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Tesla confirms exploratory talks to build Shanghai plant

Tesla has confirmed that it is now in talks with the Shanghai municipal government to build a Gigafactory and manufacture cars in...

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Tesla (TSLA) nears 52-week high amid China production report

On the heels of a new report of Tesla striking striking a deal with China to build an Asia Gigafactory and manufacture cars locally,...

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Tesla reportedly closing in on China deal to produce cars from local factory

Tesla is close to securing a deal with the city of Shanghai that would allow the Silicon Valley-based electric carmaker to produce vehicles...

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Tesla Model 3 will use entire world’s lithium ion battery supply at 500k production volume

Tesla CTO JB Straubel spoke at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s Annual Energy Fair over the weekend and shared a summary of...

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Tesla Model S, X has no plans to use 2170 battery cells, says Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed today with a tweet that Tesla has no plans to use its new 2170 lithium ion cell...

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Exclusive: JB Straubel talks Model 3, Tesla Semi, economics, and energy

JB Straubel, Tesla’s co-founder and chief technical officer, was the keynote speaker at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s Annual Energy Fair which...

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Tesla week in review: Model 3 details revealed, Model Y, JB Straubel on Tesla Energy

Tesla Model Y rendered to life from Photoshopped teaser image Graphic artist Jan Peisert of Peisert Design dreamed up his own interpretation of the...

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Australian grid operator to add 250 kW Tesla Powerpack for “demand response” and blackout prevention

Australian transmission operator Transgrid has announced that it will install a 250 kilowatt, 500 kilowatt hour Powerpack installation in New South Wales to...

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Billionaire investor sees Tesla (TSLA) crossing $500 in 2018 and $1000 by 2020

This story was originally published on EVANNEX. Renowned mutual fund manager and investment icon Ron Baron of Baron Capital is well-known for his...

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HBO’s Vice puts Tesla CTO JB Straubel and Kauai’s Solar + Powerpack system in the spotlight

HBO’s Vice News unpacked details behind Tesla Energy’s recent installation of a huge solar energy plant on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Similar...

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Pair of red and silver Tesla Model 3s spied on test track in HD video

Tesla continues to put its upcoming Model 3 through its paces at the Fremont factory test track. We recently revealed that a blue...

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Tesla Solar Roof certified with top UL safety rating, Fremont begins pilot production

Tesla has moved one step closer to getting its new Solar Roof tile product onto the rafters of homes after receiving the highest safety...

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Tesla’s solar roof cost calculator validated by Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports has double-checked Tesla’s math behind its solar roof tile calculator and confirmed that estimates provided by the company are accurate. The...

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Latest Tesla Gigafactory flyover video reveals newly built sections [May, 2017]

Following our recent report that Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 was issued a new permit for the construction of a $28M “Section G”, an updated...

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YouTuber builds his own ‘Tesla Solar Roof’ tile in DIY project

Innovative YouTuber Aries RC took the do-it-yourself project to the next level when he decided to build his own version of a Tesla Solar...

Tesla-SolarCity plant at Riverbend in South Buffalo. [Source: Derek Gee/Buffalo News]

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Tesla Gigafactory 2 readies for production of solar products to begin this summer

Tesla is gearing up for production of traditional solar panels at its Gigafactory 2 plant in Riverbend, New York, to begin later this summer....

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SolarCity founder will leave Tesla to focus on family and future projects

SolarCity founder and cousin to Elon Musk, Lyndon Rive, announced on Monday that he will be leaving Tesla in June. The former executive...

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Tesla week in review: Solar roof costs, Model X P100D in Vietnam, why Tesla’s Semi will work, and more

Tesla revealed pricing details for its game changing solar roof product this week, the first Model X P100D gets imported into Vietnam, a...

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Tesla battery expert says they’ve doubled lithium-ion battery cell life

The following post was originally published on EVANNEX Tesla [NASDAQ: TSLA] is not standing still when it comes to improving lithium-ion technology and...

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