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Chevy Bolt isn’t stylish, but GM is pushing its practicality

DETROIT — The executive in charge of marketing the new electric Chevrolet Bolt keeps coming back to one word. “Driving an electric vehicle is just now practical,” Darin Gesse says of the Bolt. He repeats “practical” with the same fervor that Elon Musk might say “compelling.” Gesse isn’t plugging style or promising to awe your [...]

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press|2017-04-24T10:00:15-04:00Friday, December 2, 2016|

Tesla opens Gigafactory to expand battery production, sales

SPARKS, Nev. — It’s Tesla Motors’ biggest bet yet: a massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly double the world’s production of lithium-ion batteries. Tesla officially opened its Gigafactory this week, a little more than two years after construction began. The factory is about 14 percent complete, but when it’s finished, [...]

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press|2016-08-01T14:14:59-04:00Friday, July 29, 2016|