Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Goodenough , one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery, died on 25 June at age 100. Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. It gave the battery a significant voltage boost: from 2.4 to 4 volts.

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Lithium Ion Battery Batteries Austin 96

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Tesla already produces its own battery cells, and with an upcoming lithium refining facility in Corpus Christi , Texas, raw lithium from Sigma’s operation in Brazil could help the automaker continue to tame battery costs. It remains unclear if other automakers will follow in Tesla’s footsteps.

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Tesla South America Purchase Brazil 71

Teslarati

JANUARY 25, 2023

Both Gigafactory Texas and Giga Berlin were able to achieve a production of 3,000 Model Y per week. The company’s 4680 cell production line was also able to produce enough batteries to make 1,000 battery packs. These could then reduce its costs through the continuous improvements of its vehicles. million forecast.

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Tesla Texas Nevada Production 89

Teslarati

APRIL 26, 2021

We have a clear runway for improving the cost of the Megapack,” Musk said. He asks about the 4680 battery line (YES!). We’ve already ordered the equipment for battery production in Berlin and Austin as well. Elon comments on the “extremely deceptive” media coverage of the Texas crash. We think we’re close to that point.

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Tesla Texas Solar All-Electric 87

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sterling will bring a unique perspective to the Board, and expand the diversity of the Board to Texas. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. His Texas roots honed his arguments supporting EV industry expansion.

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North America El Paso America New Mexico 68

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sterling will bring a unique perspective to the Board, and expand the diversity of the Board to Texas. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation. His Texas roots honed his arguments supporting EV industry expansion.

North America 52

North America El Paso America New Mexico 52

Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

It’s the first of 23 new battery-electric vehicles the company plans to launch by 2025, under three brands, and they’re targeting total global sales of a million EVs by the end of that year. Hyundai has been selling battery-electric models in the US since the Ioniq Electric was launched alongside hybrid and plug-in hybrid siblings in 2017.

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Hyundai F-150 Volt Kia 109