Tesla scores $30m investment
Panasonic gets slice of 'leccy car maker
Cloud storage: Lower cost and increase uptime
Panasonic Corporation is paying $30m for a two per cent stake in electric car maker Tesla.
The deal deepens an existing relationship; Panasonic supplies the lithium-ion batteries upon which the Lotus-based car depends. But Tesla had also used batteries from other manufacturers and now Panasonic becomes preferred supplier.
Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk said: "Panasonic offers the highest energy-density cells and industry-leading performance with cutting edge Nickel-type cathode technology. We believe our partnership with them will enable us to further improve our battery pack while reducing cost."
Naoto Noguchi, president of Panasonic's energy division, said the deal would help achieve Panasonic's goal of becoming "number one Green Innovation Company by 2018".
As well as making its own cars based on Lotus bodies, Tesla also hopes to sell powertrains and battery packs to other 'leccy car makers. Tesla and Panasonic will look at joint sales and marketing activities around this business. ®
COMMENTS
RE: AC - look at the history of Tesla
Tesla has more chance of being bought by Lotus because they survive on handouts.
They hardly make any profit and that's why they always need more investment.
Plus a lawsuit by a founder of Tesla almost bought the company down a while ago so they're not strong enough to support Lotus and themselves unless everyone suddenly gets a lot richer and starts buying their expensive leccy cars.
Techics part of Matsushita
Pioneer are independant, Technics are owned by Panasonics parent company.
Agentless Backup is Not a Myth
Steps to Take Before Choosing a Business Continuity Partner
Requirements Checklist for Choosing a Cloud Backup and Recovery Service Provider
Cloud storage: Lower cost and increase uptime
SaaS data loss: The problem you didn’t know you had
