin before the end of the year.
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Q1: Tesla’s pricing strategy curbs profitability
Tesla has presented its business figures for the first quarter of 2023. It was eagerly awaited how the company’s worldwide price cuts would affect its balance sheet. The answer: Turnover falls slightly, but profit considerably.
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Tesla’s upcoming compact EV rumoured to receive 53 kWh battery
Tesla published the complete Master Plan 3 a few days ago. It contains some new information about upcoming models. In addition, there was another price reduction in the USA and changes in top management.
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Tesla’s Giga Berlin runs in three shifts
Production at the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, now runs in three shifts. Additional shifts are already being considered to increase output further. In addition to the Model Y, the carmaker could start building a second model there.
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Grünheide: Tesla submits application for plant expansion
Tesla has submitted the first application for the expansion of its plant in Grünheide in Brandenburg, Germany, to the State Office for the Environment. According to Tesla, it primarily concerns changes to the existing plant to further ramp up production.
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Tesla: One million EVs from Mexico?
Tesla recently announced that it is building a factory for its next generation of vehicles in Mexico. Apparently, the plant will be almost twice the size of that in Texas, even though the carmaker said that it would reduce the amount of manufacturing space needed to produce EVs in the future.
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Tesla announces new factory in Mexico and gives production strategy outlook
Mexico will soon be home to a new Tesla Gigafactory. The carmaker confirmed the location to build its “next-gen vehicle” at yesterday’s Investor Day at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Texas. CEO Elon Musk also gave some details about his ‘Master Plan 3’, which focuses on a renewable energy future – but much of it remains unclear.
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Tesla is rumoured to release updated Model Y in 2024
Tesla is apparently also working on a revised version of the Model Y. According to an agency report, the new Model Y is being developed under the codename ‘Juniper’ and is scheduled to go into production in October 2024.
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Tesla starts up battery plant in Grünheide
Production of the first battery components has kicked off at Tesla’s German factory in Grünheide. Jörg Steinbach, Brandenburg’s Minister of Economic Affairs, informed the state parliament after visiting the factory. Tesla itself has not yet commented on the commissioning.
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Tesla has received no subsidies for Grünheide plant so far
Tesla has likely not yet collected a cent of the subsidies for its vehicle plant in Grünheide in Brandenburg, according to local media. Tesla models have been rolling off the production line in Grünheide for a year now.
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Redwood starts manufacturing anode copper foil
The recycling company Redwood Materials, founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has started producing anode copper foils. In addition, Redwood has received a conditional commitment from the US Department of Energy for a $2 billion loan for battery materials.
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Tesla steps up production to meet growing demand
Tesla plans to produce an average of 20,000 vehicles at its Shanghai factory in February and March. This is according to an internal planning memo available to the news agency Reuters. That would bring the production roughly back to the level of September 2022, when the factory turned out 82,088 Model 3 and Model Y.
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Tesla to increase investment plans until 2025
Tesla is planning to increase its capital expenditure range by one billion dollars. The money could flow into the expansion of Giga Nevada, or possibly into a new plant in Mexico, for which there is new information about a possible location.
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Tesla to build 4680 assembly & truck plant in Nevada
Tesla has announced a massive expansion of its site in the US state of Nevada with two new production facilities: one for 4680-format battery cells with a capacity of 100 gigawatt-hours per year and another for the series production of the Tesla ‘Semi’ electric truck.
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Tesla is close to a deal to build factory in Indonesia
Tesla is close to signing a preliminary agreement to build a factory in Indonesia, according to an agency report. According to the report, the factory will be designed for an annual production of one million electric cars. However, the decision for construction has not fallen yet.
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Tesla wants to expand Giga Texas for component production
Tesla has applied to the US state of Texas to expand its factory in Austin this year. The EV maker plans investments of more than $700 million to build new facilities for the testing and manufacture of battery cells, cathodes and drive units.
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Tom Zhu to take over as CEO for Tesla
Tom Zhu appears set to become Tesla’s most influential manager after CEO Elon Musk. In addition to his role as China boss and highest-ranking manager for Tesla’s sales in the rest of Asia, Zhu will be given additional responsibilities in North America and Europe.
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Tesla hits new delivery and production records
Tesla has presented its delivery and production figures for the fourth quarter of 2022 – and thus also for the year as a whole. With 439,701 electric cars built and 405,278 delivered, Q4 was unsurprisingly a new record for both figures.
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Tesla increases 4680 cell production capacities
Tesla can now equip around 1,000 vehicles per week with its new 4680 battery cells. At the end of December, Tesla said it achieved a production rate of 868,000 4680 cells in one week – enough for said approximately 1,000 electric cars.
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Brandenburg investigates Tesla over illegal dumping allegations
Following a criminal complaint filed by the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment (LfU), the Potsdam public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation against Tesla on suspicion of unauthorized operation of a hazardous materials storage facility at the Grünheide site.
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Tesla looks to Mexico for their next gigafactory
Tesla wants to build its next North American factory in Mexico. According to a local media report, Tesla has already bought a plot of land in Santa Catarina in the Mexican state of Nuevo León against this background.
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Tesla: Gigafactory Grünheide expansion is a Go
Tesla has received the green light from the Grünheide municipality for its plan to expand the Gigafactory site near Berlin by 100 hectares. There is also news about the planned water supply and the workforce at the German Tesla factory.
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Tesla running in circles to deliver the Model Y
Tesla has expanded the offer of their Model Y to Taiwan, but due to import and export restrictions, the vehicles are being imported all the way from Germany, instead of the Giga Shanghai just around the corner.
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Tesla announces ‘delivery event’ for the Semi
Following the start of production of the Tesla Semi in October, Tesla has now confirmed the date for the start of deliveries of the electric truck: Tesla will host a special “delivery event” on 1 December at its factory in Nevada.
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Tesla wants to expand Giga Berlin before the end of the year
Tesla wants to submit the application for the expansion of its factory in Grünheide this year, combined with an increase in capacity from 500,000 to over one million electric cars per year. This is according to the 2023 budget plan for the Oder-Spree district.
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Series production of the Cybertruck won’t start til end of 2023
Series production of the Tesla Cybertruck will apparently not start until the end of 2023, according to a media report. That would be two years later than originally planned.
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Tesla prepares to expand production at Giga Berlin
Tesla wants to increase its production capacities in Grünheide and has begun preparing the next expansion stage. Since Friday, 70 hectares of pine forest have been cleared for the expansion. Reportedly, permission for the clearing has already been granted. Tesla is preparing an application for the expansion itself.
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Tesla back on track with vehicle deliveries
Tesla reports that it manufactured 365,923 cars and delivered 343,830 units in the third quarter of this year. This means that the electric car maker is back on track for growth after a weak second quarter. The Grünheide plant is now contributing 2,000 Model Ys per week.
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