Gigafactory

Tesla CEO Elon Musk barked at engineers and workers to meet Model 3 target

Tesla pulled out all the stops in June to meet its goal of making 5,000 Model 3s in a week.

Tesla in favour of Germany as the location for its first European Gigafactory

Tesla already has operations in Pruem, Germany, which is only 30 kilometers from Belgium

Tesla CEO Elon Musk discusses Model 3 production issues, the possibility of an electric bike and more

Despite all the backlog, Elon Musk plans on beginning production of the Semi truck, the 2020 Tesla Roadster and the Model Y by the first half of 2020.

Tesla flies six planes full of robots from Europe to California to speed up battery production for the Model 3 sedan

Engineers from Tesla's German engineering arm, Grohmann, are now reworking the battery production line at the Gigafactory in a bid to free up bottlenecks.

Panasonic could produce batteries for Tesla in China to tap into the country's surging demand for electric vehicles

Panasonic currently produces battery cells for Tesla in Japan as well as at Tesla’s so-called Gigafactory in the US state of Nevada.

Tesla Model 3 production target delayed for the second time despite 'major progress' on overcoming manufacturing issues

The delay has sent shares of Tesla down by 2 percent in after-market trading.

Tesla reports no serious injuries as hazardous chemicals spill at Gigafactory battery plant in Nevada

A hazardous material spill at Tesla Inc's Gigafactory battery plant in Nevada on Monday was being investigated by emergency workers but there were no serious injuries.

Tesla says mass production of Model 3 to begin from September 2017

Tesla said on Wednesday its mass-market Model 3 sedan was on track for volume production by September.

Tesla starts mass production of battery cells at its Nevada gigafactory

Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc has started mass production of lithium-ion battery cells at its gigafactory in Nevada along with Japan's Panasonic Corp, the company said on Wednesday.

Tesla Motors owes $1.7 billion to Panasonic Corp for electric vehicle batteries

Tesla Motors Inc had an obligation to pay a total of about $1.7 billion to Japan's Panasonic Corp as of Sept. 30.