Electric Vehicle

Rivian battery supplier Samsung SDI is considering Illinois for US plant

Rivian battery supplier Samsung SDI is considering a new battery plant near the EV hopeful’s Illinois factory, local NPR affiliate WGLT reported last week. The report cites United States Senator Dick Durbin, who said Normal, home to Rivian’s ex-Mitsubishi assembly plant, is a “finalist” for a planned Samsung battery factory. Durbin met virtually… Source: Green

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Tesla’s $25k EV inches closer as official confirms Giga Shanghai’s localization rate

Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai is now the company’s primary export hub, which means that for the near future, at least, the expansive facility would be producing cars for both the local market and foreign territories. To accomplish this goal, Tesla China would have to ensure that it gets access to a reliable supply chain that would

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Tesla’s third 6k-ton Giga Press for Model Y is about to get unboxed in Giga Texas

More IDRA Giga Press boxes arrived at Tesla’s Giga Texas site. The packages reportedly contain parts for IDRA’s 6,000 ton Giga Press for Model Y production. The IDRA boxes that just arrived contain Giga Texas’s third 6k-ton Giga Press for Model Y production. According to a recent video of the Tesla Texas factory, the casting

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