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Have they released any information on who they're partnering with yet?
by cmelbye 13y ago
Have they released any information on who they're partnering with yet?
- goatforce5 13y agoPanasonic has been mentioned: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-tesla-battery-panasonic-idUSBREA1O1MF20140226 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-tesla-battery-p... And i'll bet that their meetings with Apple were regarding this factory: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/02/16/apple-secretly-met-with-tesla-ceo-elon-musk-also-working-on-tech-to-predict-heart-attacks http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/02/16/apple-secretly-met...
- Mvandenbergh 13y agoThat's a good point about Apple. If they're able to get batteries 10-15% cheaper than they currently can (I'm guessing they already get a large discount through their buying power) it would make it even easier to defend their mobile and tablet positions. It's also the exact kind of thing that Tim Cook would do.
- abcabc321321123 13y agoFrom Tesla's 10-k, "While our plan is to attempt to produce lithium-ion cells and finished battery packs for our Gen III vehicles at a new Tesla Gigafactory, our plans for such production are at a very early stage. We have no experience in the production of lithium-ion cells, and accordingly we intend to engage partners with significant experience in cell production and to date we have not formalized such partnerships. In addition, the cost of building and operating the Tesla Gigafactory could exceed our current expectations and the Tesla Gigafactory may take longer to bring online than we anticipate."