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Bloomberg visits Tesla Fremont
Source: Businessweek - Bloomberg
On the Model 3 body line on a Tuesday afternoon in early June, everything is still. Tesla Inc. is just coming off a week of downtime during which workers added a new production line, improved ventilation after a fire in the paint shop, and overhauled machines across the factory. But even after the changes, there are kinks to work out.
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The first major snag was at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Reno, Nevada, where software defects caused robots to fail, meaning that thousands of cells had to be pieced together by hand.
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Tesla says there isn’t any single problem slowing production down now. Instead, the heavy reliance on automation and new production methods have created a galaxy of smaller problems that must each be addressed individually.
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Tesla uses a high-end Schuler servo stamping press to turn giant rolls of steel into Model 3 body parts. There are only 35 such presses in... -
Honda partners on General Motors’ next gen battery development
"General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) announced an agreement for new advanced chemistry battery components, including the cell and module, to accelerate both companies’ plans for all-electric vehicles. The next-generation battery will deliver higher energy density, smaller packaging and faster charging capabilities for both companies’ future products, mainly for the North American market."
Honda partners on General Motors’ next gen battery development - Automotive World -
B.C. company says it is sucking carbon from air, making fuel
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B.C. company says it is sucking carbon from air, making fuel | CBC News
A spokesman was on CBC radio yesterday morning, and was saying the cost is currently somewhere close to double, comparing to drilling for oil, and that in some cases it would be advantagious, remote locations, with access to solar/wind power His main thought, that they're not creating anything new, just trying to make the process more viable, practical, using mostly existing industrial methods.
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