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sambull
7y ago
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Tesla is a battery company.
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madaxe_again
7y ago
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And there’s the rub. From where are VW going to source their batteries? Having vertical integration rather than having to buy from third parties is a fairly substantial advantage.
cjhopman
7y ago
WTF are you talking about? Tesla buys their batteries from a third party.
madaxe_again
7y ago
They make their own cells.
https://www.tesla.com/blog/battery-cell-production-begins-gi...
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fattire
7y ago
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I think you spelled Panasonic wrong.
dagw
7y ago
I thought they bought the cells from Panasonic, but made their own batteries.
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