Elon Musk expects manufacturing to be Tesla’s ace in the hole


Tesla is increasing its focus on perfecting its manufacturing process. As Zachary Shahan writes in a recent CleanTechnica article, “the machine that builds the machine” just may be Elon Musk’s favorite phrase these days. In fact, Musk expects Tesla’s manufacturing prowess to give it an edge over other EV-makers. “Tesla’s long-term competitive advantage will be… Read more »

Audi lends 400 employees to Porsche to ramp up Taycan production

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Porsche can hardly keep up with production due to the high demand for the Taycan electric luxury car, so now reinforcements are now coming from the group’s sister company Audi: 400 employees from Neckarsulm are moving to Zuffenhausen for two years to help out in Taycan production. The German publication Automobilwoche apparently gleaned the news […]

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California approves $437M utility-based program: 38,000 new EV chargers over 5 years

California on Thursday approved a $437 million utility-based program that will add 38,000 new electric-car charging stations over five years. Approval from the California Public Utilities Commission gives Southern California Edison (SCE) the green ligh…

Tesla’s battery genius may hold the key to a closed-loop recycling endgame

Last year, a proverbial bomb dropped on Tesla after CTO and co-founder JB Straubel announced that he was transitioning into an advisor role and stepping away from his day-to-day duties in the company. While Straubel assured investors that he was not “disappearing” from Tesla in his final earnings call, he did stay notably under the […]

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