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01-16-2009, 09:31 AM
Outsourced powertrains are not new in the automotive industry. (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/tesla-to-build-battery-packs-for-electric-smart-cars/)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Tesla_logo.JPGClaire Cain Miller - The New York Times (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com) – Jan 15, 2009
Since GM is now slated to produce the packs for the Volt, they should follow the same route. -- Ed.
If Tesla Motors can’t get its own electric sedan on the road, at least it can join with other carmakers to get their electric vehicles on the road.
Tesla, the Silicon Valley electric car company that has repeatedly delayed production of its Model S sedan, will produce lithium-ion battery packs and chargers for an all-electric version of Daimler AG’s Smart car, the toy-like two-seater that arrived in the United States in January 2008. Daimler started a pilot program to test electric Smart cars in London in 2007 and plans to introduce them here by the end of this year. Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, made the announcement Tuesday at the Detroit auto show.
Tesla’s powertrain business — in which it builds and sells powertrain elements, including battery packs, to other car companies like Daimler — is the only part of the company that is cash-flow positive. The Roadster, Tesla’s electric sports car, is not yet... http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/tesla-to-build-battery-packs-for-electric-smart-cars/
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Tesla_logo.JPGClaire Cain Miller - The New York Times (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com) – Jan 15, 2009
Since GM is now slated to produce the packs for the Volt, they should follow the same route. -- Ed.
If Tesla Motors can’t get its own electric sedan on the road, at least it can join with other carmakers to get their electric vehicles on the road.
Tesla, the Silicon Valley electric car company that has repeatedly delayed production of its Model S sedan, will produce lithium-ion battery packs and chargers for an all-electric version of Daimler AG’s Smart car, the toy-like two-seater that arrived in the United States in January 2008. Daimler started a pilot program to test electric Smart cars in London in 2007 and plans to introduce them here by the end of this year. Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, made the announcement Tuesday at the Detroit auto show.
Tesla’s powertrain business — in which it builds and sells powertrain elements, including battery packs, to other car companies like Daimler — is the only part of the company that is cash-flow positive. The Roadster, Tesla’s electric sports car, is not yet... http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/tesla-to-build-battery-packs-for-electric-smart-cars/