JB Straubel

Tesla former CTO JB Straubel nominated to Board of Directors

Former Tesla Chief Technology Officer (CTO) JB Straubel has been nominated for the company’s Board of Directors. The Redwood Materials…

Redwood Materials scopes out EU locations for new battery recycling plant

JB Straubel's Redwood Materials has narrowed down the locations for its new battery recycling plant in Europe. Germany and Scandinavia…

Tesla’s former CTO JB Straubel lands recycling deal with Nissan LEAF battery supplier

Former Tesla executive JB Straubel's battery recycling venture Redwood Materials has reached a recycling deal with Envision AESC, the battery…

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…

Two Tesla Execs linked to advanced recycling startup Redwood Materials

Tesla Chief Technology Officer and co-founder JB Straubel and Andrew Stevenson have been named as executives and directors at a new advanced…

Employees at Korean automakers pick Tesla over their own brand

Tesla is starting to become a household name in Korea despite being a country where the electric carmaker/energy company won't operate in…

Tesla CTO JB Straubel to Discuss Energy Innovation at Discovery 2016

Tesla CTO JB Straubel will be the keynote speaker May 9 at the annual Ontario Centers of Excellence trade show.…

Gigafactory Will Be Net Zero And Carbon Neutral

JB Straubel says the Tesla GigaFactory will be net zero and carbon neutral. It will get most of its power…

Tesla’s Battery Strategy Receives Little Discussion, But It Should

Tesla released news last month that its new Roadster battery pack upgrade would use cells manufactured by South Korea-based LG Chem, instead of Panasonic,…

Tesla Removes Model S Horsepower Rating from Design Studio

Ever since the first announcement of the Tesla 691-hp, dual-motor, Model S P85D, later followed by a 762-hp Ludicrous Mode P90D, its…

Tesla Battery Costs Could Drop by 50%+ with Improved Cell Chemistry and Gigafactory

Stock analyst Dan Dolev at Jefferies predicts that the GigaFactory will make it possible for Tesla battery costs to fall…

Tesla CTO JB Straubel Talks Clean Energy Revolution

Tesla CTO JB Straubel took to the stage at the SDF (Seoul Digital Forum) to discuss Tesla's vision for a clean…

Battery Pack to Have Huge Influence on Model 3 Design

The Model 3 is garnering more attention these days, as the Model X hits its stride on the streets of…

Tesla Targets Battery Storage and Europe

Social media and Wall St. are rallying as the Tesla PR machine gave some details about its upcoming April 30th…

What You Need to Know about Tesla’s Battery Storage Solution

A new tweet from Elon Musk this week promises a new product line debut on April 30 and most, including…