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Tesla (TSLA) takes first step to produce 4680 battery cell in Texas

Now we learn that Tesla has filed an air-quality permit application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in which the automaker included a provision for a “cell-manufacturing” facility (via Austin Business Journal):

The facility is proposing to operate a cell-manufacturing unit to produce the battery packs that are installed in the vehicle.

This is the first step for Tesla to be able to deploy battery manufacturing capacity at the new factory.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/electre...ell-texas/amp/

Tesla is looking to move to steer-by-wire with new motor and geartrain team in Austin

Now, Electrek found out that Tesla is building a new team to design motors, geartrains, and chassis in Texas.

The automaker wrote in a new position for a Mechanical Design Engineer for Motors in Austin.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/electre...am-austin/amp/