Tesla breaks ground on $3.6B Giga Nevada expansion for Semi and 4680 cell

By Joey Klender Posted on January 19, 2024 Tesla has officially broken ground on the $3.6 billion expansion of Gigafactory Nevada, which will add 4 million square feet of manufacturing space and two new facilities for Semi and 4680 cell production. Tesla announced the project nearly a year ago, on January 24, 2023. The project …

Panasonic discusses partnership with Mazda for lithium-ion battery cells

By Maria Merano Posted on June 23, 2023 Panasonic Energy and Mazda have entered into discussions regarding a medium- to long-term partnership for lithium-ion battery cell supply.  The discussions include Panasonic Energy supplying Mazda with automotive cylindrical lithium-ion batteries made in the battery supply plants in Japan and North America. Mazda plans to install Panasonic’s …