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Tesla's 'Gigafactory' is worth the fight
2014-08-17 16:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: Tesla, a standout California success story, is about to build a "Gigafactory" somewhere in the Western United States. This huge plant, covering 300 acres, will manufacture the next generation of batteries that will power cars of the future as well as homes and office buildings. This venture will require a $4 billion investment by Tesla and will initially create 6,500 full-time jobs, followed by tens of thousands more jobs in support and service industries, such as construction and retail. Tesla's...
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Panasonic to Help Make Tesla's Gigafactory Materialize
2014-08-05 19:20:40| TechNewsWorld
Tesla and Panasonic last week signed what is effectively a memorandum of understanding regarding their collaboration on Tesla's Gigafactory -- a large-scale battery manufacturing facility. The agreement sets out the responsibilities of both partners, but there will be further discussions over the details. The Gigafactory will let Tesla produce 500,000 vehicles a year.
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Tesla Inches Closer to Selecting Site for Gigafactory
2014-08-05 18:42:35| ENR.com: Headline News
Tesla inched closer to selecting a site outside of Reno, Nev., for its $4 to $5 billion factory to produce lithium batteries for electric vehicles on Thursday, confirming a 600-acre site has undergone some pre-construction work, but fell short of committing to the site over unidentified candidates in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.
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Tesla and Panasonic to Build Gigafactory for Large-Scale Batteries
2014-08-04 21:29:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Panasonic Corp. and Tesla Motors, Inc. have signed an agreement to cooperate on the construction of a large-scale battery manufacturing plant in the United States, known as the Gigafactory. Content Classification: Curated read more
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