Batteries and charging
Tesla’s Texas lithium refinery: the project begins in May 2023
The Corpus Christi-area project addressed a step before cell manufacturing, with planned capacity and jobs distinct from an operating refinery.
Alessandro Marmaglio
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Batteries and charging
Master Plan Part 3: Tesla’s 2023 view of the wider energy system
Tesla’s April 2023 plan looked beyond vehicles to electrification, sustainable generation and storage, with its assumptions central to the proposal.
Semi
Nevada: Tesla’s 2023 $3.6 billion plan for batteries and Semi
The announced Nevada expansion linked a 4680-cell factory with high-volume Semi production, with capacity targets separate from achieved output.
Model S
Model S: Euro NCAP’s 2022 five-star rating assessed a new generation
The refreshed Model S’s 2022 Euro NCAP results, and why the same star rating does not make it identical to the 2014…
Model 3
Model 3: Green NCAP’s five stars recognised efficiency in 2022
The Model 3’s 2022 environmental assessment, its measured consumption and the distinction from crash-safety ratings.
Batteries and charging
NACS: Tesla opens its charging-connector design in November 2022
Opening the North American charging interface was separate from immediate access to every Supercharger or completion of the public-standard process.
Model Y
Giga Texas: Model Y starts a new manufacturing chapter in April 2022
The Austin factory’s first Model Y deliveries linked additional capacity with 4680 cells and new manufacturing methods.
Model Y
Grünheide: Tesla opens its European factory on 22 March 2022
The opening of Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg marked the start of a manufacturing phase, distinct from its permitting process and later production ramp.
Model S
Model S Plaid: Track Mode arrives for circuit driving in 2022
Tesla announced Track Mode for the Model S Plaid in North America in January 2022, combining cooling, torque distribution and chassis settings…
Model X
Model X: the 2021 refresh reaches its first customers
Tesla announced a deeply revised Model X in January 2021 and confirmed the first deliveries in October. A look at its powertrain,…