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Seems like Musk is starting to succeed in his plan in forcing the car makers to go electric
by L15p3r 9y ago
Seems like Musk is starting to succeed in his plan in forcing the car makers to go electric
- comboy 9y agoExactly my thoughts. Plus, I wonder where are they going to get batteries from ;) Current hybrids pure electric range is laughable.
- johansch 9y ago> Plus, I wonder where are they going to get batteries from ;) Maybe here: http://nordic.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-former-right-hand-man-is-opening-a-$4billion-battery-factory-in-sweden-2017-3/ http://nordic.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-former-right-ha...
- bgarbiak 9y agoOr from LG: http://www.lgchem.com/global/lg-chem-company/information-center/press-release/news-detail-783 http://www.lgchem.com/global/lg-chem-company/information-cen... Batteries supply appears to be a solved problem quite soon.
- ckastner 9y agoOr rather from Panasonic. That's where Tesla get's its batteries from. (Tesla financed the Gigafactory, but it is operated by Panasonic, and they previously bought their lithium-battery cells from Panasonic. This is according to Tesla's own 10-K filings [1,2]). [1] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459016013195/tsla-10k_20151231.htm https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459016... [2] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017003118/tsla-10k_20161231.htm https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017...
- T-A 9y agohttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-28/china-is-about-to-bury-elon-musk-in-batteries https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-28/china-is-...
- mywittyname 9y agoThe range is probably not China's concern so much as emissions. Even mild hybrids reduce co2 emissions considerably (around a third). That's not accounting for the ability to power accessories without running the engine in gridlocked traffic.