On the day of the highly-anticipated Tesla Gigafactory investor-only event, Tesla announced on its blog that it was beginning its battery cell production. “Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy through increasingly affordable electric vehicles in addition to renewable energy generation and storage. At the heart of these products are … [Read more...]
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THUMBS DOWN to the security guards at the site of Tesla’s giant battery factory, which is under construction east of Sparks. The guards got into a struggle with a Reno Gazette-Journal photographer and reporter at the site. Tesla contends the journalists were trespassing and were the aggressors, striking the guards and their ATV with a vehicle. The newspaper’s attorney, in … [Read more...]