gigafactory

Battery Maker Northvolt To Replace Plant Boss, Amid Difficulties

Difficulties continue for Northvolt, as head of Europe's first lithium-ion gigafactory steps down with immediate effect

3 months ago

Tesla Gigafactory Near Berlin Saw 500,000 Trees Felled – Report

After repeated clashes with environmentalists, it emerges construction of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin saw 500,000 trees cut down

4 months ago

Protestors Clash With Police At Tesla Gigafactory In Germany

Hundreds of climate activists clashed with police outside Tesla gigafactory near Berlin, in protest over its expansion plans

7 months ago

Tesla Backs Away From Gigacasting Manufacturing – Report

Tesla retreats from pioneering gigacasting manufacturing process, amid cost cutting and challenges at EV giant

8 months ago

Tesla Berlin Factory Arson Attack Claimed By Leftwing Group

Elon Musk brands the damaging and expensive arson attack on Tesla gigafactory in Berlin as “extremely dumb”

10 months ago

Tesla Sued By Californian Counties Amid Hazardous Waste Allegations

Twenty five out of 58 California counties allege Elon Musk's Tesla mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities

11 months ago

Nissan To Invest £3bn, Switch All UK Models To Full Electric

Japanese car maker to invest £3 billion as it confirms all three models made at UK plant will go 100…

1 year ago

UK Selected For Battery Gigafactory For Jaguar Land Rover EVs

Tata Group, the Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has selected Somerset in the UK to build a £4 billion…

1 year ago

Tesla To Build Factory In Mexico, Says President

Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms that Tesla will construct factory near border of Texas

2 years ago

Tesla To Invest $3.6 Billion In Nevada Expansion

Multi billion dollar investment will add two factories to Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory complex for battery and semi electric truck production

2 years ago

Tesla Seeks $776m Expansion Of Texas Gigafactory

After China factory issues, application is filed to expand Tesla gigafactory in Texas, costing hundreds of millions of dollars

2 years ago

Britishvolt Secures Funding For Five Weeks

Staff at battery start-up Britishvolt in Northumberland take a pay cut, after it secures five-week funding lifeline

2 years ago

Tesla Sells 75 Percent Of Bitcoin Holdings

Bitcoin price slides after Elon Musk says cryptocurrency sale was to maximise Tesla's cash position after a shaky second quarter

2 years ago

Tesla Factories In Texas, Germany Losing Billions Of Dollars, Says Elon Musk

Car factories for Tesla in Austin, Texas and Germany are “gigantic money furnaces right now” and losing billions, says Elon…

3 years ago

Elon Musk Opens Tesla Gigafactory In Germany

Tesla and Elon Musk have officially opened its third factory near Berlin, with first deliveries of its Model Y being…

3 years ago

Tesla Halts Production At Shanghai Factory, Amid Covid Outbreak

China tightens restrictions across the country as Coronavirus infections surge, with Tesla suspending production at its Shanghai factory

3 years ago

Tesla To Double Manufacturing With New Shanghai Factory – Report

World's most valuable car maker Tesla is to construct new factory in Shanghai, to more than double China production capacity

3 years ago

Sweden’s Northvolt Gigafactory Begins Battery Production

First Northvolt battery cell has been assembled in northern Sweden gigafactory, as start-up readies for 2022 production run

3 years ago

EU May Ease State-Aid Rules To Help Fund New Chip Factories

European Union may relax its strict state-aid rules, in an effort to increase funding for construction of new chip factories…

3 years ago

Tesla Hopes To Activate German Factory In October

Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin may launch operations in October, following bureaucratic and environmental delays – but final approval still pending

3 years ago

Battery Gigafactory Planned For Coventry

Huge factory for electric car batteries near Coventry airport officially submitted, and could lead to creation of 6,000 jobs

3 years ago

Nissan To Build EV Battery ‘Gigafactory’ In UK

Nissan's £1 billion investment in electric vehicle hub in Sunderland, includes a Gigafactory for car batteries built by Envision

3 years ago

German Police Investigate Possible Arson At Tesla’s Gigafactory

Arson attack? German police investigate fire at construction site of Tesla Gigafactory, after far left group claims responsibility

4 years ago

Germany’s Biggest Union Sets Sights On Upcoming Tesla Plant

Germany's largest union IG Metall reportedly has its sights on organising labour at Tesla's upcoming Berlin factory, in spite of…

4 years ago

Tesla Workers At California Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus

Production restart at giant Tesla factory in Fremont not going smoothly with reports of staff testing positive for Coronavirus

5 years ago

Tesla Reaches Deal With California County To Re-open Factory

The acrimonious stand-off between Elon Musk's Tesla and Alameda County looks to have been resolved, with factory production to begin…

5 years ago

Elon Musk Risks Arrest As He Reopens Telsa Factory

Arrest me. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defied local officials in California by reopening Fremont factory, and dared them to…

5 years ago

Tesla Sues Californian County, Threats To Move HQ

Final straw for Elon Musk. Skirmish with California erupts into full-scale legal battle after local officials refuse to allow Fremont…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Tesla Suspends Production At Main Factory

Electric carmaker's main factory in California has ceased production for three weeks in bid to slow spread of the Covid-19…

5 years ago

Tesla Buys Land In Shanghai For First Gigafactory Outside The US

The Shanghai factory is expected to double Tesla's manufacturing capacity, while cutting prices in the world's biggest market for electric…

6 years ago