Elon Musk is indicating that Tesla could be shifting more electric cars to LFP battery cells over some concerns about long-term availability of nickel supply. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned that he believes the energy density of iron phosphate (LFP) batteries have improved enough that it now makes sense to use the cheaper and cobalt-free batteries in its lower-end…

Tesla has been leading the Chinese EV market since starting production at its factory in Shanghai, but now it’s being outsold by a weird little affordable electric car. It’s hard to overstate the impact that Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai had on the EV market in China. The California-based automaker saw its sales more than double in the country last year to over 100,000 vehicles. Tesla’s…

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