First Cybercab Built With Locally Made Nickel Cathode From Tesla's Gigafactory Texas
elonmusk · x · 2026-09-24
Elon Musk announced the first Cybercab built using Tesla's in-house cathode material, produced at the first cathode plant in the Americas at Gigafactory Texas.
Cathode production is a core cost and supply-chain lever for EV batteries, so localizing it marks another step in Tesla's vertical integration and reduces reliance on overseas suppliers.
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