Tesla Giga-Factory Archives – The Green Optimistic

Looking at Tesla’s Gigafactory Through a Drone’s Eyes

Sarah Higman — Wed, 27 May 2015 19:45:34 +0000

I feel a bit like a child getting up at 4am to have a sneaky look at the presents under the Christmas tree – Emory Peterson used his brand new drone to fly over the new Tesla Gigafactory, currently under construction in Nevada. The Nevada local captured our first real glimpse of the factory and, as expected, […]

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Can Tesla’s Giga Factory Meet the Demand For Powerwall Battery?

Mila Luleva — Tue, 12 May 2015 19:20:45 +0000

The orders for Tesla’s home battery are skyrocketing, but will Elon Musk manage to meet the high demand? Rumor has it that the giga-factory is too small. If you are one of the people that decided to wait a week time before they make the decision to order one of Tesla’s Powerwall batteries, you should know […]

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Tesla Model E Will 20-Percent Smaller than Tesla Model S

Benji Jerew — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:17:09 +0000

Tesla Motors’ next anticipated mass-market electric vehicle, the Tesla Model E, won’t be around until at least 2017, but we get snippets of details every now and then from CEO Elon Musk. How we wish that the Tesla Model E was here, right now, because it would solve some huge problems in the transportation industry. […]

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BASF’s Readiness to Invest in Lithium-Ion Battery Research

Benji Jerew — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:19:43 +0000

The lithium-ion battery world, with the introduction of electric vehicles, has been shaken over the last few years, but that isn’t preventing BASF from taking an interest. The electric vehicle world has also been in a state of upheaval, birth pangs, if you will, dominated by Tesla Motors and Nissan’s Leaf electric vehicle. On the […]

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Tesla Motors Releases Tesla Giga-Factory Details

Benji Jerew — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:58:12 +0000

The Tesla Giga-Factory could be the key to Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk’s ongoing success, and we finally have some details for the future of multiple companies Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk isn’t only the mastermind behind Tesla Motors’ electric vehicles, but also has a stake in SolarCity, both of which stand to benefit from […]

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Tesla Motors’ Battery Plant, “Giga-Factory,” Details Coming Soon

Benji Jerew — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:27:55 +0000

If Tesla Motors really wants to expand its operation, one of the things it’s going to need it better control over its suppliers. Better yet, eliminate suppliers and start making their own parts! That’s exactly the idea behind the planned Tesla Motors battery plant, the Tesla Giga-Factory. Currently, Tesla manufactures their massive 60 kWh and […]

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