EV Production

Tesla Berlin

Tesla will suspend most car production at its factory near Berlin from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11, citing a lack of components because of attacks in the Red Sea.

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Ford has restarted assembly of its F-150 Lightning electric truck and is now driving to triple the production rate to meet EV demand.

4680 Battery

Tesla Inc is pioneering a new battery manufacturing process called dry electrode coating that it is applying to its new 4680 battery cells. The dry process, which Tesla obtained via its 2019 acquisition of California startup Maxwell Technologies, replaces a traditional, complicated step of battery manufacturing that involves coating the electrode foil with a wet, […]

EV production costs

Tesla Inc will cut assembly costs by half in future generations of cars, engineers told investors on Wednesday, but Chief Executive Elon Musk did not unveil when it will debut a much-awaited affordable electric vehicle. Shares fell more than 5% in after hours trade following the company’s investor day from its Texas headquarters. More than […]