Tesla to Use North American Material Amid Pollution Worry

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

Telsa Motors Inc. the electric vehicle maker co-founded by Elon Musk, plans to source all the raw materials for its proposed $5 billion U.S. battery factory in North America.

The Silicon Valley company won’t look overseas for the graphite, cobalt and other materials needed for its so-called Gigafactory, said Liz Jarvis-Shean, a spokeswoman.