GM enters $650 million investment and supply agreement with Lithium Americas
In a massive investment deal, GM will look to extract enough lithium from Nevada's Thacker Pass mine to manufacture 1 million new electric vehicles.
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In a massive investment deal, GM will look to extract enough lithium from Nevada's Thacker Pass mine to manufacture 1 million new electric vehicles.
The plans for Tesla's expanded facilities seem to focus heavily on battery production and testing.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) incentivizes companies like Tesla to focus on domestic manufacturing of battery cells, rather than overseas production.
The potential plant would process and refine lithium hydroxide for use in Tesla's battery manufacturing facilities.