Comments on: Tesla's Batteries To Be "Made in the U.S.A."

By: Tesla & Panasonic Make It Official, Buddy Up for Batteries

Tesla & Panasonic Make It Official, Buddy Up for Batteries — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:01:25 +0000

[...] we noted back when Tesla was just starting to produce high-end Roadsters, the expense of battery cells [...]

By: Tesla: As Model S Rolls Into Daylight, a Tough Road Ahead

Tesla: As Model S Rolls Into Daylight, a Tough Road Ahead — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:02:06 +0000

[...] Regardless, ramping up production of the Roadster is a double-edged sword for Tesla. The company has limited capital — it had little as $9 million in the bank last October before raising $40 million in convertible debt the following month — and low margins. And Musk said in January that the initial production costs estimate of $65,000 “turned out to be wrong by a very large margin.” Even if the company has since brought costs down to around that original estimate, manufacturing 1,000 Roadsters will require tens of millions of dollars and hefty payments to suppliers (Tesla sources the Roadster’s rolling chassis from Lotus and the cells for its battery pack from “Japanese manufacturers,” likely Sanyo and Sony). [...]

By: ESS: "Product of Japan"? - Tesla Motors Club Forum

ESS: "Product of Japan"? - Tesla Motors Club Forum — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:50:24 +0000

[...] I wish I could remember where it was, but somewhere at TMC was a debate over where the ESS is "made", and someone was arguing that it was "made in USA" since it was assembled here. Did someone delete that thread? I can't seem to find it anymore. Related: Tesla’s Batteries To Be “Made in the U.S.A.” Earth2Tech [...]

By: The Story of Tesla’s Founding Feud « Earth2Tech

The Story of Tesla’s Founding Feud « Earth2Tech — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:43:30 +0000

[...] Model S. And Tesla has claimed that moving battery production to the U.S. away from Thailand was a way to cut down on logistics and distribution expenses — not necessarily because the company had shelved a side [...]

By: Web

Web — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:30:24 +0000

Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

By: Electric Cars Turning Cali Into Green Detroit « Earth2Tech

Electric Cars Turning Cali Into Green Detroit « Earth2Tech — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:01:58 +0000

[...] sports car maker Tesla told us this week that the company will be moving its battery pack production from Thailand to California. [...]

By: Cleantechguy

Cleantechguy — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:24:35 +0000

If I remember correctly, there is a company that was profiled here before called Altair. Don't they have a fast charge, safe and reliable domestic lithium-ion battery?

By: Tesla to assemble batteries in U.S.

Tesla to assemble batteries in U.S. — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:19:46 +0000

[...] assembly of the batteries for his company’s high-performance electric roadster to the U.S., earth2tech [...]

By: Tesla’s Batteries To Be “Made in the U.S.A.” | Katie Fehrenbacher | Voices | AllThingsD

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:14:17 +0000

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