(Bloomberg) -- Tesla Inc. secured its own lithium mining rights in Nevada after dropping a plan to buy a company there, according to people familiar with the matter.The automaker held discussions in recent months with Cypress Development Corp., which is…
Tesla Inc's chief executive Elon Musk has suggested the U.S. electric carmaker may be able to mass produce longer-life batteries with 50% more energy density in three to four years. Researchers have said the energy density of Panasonic's "2170" batteries…